Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/11/09
By: Lung Po-an and Ko Lin
Taipei, Nov. 9 (CNA) Taiwanese table tennis players Lin Yun-ju (林昀儒) on Thursday
Lin Yun-ju (林昀儒/CNA file photo)
successfully navigated the opening round of the men’s singles event at the Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour Platinum Liebherr Austrian Open in Linz.
The 17-year-old Taiwanese outlasted World No. 5 Dimitrij Ovtcharov of Germany 4-2 (14-12, 10-12, 12-10, 12-10, 7-11, 11-7).
Ovtcharov was previously ranked World No. 1 by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) in January this year.
Speaking after the match, Lin said he felt proud at having defeated such a high ranked player. [FULL STORY]
