Home spirits lifted

Patrick Franziska and Dimitrij Ovtcharov were out to lift the spirit of the German fans as they beat the mixed pairing of Romanian Ovidiu Ionescu and Spaniard Alvaro Robles in straight games (11-9, 11-1, 11-3).

The Chinese contingent continued it’s powerful display of talent as legendary Ma Long with Lin Gaoyuan saw off the challenge of Hong Kong China’s Ho Kwan Kit and Lam Siu Hang, winning 3-0 (11-8, 11-6, 11-5).

Fan/Zhou in full flow

The new Chinese pairing of Fan Zhendong with Zhou Yu was too hot to handle fro Hungary’s Adam Szudi and Nandor Ecseki, as the Asians won 3-0 (11-5, 11-4, 11-4) in just about 13 minutes.

Over at table 1 however, a major upset for the home crowd went down as Timo Boll with Ricardo Walther lost out to Korea Republic’s Lee Sangsu and Jeoung Youngsik in a 3-1 win (11-6, 11-5, 8-11, 12-10) for the top seeds.

Chinese pair through in style

China’s Chen Meng with Wang Manyu showcased some superb shots around the table today as they saw off Thailand’s Nanthana Komwong with Orawan Paranang in straight games (11-6, 11-2, 11-8).

Singapore’s Yu Mengyu with Lin Ye were promoted to the quarters on default as the mixed pairing of Austria’s Sofia Polcanova and Romanian Bernadette Szocs had to withdraw.

Hirano/Ishikawa halt French progress

Japan’s Miu Hirano and Kasumi Ishikawa have haled the French duo of Laura Gasnier and Marie Migot, as they won in style against the in-form French pair (11-3, 11-6, 9-11, 11-3).

For the Germans Nina Mittelham With Petrissa Solja, it was the home crowd that helped them secure a 3-0 (11-6, 12-10, 11-8) win over Russians Yana Noskova and Polina Mikhailova.

Favorites progress

World no. 1 pairing from China, Xu Xin with Liu Shiwen gave an impressive showing to their fans as they won 3-0 (11-6, 11-5, 11-5) agaisnt Hungary;’s Adam Szudi with Szandra Pergel.

Similarly, for Hong Kong China’s penholder Wong Chun Ting with Doo Hoi Kem, the Romanian duo of Ovidiu Ionescu with Bernadette Szocs could not stop them from winning 3-0 (14-12, 11-4, 11-8) in under 27 minutes.

No sweat for Franziska/Solja

The host nation’s Patrick Franziska and Petrissa Solja were off to a splendid start, beating Slovakian pairing of Wang Yang and Tatiana Kukulkova in straight games (11-6, 11-7, 11-4).

Chinese Taipei’s young duo of Lin Yun-Ju and Cheng I-Ching also were equally impressive in their 3-1 (14-12, 12-10, 8-11, 11-7) win over Serbians Aleksandar Karakasevic and Izabela Lupulesku.

Let the main stages commence!