England exit as Chinese Taipei enter semis
Chen Chien-An put the final game to rest as he beat Paul Drinkhall in straight games (11-6, 11-8, 11-9) and ended Team England’s campaign one worse than the previous edition.
The Chinese Taipei athlete took no prisoners and was powerful across all his shots, giving Drinkhall no room to operate with. Over at Table 2 things are spicing up as Brazil’s Eric Jouti leads 2-1 against Korea Republic’s Lee Sangsu.
Lin and Jang continue strong starts
Lin Yun-Ju made Team Chinese Taipei’s lead secure with a 3-0 (11-9, 11-6, 13-11) win over Liam Pitchford, meaning Team England have it all to do in the coming battles to stay in the running for a semi-final spot.
Meanwhile, Korea Republic’s Jang Woojin similarly beat Brazil’s Vitor Ishiy (11-6, 11-8, 11-4) in a swift match-up at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, giving his side a 2-0 overall lead.
Early leads for Asian sides
Team Chinese Taipei and Team Korea Republic have taken early steps to establish control over their respective quarter-final ties against Team England and Team Brazil.
Liao Cheng-Ting and Chen Chien-An won their doubles match in straight games versus Paul Drinkhall and Tom Jarvis (11-9, 11-8, 11-2). Korea Republic’s duo Jeoung Youngsik and Lee Sangsu followed on by defeating Brazilians Gustavo Tsuboi and Eric Jouti, but needed one additional game as the South Americans started to hit back (11-2, 11-4, 6-11, 11-8).
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