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Yangzi Liu Storms to Gold in Slovak Republic
Published Thu 04 Nov 2021
Yangzi Liu was in unbeatable form overnight, winning gold in the Under 19 Girls Singles at the World Table Tennis Youth Contender event in Slovak Republic. On her way to winning the title, Liu crushed all opposition, winning six consecutive matches without the loss of a single game.
| ROUND | YANGZI LIU UNDER 19 GIRLS SINGLES |
| Qualification | defeated Darya Kisel (Belarus) 3-0 |
| Qualification | defeated Renata Lacenova (Slovak Republic) 3-0 |
| Round of 32 | Bye |
| Round of 16 | defeated Eliska Stullerova (Slovak Republic) 3-0 |
| Quarter Final | defeated Emine Ernst (Netherlands) 3-0 |
| Semi Final | defeated Swastika Ghosh (India) 3-0 |
| Final | defeated Jingye Zhou (Singapore) 3-0 |
Liu’s win is her second in less than a week at World Table Tennis Youth Contender events, after winning in Italy last weekend. Liu’s victory further underlines her genuine international competitiveness and is a big positive for Australian table tennis.
Full results can be viewed by clicking here.
WORLD TABLE TENNIS YOUTH CONTENDER HUNGARY
Finn Luu and Nicholas Lum were back in action overnight in Hungary, with the duo notching up nine quality wins between them in the Under 19 Boys Singles event before eventually bowing out at the quarter final stage.
| ROUND | FINN LUU UNDER 19 BOYS SINGLES | NICHOLAS LUM UNDER 19 BOYS SINGLES |
| Qualification | defeated Deepit Patel (India) 3-2 | defeated Varun Shanker Balusuri (India) 3-0 |
| Qualification | defeated Tanapat Thanmathikom (Thailand) 3-1 | defeated Loius Price (England) 3-0 |
| Round of 64 | Bye | defeated Deepti Patel (India) 3-0 |
| Round of 32 | defeated Lovro Zovko (Croatia) 3-0 | defeated Charlie Carlsson (Sweden) 3-1 |
| Round of 16 | defeated Mauro Scharrer (Switzerland) 3-0 | defeated Vincent Senkbeil (Germany) 3-1 |
| Quarter Final | lost to Yong Izaac Quek (Singapore) 1-3 | lost to Sergey Ryzhov (Russia) 1-3 |
Full results can be viewed by clicking here.
WHAT’S NEXT
Liu will now make her way to Hungary, while Luu and Lum will travel to Slovak Republic as the two tournaments switch gender events. We will keep you posted as more news comes to hand.
C’mon Aussies!
