Chan, Tang triumph

Mumbai, October 22: China's unseeded Chan Tian Yuan defeated India's last hope Chetan Baboor in the men's semi-finals before vanquishing c...

Mumbai, October 22: China’s unseeded Chan Tian Yuan defeated India’s last hope Chetan Baboor in the men’s semi-finals before vanquishing compatriot Hao Shuai in style in the title-clash to win the top prize of $ 6,000 in the 15th Asian Cup Table Tennis Tournament here on Sunday.

National No 1 Baboor, the third seed who is ranked 84th in the World, fell to the unranked Yuan 21-9, 18-21, 15-21, 13-21, in the semi-final before the latter defeated Shuai 23-21, 21-17, 24-22 in the title clash held in the evening at the Andheri Sports complex in North-West Mumbai.

Shua got $ 3,000 while Baboor, who had stormed into the semi-finals last night by ousting Yang Shun Hsiang of Chinese Taipei in four games, won $ 1,250 out of the total prize money of $ 25,000 on offer.

The women’s final was also an all Chinese affair between two unseeded players in which Tang Yuan defeated Guo Yue 21-19, 21-16, 21-13, to take home the winners prize of $ 5,000.

Results: (SF):
Men’s singles: Hao Shuai (China) bt Leung Chu Yan (Hong Kong) 21-11, 21-16, 21-16; Chan Tian Yuan (China) bt Chetan Baboor (India) 9-21, 21-18, 21-15, 21-13.

Women’s singles: Tang Yuan (China) bt Lau Sui Fei (Hong Kong) 21-13, 21-11, 13-21, 21-19; Guo Yue (China) bt Zhang Xue Ling (Singapore) 21-17, 21-11, 21-8.