Timo Boll defeats Olympic Champion Zhang Jike!

Timo Boll today put in a fantastic performance, playing his best to beat new Olympic champion Zhang Jike in 4 sets. The atmosphere in the arena was fantastic as the crowd chanted ‘Timo’, helping him on the way to victory.

After Ma Longs win over Dimitri Ovtcharov in the first game of the semi-finals, Zhang Jike walked on to the table confident of his chance against Boll. Boll has not been at his best throughout the tournament so far, being beaten by Jorgen Persson in the first stage of the men’s team events.

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Timo Boll had a great start in the first match taking an 8-6 lead. However, Zhang Jike went on to win the next 5 points in a row and taking the end 11-8.

The second set saw more of Timo Boll’s skill which hadn’t been displayed at its fullest so far in the competition. Throughout the second set, he used topspin and touch play to great effect, taking the end 11-8.

More great play was showcased in the third set with some spectacular rallies and some great play by the world number one Zhang Jike but Timo Boll still dominated the end, taking him into a 2-1 lead.

The crowd really got behind the German in the fourth set chanting Timo’s name. Zhang Jike put up a good fight against Boll’s attacking style but in the end he could not defeat the former European champion he took the end and the match.

Congratulations to Timo Boll who played spectacularly.

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Alice Gregory- TableTennisDaily

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