The pendulum continues
The one-game-each scenario is set to continue here between the two Chinese athletes as Ma Long has brought the score back to 2-2 (9-11, 11-8, 7-11, 11-4).
Liang is pulling out all the stops to make this battle interesting and Ma seems to be equal to his ferocious forehands right now. Who wins this?
Ma to start a comeback?
The Dragon has begun his ascent against compatriot Liang Jingkun, hitting back with an 11-8 victory to level the scores.
Ma Long won 7 points on his oppositions’ serve – helping his stance to bring the battle to the table. However, Liang hit back immediately with an 11-7 win. Are we headed for a 7-game decider?
Chinese domestic to start the day
It’s a battle of the Chinese top stars as Liang Jingkun leads Ma Long (11-9) with a powerful forehand to do the deed at the end of the first game.
The world no.3 and 4th seed Ma will need to push back sooner rather than later – in case Jingkun runs away with it.