WTT Cup Finals kicks off in Xinxiang
China DailyMa Long of China hits a return during the men's singles round of 16 match against Darko Jorgic of Slovenia at the WTT Cup Finals in Xinxiang, central China's Henan province, Oct 27, 2022. XINXIANG, China - Chinese paddlers had a good opening day as the World Table Tennis Cup Finals kicked off in Xinxiang, central China's Henan province on Thursday. In other women's encounters, Japan's Kasumi Ishikawa beat compatriot Miyuu Kihara 3-1, Mima Ito defeated Portugal's Fu Yu 3-0, Adriana Diaz of Puerto Rico beat Doo Hoi Kem of Hong Kong, China 3-1, and China's Chen Xingtong eased past Monaco's Yang Xiaoxin 3-1. In the other men's matches, Japan's Harimoto Tomokazu beat Patrick Franziska from Germany 3-0, Lin Yun-ju of Chinese Taipei defeated Quadri Aruna from Nigeria 3-1, Germany's Dimitrij Ovtcharov beat Chuang Chih-Yuan of Chinese Taipei 3-2, and Germany's Timo Boll defeated China's Lin Gaoyuan 3-2.