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(by Steve Hopkins)
The world’s top players converged on Singapore this week, and on Sunday only four remain. World number 1 Wang Chuqin was dominant over Jang Woojin and won 4-0. Chuqin will face world number 6 Felix Lebrun, who topped Lin Shidong (world number 3) on Saturday. Shidong and Lebrun were evenly matched with four tight games split between the two – but the match was decided in games 3 and 4 where Lebrun dominated – leading to his 4-2 win.
In the bottom half of the draw, Lin Yun-Ju ended Patrick Franziska’s run. Franziska had recorded two setbacks in a row: a 3-2 win over Alexis Lebrun and a 3-2 win over Harimoto. But Franziska played only one match, losing 4-1 to Yun-Ju on Saturday. After Calderano’s upset on Friday, Moregard was the highest remaining seed in the bottom half of the draw. Moregard started his Saturday match against Chen Yuanyu in dominant fashion, winning the first three matches. However, the momentum shifted when Yuanyu won three straight to level the score. Ultimately, Moregard dominated the final match and secured the 4-3 victory. Moregard and Yun-Ju face each other on Sunday.
Sabine Winter is the biggest story in the Women’s Draw. After beating American Sally Moyland 3-1 and Fu Yu of Portugal 3-0, Winter was on a tear. She defeated Zhu Yuling (world number 4) 3-1 and then Wang Yidi (world number 7) 4-2. Her next opponent will be world number 2 Wang Manyu in the semi-finals. The other half of the Women’s Draw is quite simple, with two of the top seeds, Sun Yingsha (World No. 1) and Chen Yi (World No. 8), reaching the semi-finals. Chen Yi had to beat Chen Xingtong (world No. 3) to advance.
The finals are scheduled for Sunday afternoon.
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