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DAEJEON, South Korea, July 19 (Xinhua) – Japan's Miyu Kato inflicted a surprise defeat on defending champion Feng Tianwei on Thursday at the Seamaster 2018 International Table Tennis Federation's Korea Open ( ITTF).
Kato, 19, beat Feng in the first round of the women's event, winning 4-2 (11-6, 11-13, 11-7, 9-11, 11-6 , 11-8). 19659002] Kato's victory surprised a lot of people because Feng was not just the defending champion, but had already been a finalist at the Korea Open on five occasions, winning three times.
Meanwhile, other Japanese players also enjoyed success on Thursday. Kasumi Ishikawa beat South Korea's Lee Nak-yung 4-0 (11-5, 11-7, 11-5, 11-4) in the qualifying round of the women's singles event, and Mima Ito defeated Chinese Gu Yuting 4-1 (11-6, 13-11, 12-10, 8-11, 12-10).
Elsewhere, several Chinese players also showed good form. Zhu Yuling, seeded No. 2, defeated Li Ching Wan of Hong Kong, China, 4-0 (11-8, 11-6, 14-12, 11-5).
Sun Yingsha, seeded number 11, saw Kim Song I of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) winning 4-1 (11-8, 11-5, 11-7, 5- 11, 11-5).
And Hu Limei easily defeated seed No. 13 Doo Hoi Kem 4-0 (11-5, 11-7, 11-3, 11-4).
The Korea Open began Tuesday in Daejeon, about 160 km south of the capital Seoul, and lasts until Sunday. , with around 230 players from 27 participating countries and regions.
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