In a thrilling match at the World Table Tennis (WTT) China Smash in Beijing, Denmark’s Anders Lind delivered a stunning upset against the top-seeded Wang Chuqin of the Chinese mainland. The match concluded with Lind winning 13-11, 9-11, 11-6, 11-7, showcasing his strategic prowess and resilience.
Reflecting on his victory, Lind remarked, \"It is a moment that I will cherish for the rest of my life, which also gives me a lot of confidence moving forward. My approach was completely different, because I know if I play anything normal, he [Wang] will destroy me. So I just tried to make it very weird for him, with backhand slices with a lot of spin, and make him to have unforced errors. It was somehow successful, and then I kept doing it and won the match.\"
Advancing to the next round, Lind will face Chinese Taipei’s Kao Cheng-Jui, who secured his spot by defeating Shunsuke Togami 11-6, 13-11, 5-11, 11-8.
In other notable performances, the No. 6 seed Lin Shidong of the Chinese mainland overcame his compatriot Xue Fei to move into the round of 16, where he will meet Sweden’s Anton Kallberg. Additionally, wildcard home player Xiang Peng triumphed over No. 16 seed Omar Assar of Egypt with a scoreline of 11-5, 8-11, 12-10, 11-7, setting up a clash against fourth-seeded Felix Lebrun of France.
Sweden’s No. 11 seed Truls Moregard also made headlines by edging out Sora Matsushima 11-5, 9-11, 5-11, 11-9, 11-4. Moregard is set to face his third consecutive opponent from Japan, No. 8 seed Tomokazu Harimoto, who recently defeated Mohamed El-Beiali 11-4, 11-5, 11-8.
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World No. 1 Wang Chuqin upset by Anders Lind at WTT China Smash
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