Wang Manyu is the best female player this year from China, she leads the world tour ranking. She also is much younger than the other top chinese players, this is the future for China.
Exactly this, everyone expected a win because he is number #8 in the ranking. Wang Chuqin is a much improved player this year, he didn't play many tournaments but can play against all the top guns from the chinese national team all year long. However the big difference to Harimoto is he is more...
It won't be easy for Harimoto because Wang Chuqin and Lin Yun-Ju are able to beat almost every player on a good day and even Moregardh might surprise in this tournament.
Do you like boring World Cups and a boring 4:0 final? It wasn't even a close final. A World Tour is much more enjoyable because there are much more chinese players involved with an unpredictable outcome usually.
Participation requirement isn't the biggest issue with the ITTF ranking, the bigger issue is their weighting system of the points. The earlier rounds are getting too much points in relative of the winner or finalist. It is obvious when compared to ATP tennis...
Liang can't handle the pressure it seems, no chance against Woojin who is on fire.
And he loses 0-4, this is a hard loss for China and Liang Jingkun. This is the old Liang Jingkun, he lacks consistency. Massive performance by Woojin.