Mirror starts for Ma and Harimoto
It is a good morning for Asian fans in the house, as China’s Ma Long and Japan’s Tomokazu Harimoto have started with early wins in their matches against France’s Simon Gauzy and Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna respectively.
The ‘Dragon’ himself, Ma is looking in a good mood as he quickly won his first and second games of the tournament 11-7, 11-8. Meanwhile, Harimoto has also extended his lead to a 2-0 (11-7, 13-11) against Aruna – meaning he is two games away from reaching the quarter-finals.