Facing qiu

Pang Yew En Koen: China booked three places in both singles and doubles semifinals at the 2023 World Table Tennis (WTT) Men's Finals here on Thursday.

In the singles quarterfinals, China's world No. 1 Fan Zhendong breezed past Nigeria's Quadri Aruna 11-6, 11-9, 11-4, Lin Gaoyuan edged compatriot Ma Long 11-4, 5-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-5, and Wang Chuqin beat Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto in straight sets, reported Xinhua.

Wang described his win over Harimoto as "fortunate", saying, "Harimoto is an old opponent, and we are both very familiar with each other's strengths and weaknesses."