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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...

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Mumbai, October 22: China8217;s unseeded Chan Tian Yuan defeated India8217;s last hope Chetan Baboor in the men8217;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 women8217;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:
Men8217;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.

Women8217;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.

 

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