Japanese pairs shine

Three partnerships representing Japan are through to the semi-finals of the women’s doubles event in Zagreb including top seeds Honoka Hashimoto and Hitomi Sato, who needed just three games to beat Chinese Taipei’s Huang Hsin and Huang Yu-Chiao (11-7, 11-7, 13-11).

Miyuu Kihara and Miyu Nagasaki are through following a 3-1 victory over the third seeded pair of Romania’s Adina Diaconu and USA’s Wu Yue (11-5, 8-11, 11-2, 11-3) while Satsuki Odo and Saki Shibata also progressed.

Day Two in Zagreb

The Seamaster 2019 ITTF Challenge Croatia Open continues with Day Two of main draw action in Zagreb – take a detailed look at the day’s schedule below: