The Chinese Team is present in this week’s Sweden Open and the top seeds are Xu Xin and the defending champion Fan Zhendong. Aside from them, the Grand Slam champion Zhang Jike will also be on duty in the competition. Before leaving China, his coach gave an assurance that there is no need to worry about the condition of Zhang Jike.
ITTF. The Sweden Open has already started with the competition but the big stars haven’t debuted yet. Grand Slam champion Zhang Jike is scheduled to play in the Singles.
The Sweden Open started yesterday, Nov 11 with the qualifying rounds. After the initial rounds in the Men’s Singles, Tamas Lakatos, Jeremy Petiot, Yang Heng Wei, Robin Devos, Mattias Oversjo, Almaraj Anthony, David McBeath, and Brian Afandor all advanced into the second round.
Today, the competition will have its final round before entering into the main draw which will start tomorrow, November 13.
Top seed goes to Xu Xin while the second seed goes to Fan Zhendong who is also the defending champion in the competition. Aside from them, China has also sent Zhang Jike, Fang Bo, Liang Jingkun and Yan An.
Fan Zhendong vs Fang Bo 2014 Sweden Open MS Finals
video kindly shared by janus770
video kindly shared by janus770
Before travelling to Stockholm, coach Xiao Zhan was asked about the condition of Zhang Jike. He said: “No problem. No need to worry.”
Zhang Jike is the third seed in the Men’s Singles. Before this, Zhang Jike played in the Polish Open and lost in the semifinals to Stefan Fegerl. This week, his fans are hoping to see a better performance from the Grand Slam champion.
Zhang Jike vs Stefan Fegerl 2015 Polish Open MS Finals
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