China’s Xu Xin who was beaten in the final of the Korean Open a year ago managed to be crowned men’s singles champion at the 2013 ITTF World Tour Korean Air Korean Open in Incheon on Sunday 7th April.
Xu Xin - Photo by: cfp.com
In 2012 Xu Xin was beaten by colleague Zhang Jike in a seven game battle, however this year with Zhang Jike being beaten by Yan An earlier on in the tournament there was to be a new champion this year.
Second seed Xu Xin was to face top seed and team mate Ma Long in an all Chinese final, Xu Xin prevailed in a six game match (11-3, 7-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-8, 12-10) to take the well deserved title.
The Champions of the final day
Men's Singles Semi Finals
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Source: ITTF
Written by: Emily Standing
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Xu Xin - Photo by: cfp.com
In 2012 Xu Xin was beaten by colleague Zhang Jike in a seven game battle, however this year with Zhang Jike being beaten by Yan An earlier on in the tournament there was to be a new champion this year.
Second seed Xu Xin was to face top seed and team mate Ma Long in an all Chinese final, Xu Xin prevailed in a six game match (11-3, 7-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-8, 12-10) to take the well deserved title.
The Champions of the final day
Men's Singles Semi Finals
For all the latest news, results and videos from the Korea Open 2013 click here. To catch up on all the latest highlighted matches from the Korea Open visit our Media Library.
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Source: ITTF
Written by: Emily Standing
TableTennisDaily
