Hong Kong table tennis player Wong Chun-ting shrugged off a disappointing Rio Olympic Games to win his first World Cup medal after claiming third place in Saarbrücken, Germany on Monday.
After losing to world number three Xu Xin of China in the semi-finals, Wong, who suffered an early exit in the fourth round in Rio this summer, made no mistake when he crushed Kristian Karlsson of Sweden to win 4-1 (8-11, 12-10, 11-6, 11-9, 11-7) in the play-off for bronze medal.
Wong suffered disappointment at the Olympics in Rio.
This was the first time a men’s player won a world cup medal for Hong Kong following Tie Yana and Jiang Huajun’s silver medals in the women’s.
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“Kristian is a very strong player and that made it very hard for me,” said Wong, who reached a career high of world number seven this month.
