Top seed Zhang advances to table tennis final
Updated: 2012-08-02 19:24:59
( Xinhua)
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LONODN - Europe's sole hope of winning a table tennis single medal was dashed when Germany's Dimitrij Ovtcharov was beaten 4-1 by top seed Zhang Jike of China in the semifinal on Thursday.
Zhang won the game 11-8, 11-3, 5-11, 11-9 and 11-8.
Ovtcharov got the semifinal berth after a seven-set tight match against Denmark's Michael Maze.
Zhang's teammate Wang Hao, seeded number 2, will face Chuang Chih-Yuan from Chinese Taipei in another semifinal.
China's Zhang Jike serves to Germany's Dimitrij Ovtcharov in their men's singles semifinals table tennis match at the ExCel venue during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 2, 2012. [Photo/Agencies] |
Medal Count |
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1 | 46 | 29 | 29 | |
2 | 38 | 27 | 22 | |
3 | 29 | 17 | 19 | |
4 | 24 | 25 | 33 | |
5 | 13 | 8 | 7 | |
6 | 11 | 19 | 14 |