Wong Chun-ting Reaches Singles Last Eight, Doubles Semis
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Summary
Hong Kong's Wong Chun-ting (黃鎮廷) mounted a two-event run at the Asian Table Tennis Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, progressing in both men's singles and men's doubles. After earlier reports had him into the singles last 16 and doubles quarter-finals, later results showed he came through the round of 16 in singles before exiting in the quarter-finals. In doubles, Wong and Chan Ho-wah (陳顥樺／陳灝樺) advanced from the last eight into the semi-finals, guaranteeing themselves a medal.
Key Points
- The Asian Table Tennis Championships are being held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, where Hong Kong's leading player Wong Chun-ting competed in men's singles, men's doubles and mixed doubles.
- Wong and Chan received a first-round bye, then beat an Indonesian pair and swept a Saudi Arabian duo 3-0 to reach the men's doubles quarter-finals
- In the doubles last eight, the Hong Kong pair defeated a Philippine combination 3-2 to move into the semi-finals and secure at least a medal.
- Wong won three earlier singles matches to reach the last 16, then came from one game down to beat South Korea's Kang Dong-su and enter the quarter-finals.
- Wong's singles run ended against Chinese Taipei's Kuo Kuan-hung, losing 4:11, 7:11 and 8:11, while his mixed doubles campaign with Doo Hoi-kem ended in the quarter-finals.
Why It Matters
For Hong Kong readers, the latest results show Wong still carrying the team's challenge across multiple events immediately after the Nagoya Asian Games schedule referenced by local media. A guaranteed men's doubles medal also gives Hong Kong a tangible return from the championships even after Wong's singles and mixed doubles campaigns ended short of the final.