INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Wang Chuqin of China battled from behind to beat Tomokazu Harimoto 4-1 in the mens songs semifinals at the World Table Tennis (WTT)
Champions in southwest Chinas Chongqing Municipality on Sunday.After beating Harimoto 10 times in their previous 12 meetings, Wang had hopes
of jumping out to a 1-0 total benefit when he led 10-9 in the opener
But Harimoto scored three straight indicate claim the first game instead.Despite the obstacle, Wang declined to stress
He continued to showcase strong offensive strategies and developed an early edge of 6-1 in the second game, before putting it away 11-5 to
level the match.Wang didnt leave his challenger much room to eliminate back
He took the 3rd game 11-6 and the 4th 11-5
Harimoto worked hard as he tried to rally in the fifth, however Wang sealed the deal 11-7 to clinch his place in the final.Wang will compete
for the title versus his compatriot Lin Shidong, who got rid of Liang Jingkun to emerge from the other side of the bracket.On the ladiess
side, Sun Yingsha beat Wang Yidi 4-2 in an all-Chinese semifinal
Wang led 2-0 after claiming the very first two video games by identical scores of 11-9, but Sun recuperated to take 4 successive video games
11-9, 11-6, 13-11, 11-5 in an impressive rally that sent her into the champion contest.Sun will deal with another compatriot, Chen Xingtong,
Chen advanced to the title match after Wang Manyu retired in the 4th game of their match as a result of injury.
