Zeng Jian

2022 - 8 - 7

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Commonwealth Games: Yangzi Liu misses out on golden table ... (The West Australian)

After a blistering start, Yangzi Liu has missed out on becoming the first Australian woman to win a Commonwealth Games table tennis singles medal.

Australia has only won one table tennis singles medal at the Games when William Henzell took silver in the men’s singles in Melbourne in 2006. After a blistering start, Yangzi Liu has missed out on becoming the first Australian woman to win a Commonwealth Games table tennis singles medal. Commonwealth Games: Yangzi Liu misses out on golden table tennis match

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Commonwealth Games: Leaner and meaner, Zeng primed to battle ... (The Straits Times)

Her love for sport was obvious early on. She started playing table tennis from age six and also indulged in football and basketball. An only child, her parents ...

The reward for her determination: She has been on fire at the Commonwealth Games, having bagged a women's team gold and is assured of at least a silver in the women's singles. In the other matches, Izaac Quek lost 4-0 to India's Sharath Kamal Achanta in the men's singles quarter-finals. We will give our all in the final, but I'm very happy to help Singapore secure a 1-2 finish, which to me is mission accomplished." Assessing her semi-final, she admitted that the match against a player ranked 60 places below her had been "very tough". "My opponent played well and made me commit many unforced errors," she said. The world No. 60 should not have been surprised after putting in the hard yards. Her major Games debut at this year's SEA Games was a baptism of fire as she lost three finals.

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