Zhang Jike is defeated in the Austrian Open 2013 Quarter Finals! (VIDEO)

A sensational erupted in the 2013 Austrian Open ITTF World Tour as the number 1 seed Zhang Jike was defeated by Japan’s Taku Takakiwa on Saturday 26th January!

The reigning Olympic and World Champion Zhang Jike lost to Taku Takaiwa in a full seven set thriller!

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Zhang Jike with coach Liu Guoliang at the Austrian Open 2013 - Photo by: zimbio.com

Taku Takaiwa is currently listed at number 45 in the Men's World Rankings, causing the biggest upset so far in 2013's world TGur series.

Taku Takakiwa defeated Zhang Jike in a full seven games (10-12, 11-9, 6-11, 8-11, 12-10, 11-7, 13-11).

Video below:


Semi Finals

The Men's Singles Semi Finals begin tomorrow on Sunday 27th January. Be sure to watch the matches in the ITTF Live Streaming on TTD here

Match 1: Hao Shuai vs Taku Takaiwa begins 11GMT/27/2013
Match 2: Fang Bo vs Chuang Chih Yuan begins 11.45GMT/27/2013

For all the latest news, results and videos from the Austrian Open 2013 click here. To catch up on all the latest matches from the biggest table tennis league in the world visit our Media Library.

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