46^th World Table Tennis Championships

Osaka, Japan · April 23 - May 6, 2001

Wednesday, April 25, 2001
Day Three of the Worlds

By Larry Hodges

Byes: Sweden, Taipei, Belgium, Japan, France, South Korea, Germany and China

Greece d. Hong Kong 3-1. Kreanga wins his two to lead Greece to victory.

• Cheung Yuk (HKG) d. Panagiotis Gionis (GRE), 12,-13,19
• Kalinikos Kreanga (GRE) d. Li Ching (HKG), -19,10,18
• Ntaniel Tsiokas (GRE) d. Leung Chu Yan (HKG), -11,19,12
• Kalinikos Kreanga (GRE) d. Cheung Yuk (HGK), 18,18

Austria d. North Korea 3-2. Things didn’t look good for Austria when their ace, Werner Schlager, lost to Kim Song Hui. (Schlager is wearing a huge knee brace on his left leg this Worlds.) But Lengerov pulled out the fifth.

• Kim Song Hui (PRK) d. Kostadin Lengerov (AUT), 16,12
• Werner Schlager (AUT) d. Jong Kyong Chol (PRK), 14,9
• Chen Weixing (AUT) d. Pak Won Chol (PRK), 13,14
• Kim Song Hui (PRK) d. Werner Schlager (AUT), -12,14,18
• Kostadin Lengerov (AUT) d. Jong Kyong Chol (PRK), 19,11

Yugoslavia d. Norway 3-2.

• Aleksandar Karakasevic (YUG) d. Wang Jianfeng (NOR), 15,-15,14
• Geir Erlandsen (NOR) d. Slobodan Grujic (YUG), 18,-9,15
• Ilija Lupulesku (YUG) d. Istvan Moldovan (NOR), 12,-19,15
• Slobodan Grujic (YUG) d. Wang Jianfeng (NOR), 13,-12,17

Italy d. Spain 3-0.

• Massimiliano Mondello (ITA) d. He Zhiwen (ESP), 9,19
• Yang Min (ITA) d. Daniel Torres (ESP), 12,10
• Valentino Placentini (ITA) d. Carlos Machado (ESP), -20,17,16

Belarus d. Slovak 3-2. As usual, Samsonov won this two, and Chtchetinine pulled out the fifth.

• Vladimir Samsonov (BLR) d. Erik Illas (SVK), 7,15
• Jaromir Truksa (SVK) d. Evgeni Chtchetinine (BLR), 18,-19,18
• Michal Bardon (SVK) d. Dzmitry Chumakov (BLR), 7,14
• Vladimir Samsonov (BLR) d. Jaromir Truksa (SVK), 14,11
• Evgeni Chtchetinine (BLR) d. Erik Illas (SVK), 14,11

Czech Republic d. England 3-1.

• Marek Klasek (CZE) d. Terry Young (ENG), 17,11
• Gareth Herbert (ENG) d. Petr Korbel (CZE), 18,-14,22
• Martin Ojejnik (CZE) d. Andrew Baggaley (ENG), -25,14,13
• Petr Korbel (CZE) d. Terry Young (ENG), 14,22

Poland d. Hungary 3-0.

• Lucjan Blaszczyk (POL) d. Adam Linder (HUN), 17,13
• Tomasz Krzeszewski (POL) d. Ferenc Pazsy (HUN), 11,13
• Marcin Kusinski (POL) d. Daniel Zwickl (HUN), -16,17,18

Netherlands d. Croatia 3-2. Trinko Keen (world #37) upsets Primorac (world #7), deuce in the third!

• Trinko Keen (NED) d. Roko Tosic (CRO), 11,14
• Zoran Primorac (CRO) d. Danny Heister, 13,16
• Weizhong Jiang (CRO) d. Yu Kalun (NED), 14,13
• Trinko Keen (NED) d. Zoran Primorac (CRO), 5,-18,21
• Danny Heister (NED) d. Roko Tosic (CRO), 17,11

Sweden d. Greece 3-1. Kreanga puts a scare into Sweden. Greece had a chance here, and would have liked to have forced that fifth match between Kreanga and Waldner.

• Kalinikos Kreanga (GRE) d. Jorgen Persson (SWE), -18,11,11
• Jan-Ove Waldner (SWE) d. Ntaniel Tsiokas (GRE), 14,11
• Fredrik Hakansson (SWE) d. Panagiotis Gionis (GRE), 18,9
• Jorgen Persson (SWE) d. Ntaniel Tsiokas (GRE), 18,-18,13

Austria d. Chinese Taipei 3-2. It all really came down to the battle of the aces, Schlager vs. Chiang, in match #2. Schlager won with a third-game rout.

• Chuan Chih-Yuan (TPE) d. Chen Weixing (AUT), -17,17,11
• Werner Schlager (AUT) d. Chiang Peng-Lung (TPE), 12,-12,7
• Kostadin Lengerov (AUT) d. Chang Yun-Shu (TPE), -19,9,18
• Chiang Peng-Lung (TPE) d. Chen Weixing (AUT), 12,-19,17
• Werner Schlager (AUT) d. Chuan Chih-Yuan (TPE), 18,22

South Korea d. Czech Republic 3-2. When the Czech ace, Korbel, defeated the Korean ace, Kim Taek Soo, it forced the match into the fifth. Klasek won the first, and was up game, match and team match point 20-19 – and served into the net. He lost that game at deuce, and the match deuce in the third.

• Kim Taek Soo (KOR) d. Marek Klasek (CZE), 14,7
• Petr Korbel (CZE) d. Oh Sang Eun (KOR), 15,-14,14
• Ryu Seung Min (KOR) d. Martin Olejnik (CZE), 19,17
• Petr Korbel (CZE) d. Kim Taek Soo (KOR), -18,12,11
• Oh Sang Eun (KOR) d. Marek Klasek (CZE), -15,20,22

China d. Netherlands 3-1. World #5 and defending world champion Liu Guoliang loses to world #276 Kalun Yu! But China, of course, wins. But with Liu’s recent results in tournaments, will they play him against Sweden if they play?

• Wang Liqin (CHN) d. Danny Heister (NED), 16,5
• Kong Linghui (CHN) d. Trinko Keen (NED), 11,18
• Kalun Yu (NED) d. Liu Guoliang (CHN) 19,20
• Wang Liqin (CHN) d. Trinko Keen (NED), -18,18,17

Germany d. Poland 3-2. Germany pulls it out despite Blaszczyk’s upset win over Rosskopf forces a fifth.

• Jorg Rosskopf (GER) d. Tomasz Krzeszewski (POL), 16,-15,14
• Lucjan Blaszczyk (POL) d. Timo Boll (GER), 14,-21,13
• Peter Franz (GER) d. Bartosz Such (POL), 11,11
• Lucjan Blaszczyk (POL) d. Jorg Rosskopf (GER), 15,13
• Timo Boll (GER) d. Tomasz Krzeszewski (POL) 11,-17,9

Italy d. Japan 3-0. The upset of the day, as (in order) world #22 d. world #22; #101 d. #23; and #98 d. #20. All in front of the disappointed hometown fans! The only really big upset so far in the team.

• Yang Min (ITA) d. Toshio Tasaki (JPN), 17,-18,18
• Massimiliano Mondello (ITA) d. Koji Matsushita (JPN), 10,16
• Valentino Placentini (ITA) d. Iseki Seiko (JPN), 17,-12,13

France d. Belarus 3-2. Samsonov wins his two (including a great match with Gatien), Belarus can’t win another. Damien Eloi lights up the playing site with his new blond look. At 20-20 in second with Gatien, Samsonov twice goes to Gatien’s wide forehand, each time catching Gatien already stepping around the other way.

• Patrick Chila (FRA) d. Evgeni Chtchetinine (BLR), 9,17
• Vladimir Samsonov (BLR) d. Jean-Philippe Gatien (FRA), 14,20
• Damien Eloi (FRA) d. Dzmitry Chumakov (BLR), 9,13
• Vladimir Samsonov (BLR) d. Patrick Chila (FRA), 9,19
• Jean-Philippe Gatien (FRA) d. Evgeni Chtchetinine (BLR), -16,4,14

Belgium d. Yugoslavia 3-0. The Saive brothers lead Belgium to the Final Eight.

• Jean-Michel Saive (BEL) d. Aleksandar Karakasevic (YUG), 14,17
• Philippe Saive (BEL) d. Ilija Lupulesku (YUG), -23,11,13
• Martin Bratanov (BEL) d. Slobodan Grujic (YUG), 18,12

Byes: China, Japan, Romania, South Korea, Singapore, North Korea and Chinese Taipei

Germany d. USA, 3-0. See feature write-up!

• Elke Schall (GER) d. Chang Gao Jun (USA), 15,-13,15
• Nicole Struse (GER) d. Jasna Reed (USA), 9,18
• Jie Schoepp (GER) d. Tawny Banh (USE), 17,11

Czech Republic d. Thailand 3-2.

• Nanthana Komwong (THA) d. Alena Vachovcova (CZE), -15,18,13
• Renata Strbikova (CZE) d. Anisara Muangsuk (THA), 15,18
• Jana Dobesova (CZE) d. Suttilux Rattanaprayoon (THA), -18,8,10
• Nanthana Komwong (THA) d. Renata Strbikova (CZE), -19,16,10
• Alena Vachovcova (CZE) d. Anisra Muangsuk (THA), -20,11,12

Canada d. Malaysia 3-2. Lijuan Geng, once #1 in the world in the 1980s, won her two, and Cada pulls out the fifth.

• Yao Linjing (MAS) d. Petra Cada (CAN), 7,15
• Lijuan Geng (CAN) d. Beh Lee Wei (MAS), 15,8
• Beh Lee Fong (MAS) d. Marie-Christine Roussy (CAN), 13,-11,21
• Lijuan Geng (CAN) d. Yao Linjing (MAS), 20,-5,16
• Petra Cada (CAN) d. Beh Lee Wei (MAS), -12,16,15

Belarus d. Luxembourgh 3-1.

• Ni Xia Lian (LUX) d. Tatiana Kostromina (BLR), 5,9
• Veranika Pavlovich (BLR) d. Peggy Regenwetter (LUX), -19,14,21
• Victoria Pavlovitch (BLR) d. Benedicte Meyer (LUX), 13,22
• Tatiana Kostromina (BLR) d. Peggy Regenwetter (LUX), 13,14

Hong Kong d. Sweden 3-0.

• Lau Sui Fei (HKG) d. Marie Svensson (SWE), -9,4,16
• Song Ah Sim (HKG) d. Asa Svensson (SWE), 15,18
• Kwok Fong Fong (HKG) d. Susanne Jonsson (SWE), 12,-21,12

Austria d. Russia 3-1.

• Svetlana Ganina (RUS) d. Michaela Zillner (AUT), 12,6
• Jia Liu (AUT) d. Galina Melni (RUS), -15,17,15
• Judit Herczi (AUT) d. Irina Kotikhina (RUS), 13,19
• Liu Jia (AUT) d. Svetlana Ganina (RUS) 17,17

Croatia d. Greece 3-0. A deuce in the third finish.

• Tamara Boros (CRO) d. Archodoula Volakaki (GRE), 5,13
• Eldijana Aganovic (CRO) d. Laoura-Ioulia (GRE), 20,18
• Sandra Paovic (CRO) d. Ekaterini Ntoulaki (GRE), 18,-14,20

Yugoslavia d. Belgium 3-2.

• Silvija Erdelji (YUG) d. Cecile Ozer (BEL), 6,12
• Martine Hubert (BEL) d. Gordana Plavsic (YUG), -14,12,19
• Biljana Golic (YUG) d. Carol Detrigne (BEL), 15,9
• Martine Hubert (BEL) d. Silvija Erdelji (YUG), 11,13
• Gordana Plafsic (YUG) d. Cecile Ozer (BEL), 14,9

Chinese Taipei d. Hong Kong 3-2. Song Ah Sim, world #74, upset Chen Jing, world #5, to force a fifth, but Taipei won.

• Chen Jing (TPE) d. Lau Sui Fei (HKG), 20,11
• Song Ah Sim (HKG) d. Xu Jing (TPE), 24,16
• Chen Tong Fei-Ming (TPE) d. Kwok Fong Fong (HKG), -10,8,15
• Song Ah Sim (HKG) d. Chen Jing (TPE), -12,20,22
• Xu Jing (TPE) d. Lau Sui Fei (HKG), 21,17

Romania d. Croatia 3-1.

• Tamara Boros (CRO) d. Otilia Badescu (ROM), 13,-14,16
• Mihaela Steff (ROM) d. Eldijana Aganovic (CRO), -18,9,16
• Adriana Nastase (ROM) d. Andrea Bakula (CRO), 17,16
• Mihaela Steff (ROM) d. Tamara Boros (CRO), -16,11,16

China d. Germany 3-0. Only Struse put up a good fight against the Chinese top seeds.

• Li Ju (CHN) d. Nicole Struse (GER), 17,20
• Wang Nan (CHN) d. Elke Schall (GER), 14,10
• Zhang Yining (CHN) d. Jie Schoepp (GER), 13,14

South Korea d. Austira 3-0.

• Ryu Ji Hye (KOR) d. Andrea Mayrhofer (AUT), 10,10
• Kim Moo Kyu (KOR) d. Liu Jia (AUT), 17,20
• Lee Eun Sil (KOR) d. Judit Herczig (AUT), 12,13

North Korea d. Belarus 3-1.

• Kim Hyang Mi (PRK) d. Veranika Pavlovich (BLR), 14,-20,13
• Kim Hyon Hui (PRK) d. Tatiana Logatkaia (BLR), 8,11
• Tatiana Kostromina (BLR) d. Tu Jong Sil (PRK), 13,16
• Kim Hyon Hui (PRK) d. Veranika Pavlovich (BLR), 19,16

Hungary d. Yugoslavia 3-0.

• Csilla Batorfi (HUN) d. Silvija Erdelji (YUG), 18,16
• Krisztina Toth (HUN) d. Gordana Plavsic (YUG), 19,5
• Vivien Ello (HUN) d. Biljana Golic (YUG), 12,20

Singapore d. Canada 3-0.

• Li Jia Wei (SIN) d. Chris Xu (CAN), 15,17
• Jing Jun Hong (SIN) d. Mrie-Christine Roussy (CAN), 9,5
• Tan Pay Fern (SIN) d. Petra Cada (CAN), 9,15

Japan d. Czech Republic 3-1.

• Yoshie Takada (JPN) d. Alena Vachovcov (CZE), 19,20
• Junko Haneyoshi (JPN) d. Renata Strbikova (CZE), -18,12,11
• Jana Dobesova (CZE) d. An Konishi (JPN), -17,12,17
• Yoshie Takada (JPN) d. Renata Strbikova (CZE), 16,14

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