Hong Kong’s mixed doubles teams cruise to fourth round at table tennis World Championships
But Lee Ho-ching and Jiang Tianyi face a big test tomorrow against Steffen Mengel and Petrissa Solja of Germany
Hong Kong’s Lee Ho-ching only had a few hours’ sleep but that didn’t prevent her from winning her mixed doubles match at the World Championships in Suzhou this morning.
She and Jiang Tianyi – the pair are seeded second – had far too much talent for Welsh opponents Daniel O’Connell and Charlotte Carey, winning 11-7, 11-8, 11-7, 11-5 in the third-round match.
Another Hong Kong pair, Wong Chun-ting and Doo Hoi-kem, also went through to the fourth round, beating Zsolt Peto and Gabriela Feher of Serbia 4-1 (12-10, 4-11,11-4,11-9,11-8).
“I played until very late last night and perhaps maybe mentally was still very tense and could not sleep well,” said Lee, who with Jiang won a silver medal at the Incheon Asian Games last year.
“The atmosphere of a big tournament always makes you feel a bit uneasy, but fortunately my game was not affected and in fact it was not a bad performance.
“After playing two matches yesterday, I am picking up my form steadily but it’s too early to say anything as there is a long way to go and I have to take it match by match.”