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World Championships
Published Mon 29 May 2017
The Liebherr World Table Tennis Championships start in Dusseldorf, Germany today.
Australia will be represented by David Powell, Heming Hu and Kane Townsend in the Men's Division while Jian Fang Lay and Sarah Tan will compete in the Women's Division.
For all the latest information on the World Championships go to http://www.ittf.com/tournament/2705/liebherr-2017-world-table-tennis-championships/#information
Day 1:
Australian representatives for the Men’s Singles competition enjoyed a positive opening day in Düsseldorf, after all three of our competitors ended the day without a defeat to their names.
David Powell got his qualifying campaign off to a strong start with a six games triumph over Jann Mari Nayre of the Philippines (11-8, 11-6, 7-11, 9-11, 11-6, 11-8) before the Australian contestant made it back-to-back successes with a victory against Malta’s Edward Baldacchino (11-4, 11-9, 11-8, 9-11, 11-6).
Kane Townsend is also leading his group after he pulled off an amazing recovery to defeat Macau’s Cheong Chi Chang in the deciding game (5-11, 11-8, 9-11, 10-12, 11-8, 11-3, 11-8). Our third player representing Australia, Heming Hu was awarded a walkover victory against Jose De Leon.