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By Matthew Mohan 27 Jul 2021 11:35AM (Updated: 27 Jul 2021 11:50AM )
TOKYO: Singapore’s Yu Mengyu swept world number 8 Cheng I-Ching 4-0 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Tuesday (Jul 27), booking her place in the women's singles round of 16 at the Tokyo Olympics.
Yu, who is ranked 47th in the world, looked in imperious form, as she beat her Chinese Taipei opponent 11-5, 11-9, 12-10, 11-6.
The Singaporean has an outstanding track record against Cheng, and went into the game 10-3 in head-to-head matches.
31-year-old Yu came out strong, racing to a 6-0 lead. And while her opponent eventually got a few points on the board, the Singapore took the first game 11-6.
Yu, whose best finish at an Olympic Games was the quarter-finals in 2016, seized the initiative in the second game but her opponent kept within striking distance. But Yu kept her cool, winning the second game 11-9.
Cheng made her move in the third, winning three consecutive points after a timeout to put the score at 9-6. But the Singaporean battled back and took the game 12-10.
And while her opponent showed some signs of a comeback in the final game, Yu claimed the last game 11-6.
Singapore table tennis player Yu Mengyu beats Chinese Taipei's Cheng I-Ching on Jul 27, 2021. (Photo: Kong Chong Yew/SNOC)
Yu will next face Liu Juan of the United States, after the American upset Romanian Bernadette Szocs.
Catch the Olympics Games Tokyo 2020 LIVE with 14 dedicated channels on meWATCH. Sign in now at mewatch.sg/tokyo2020 and get into the action with Mediacorp, Singapore’s Olympics Network.
Source: CNA/jt(ac)
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Table tennis: Yu Mengyu sweeps world number 8 at Olympics, books place in round of 16
Singapore table tennis player Yu Mengyu plays at the Tokyo Olympics on Jul 27, 2021. (Photo: Kong Chong Yew/SNOC)By Matthew Mohan 27 Jul 2021 11:35AM (Updated: 27 Jul 2021 11:50AM )
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TOKYO: Singapore’s Yu Mengyu swept world number 8 Cheng I-Ching 4-0 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Tuesday (Jul 27), booking her place in the women's singles round of 16 at the Tokyo Olympics.
Yu, who is ranked 47th in the world, looked in imperious form, as she beat her Chinese Taipei opponent 11-5, 11-9, 12-10, 11-6.
The Singaporean has an outstanding track record against Cheng, and went into the game 10-3 in head-to-head matches.
31-year-old Yu came out strong, racing to a 6-0 lead. And while her opponent eventually got a few points on the board, the Singapore took the first game 11-6.
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Yu, whose best finish at an Olympic Games was the quarter-finals in 2016, seized the initiative in the second game but her opponent kept within striking distance. But Yu kept her cool, winning the second game 11-9.
Cheng made her move in the third, winning three consecutive points after a timeout to put the score at 9-6. But the Singaporean battled back and took the game 12-10.
And while her opponent showed some signs of a comeback in the final game, Yu claimed the last game 11-6.
Singapore table tennis player Yu Mengyu beats Chinese Taipei's Cheng I-Ching on Jul 27, 2021. (Photo: Kong Chong Yew/SNOC)
Yu will next face Liu Juan of the United States, after the American upset Romanian Bernadette Szocs.
Catch the Olympics Games Tokyo 2020 LIVE with 14 dedicated channels on meWATCH. Sign in now at mewatch.sg/tokyo2020 and get into the action with Mediacorp, Singapore’s Olympics Network.
Source: CNA/jt(ac)
Continue reading...