Chinese pairs roll on
Chen Meng with Wang Manyu were in a rush against Hong Kong China’s Lee Ho Ching and Soo Wai Yam Minnie, seeing off their challenge in 17 minutes and straight games (11-6, 11-5, 11-2).
Their Chinese compatriots, Ding Ning with Sun Yingsha followed their lead, beating Singapore’s Lin Ye and Yu Mengyu in a similarly swift 3-0 (11-5, 11-9, 11-7) win.
Lin/Cheng imperious
Chinese Taipei’s Lin Yun-Ju and Cheng I-Ching were simply imperious against Slovakian duo Barbora Balazova and Lubomir Pistej, as they won 3-1 (9-11, 12-10, 11-7, 11-7), despite having lost the first game.
Over at table 2, however, there was to be no match at all as Jun Mizutani with Mima Ito progressed to the semi-finals by default because of the withdrawal by Spain’s Alvaro Robles and Maria Xiao.
Super start for Xu/Liu!
The Chinese duo have cruised in their match against Hong Kong China’s Ho Kwan Kit and Lee Ho Ching, winning in straight games (11-5, 11-5, 11-8) and under 19 minutes!
Meanwhile, home favorites, Patrick Franziska and Petrissa Solja have been immensely patient in their battle against the other pairing from Hong Kong China, as they beat Wong Chun Ting and Doo Hoi Kem 3-0 (11-5, 11-4, 15-13).