Pro Tour Grand Finals: Titles for China

Wednesday, December 20, 2006

All four titles in the events held at the Volkswagen Pro Tour Grand Finals in Hong Kong on Sunday 17th December 2006 went the way of China.

Wang Hao won the Men’s Singles title, Zhang Yining clinched the counterpart Women’s Singles crown and with Wang Nan the Women’s Doubles’ title, whilst in the Men’s Doubles it was Hao Shuai and Ma Long who stood on the top step of the medal podium.
It was the second time that Wang Hao had won the title, he won in 2003 in Guangzhou whilst for Zhang Yining she retained the title she had won twelve months earlier in Guangzhou and secure top spot for the fourth time.

In the Men’s Singles event Wang Hao beat compatriot Hou Yingchao in the semi-finals before accounting for Korea’s Oh Sang Eun in the final whilst at the last two hurdles the adversaries to suffer at the hands of Zhang Yining were Singapore’s Li Jia Wei and Chinese national team colleague, Li Xiaoxia.

Meanwhile, in the Men’s Doubles event Hao Shuai and Ma Long beat the reigning Olympic champions, compatriots Chen Qi and Ma Lin in the final whilst in the Women’s Doubles Wang Nan and Zhang Yining overcame the defending champions to clinch gold. They beat Gao Jun of the United States and Shen Yangfei of Spain.

Men’s Singles
Semi-Finals:
Oh Sang Eun (KOR) bt Ma Lin (CHN) 11-7, 11-8, 7-11, 5-11, 11-7, 7-11, 11-8
Wang Hao (CHN) bt Hou Yingchao (CHN) 11-4, 11-7, 11-7, 11-6
Final
Wang Hao (CHN) bt Oh Sang Eun (KOR) 7-11, 11-8, 4-11, 11-2, 11-8, 12-10

Women’s Singles
Semi-Finals:
Zhang Yining (CHN) bt Li Jia Wei (SIN) 11-6, 11-7, 5-11, 11-8, 11-7
Li Xiaoxia (CHN) bt Shen Yanfei (ESP) 11-8, 11-7, 11-6, 10-12, 5-11, 11-8
Final
Zhang Yining (CHN) bt Li Xiaoxia (CHN) 9-11, 11-3, 11-2, 7-11, 8-11, 11-6, 11-7

Men’s Doubles
Final:
Hao Shuai/Ma Long (CHN) bt Chen Qi/Ma Lin (CHN) 9-11, 5-11, 1-10, 11-8, 11-9, 7-11, 12-10

Women’s Doubles
Final:
Wang Nan/Zhang Yining (CHN) bt Gao Jun/Shen Yanfei (USA/ESP) 11-6, 8-11, 11-9, 11-8, 12-10

Photo: Wang Hao, the winner of the Men's Singles title at the Volkswagen Pro Tour Grand Finals 2006

Source: ITTF

Pro Tour Grand Finals: Titles for China

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