News from Japan and belarus

China in a class of theire own.


Men’s Team Final
CHINA 3-0 CROATIA

Wang Hao v Tan Ruiwu
11-7, 11-8, 11-8

Ma Lin v Zoran Primorac
8-11, 11-5, 111-5, 11-5

Ma Lin/Wang Hao v Andrei Gacina/Tan Ruiwu
11-3, 11-4, 11-6

And they have 4 out of four places in the semifinals.

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In Belarus the chines "Third" team have already won the title but in the mens singles young Xu Xin who is unseeded won against his compatriot "Merlin" Yingchao. I would be really suprised if Xu Xin wouldn't face Samsonov in the final even though both of them must win two matches each to get there.

Cem Zheng from Turkey who beat Pär Gerell in the olympic qualifications haven't lost a game yet and that should tell some people how good he is. But now his up for ha challenge to great for him, Vladi Samsonov.

The chines guys are so good that it is scary. I just hope that they don't do like the swedish national team did a couple of years ago team and don't let the young ones get there chance. That would kill them like it did in the late nintees.