Wang Liqin defeats Zhang Jike in the China Super League FINALS 2013! (VIDEOS)

The Chinese Super League 2012 FINALS took place today on the 7th January 2013 with Xu Xin's Shanghai taking on the dominating force of Zhang Jike's Shandong.

After 14 rounds of the Chinese Super League, the semi finals were concluded late in 2012. The semi finals include Shanghao vs Shandong and Ninbo vs Tianjin. The teams will play each other a total of 3 times to secure a place in the finals on the 22nd January 2013.

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Wang Liqin - Photo by: kaiqiu.cc

Team & Players

Shanghai Longteng Club – Xu Xin, Wang Liqin, Shang Kun, Zhang Yang
Shandong Luneng Club – Zhang Jike, Fang Bo, Zhang Chao, Wu Hao, Chen Hao

First semi final - Results

Shanghai 3:1 Shandong

Wang Liqin 3:0 Zhang Jike (11:7, 11:9, 11:5)


Xu Xin 3:0 Fangbo (11:9, 11:9, 11:8)


Wang Liqin / Shang Kun 2:1 Zhang Chao / Fang Bo (11:9, 10:12, 5:7)


Xu Xin 3:0 Zhang Jike (14:12, 11:6, 11:9)


In an epic battle Wang Liqin convincingly overcome World number 2 Zhang Jike in three straight sets with scores 11:7, 11:9, 11:5. Wang Liqin and Shang Kun went on to loose the doubles, with the new world number 1 saving the day for team Shanghai. Xu Xin the man of the moment being the new world number 1 eliminated both Zhang Jike and Fang Bo in 3 straight sets. These results have put Shanghai in a 3-1 lead over their rivals Shandong in the semi finals of the China Super League 2013!

Schedule

Semifinals & Final schedule
Date RoundMatchTeamDetails
Semifinals
6, Jan(Sun)11Ningbo vs Tianjin update
2Shandong vs Shanghai
11, Jan(Fri)23Ningbo vs Tianjin
4Shandong vs Shanghai
12, Jan(Sat)35Ningbo vs Tianjin
6Shandong vs Shanghai
Final
22, Jan(Tue)47
26, Jan(Sat)58
27, Jan(Sun)69

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