This year’s US Open Table Tennis Singles champions are Minseo Oh and Yan Guo. Korean Minseo Oh didn’t drop a match until the round of 16, where he defeated Canadian Edward Ly 3-1. Oh then defeated Nandan Naresh 4-1 and Seungjun Lee 4-3 in a thrilling semi-final. The other men’s semi-final was also exciting, with Koyo Kanamitsu beating Kou Lei 4-3.
In the final, Minseo Oh came out on fire, winning the first three games at 7, 6 and 8. But the momentum shifted in the next two games, with Koyo Kanamitsu fighting back with 11-5 and 11-3 victories. When Koyo Oh survived for a 12-10 win in the sixth game, it looked like there would be a Japanese winner. But Oh came back on fire, winning the first 5 points and then outlasting Koyo for the 11-8 victory.
The women’s singles final went to Yan Guo, making it two in a row for the talented Chinese player. Guo, now in his 40s, was part of the Chinese national team 20 years ago and was one of the best players in the world. Her consistency and technique helped her overcome her younger Chinese opponent, Chen Sun. The draw included Lily Zhang, Amy Wang and Mo Zhang, so those are three players who have consistently ranked in the World Top 50. That didn’t cause much trouble for the two finalists – Sun easily defeated Mo Zhang 4-1 and Guo eliminated Lily Zhang and Amy Wang 4-0 and 4-0 in consecutive matches. The final was exciting, but Yan Guo was dominant and won 4-1 (in tight games at 10, -8, 11, 2 and 14).
The men’s doubles title went to Nandan Naresh and Daniel Tran. The women’s doubles went to Chen Sun and Chengzhu Zhu. And the mixed doubles title went to Jishan Liang and Chengzhu Zhu
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