MEN’S WORLD CUP

MEN’S WORLD CUP

Xiaolan, China • October 28-31, 1999
Photo Courtesy of ITTF
Men's Singles Winner Vladimir Samsonov in action at the World Cup

Final: Vladimir Samsonov (BLR) d. Werner Schlager (AUT), 21,15,10; SF: Samsonov d. Zoran Primorac, 19,22,-16,7; Schlager d. Joergen Persson (SWE), 15,20,10; QF: Samsonov d. Koji Matsushita (JPN), 8,9,7; Primorac d. Jean-Michel Saive (BEL), 19,17,14; Person d. Liu Guoliang, -19,19,-15,16,19; Schlager d. Jan-Ove Waldner, 20,15,-17,18.

3^rd-4^th: Zoran Primorac (CRO) d. Joergen Persson (SWE), 17,18.

Preliminaries

Group 1: 1^st Werner Schlager (AUT),3-0 (d. Vladimir Samsonov, -16,12,18; d. Kong Linghui, 16,14; d. Liu Song, 15,14); 2^nd Vladimir Samsonov (BLR), 2-1 (d. Kong Linghui, 15,-20,17; d. Liu Song, 13,12); 3^rd Kong Linghui (CHN), 1-2 (d. Liu Song, 17,13); 4^th Liu Song (ARG), 0-3.

Group 2: 1^st Jean-Michel Saive (BEL), 3-0 (d. Liu Guoliang, –16,12,13; d. Kim Taek Soo, -16,19,16; d. Peter Jackson, 12,11); 2^nd Liu Guoliang (CHN), 2-1 (d. Kim Taek Soo, -19,13,15; d. Peter Jackson, 15,12); 3^rd Kim Taek Soo (KOR), 1-2 (d. Peter Jackson, 16,9); 4^th Peter Jackson (NZL), 0-3.

Group 3: 1^st Joergen Persson, 3-0 (d. Zoran Primorac, 14,17; d. Johnny Huang, 14,-20,13; d. Segun Toriola, 11,17); 2^nd Zoran Primorac (CRO), 2-1 (d. Johnny Huang, 14,-18,19; d. Segun Toriola, 5,7); 3^rd Johnny Huang (CAN), 1-2 (d. Segun Toriola, -15,17,19); 4^th Segun Toriola (NGR), 0-3.

Group 4: 1^st Koji Matsushita (JPN), 3-0 (d. Jan-Ove Waldner, 14,-17,12; d. Wang Liqin, 14,-14,15; d. Qian Qianli, -12,15,18); 2^nd Jan-Ove Waldner (SWE), 2-1 (d. Wang Liqin, 14,-18,17; d. Qian Qianli, 18,11); 3^rd Wang Liqin (CHN), 1-2 (d. Qian Qianli, 13,9); 4^th Qian Qianli (AUT), 0-3.