Mu Zi Won The 2015 Swedish Open

Mu Zi clinched the last title of the 2015 World Tour circuit. The Chinese player won the 2015 Swedish Open after beating Zhu Yuling in a full-distance match. Previously Mu also defeated Ding Ning and Kasumi Ishikawa. In doubles Mu Zi and Chen Meng were crowned champions. The U21 event was won by Yui Hamamoto. 

Mu Zi was crowned champion of the 2015 Swedish Open. The Chinese player clinched the last title of the season and sealed an amazing performance after eliminated top players such as Ding Ning and Kasumi Ishikawa. 

In the finals Mu stood victorious over her teammate Zhu Yuling by 11-8, 9-11, 11-9, 11-8, 4-11, 5-11 and 11-3. To reach the final, Mu Zi defeated Japan's Kasumi Ishikawa by 11-9, 13-11, 11-9, 14-16 and 11-3. Zhu Yuling emerged successfully over Liu Shiwen by 11-8, 9-11, 11-9, 8-11, 7-11, 11-6 and 11-6. 

Mu Zi also claimed the title in the doubles event. She and Chen Meng posted a sweeping victory over the Singaporean pair of Lin Ye and Zhou Yihan by 11-7, 11-9 and 11-5. In the U21 event Yui Hamamoto of Japan overcame Romania's Bernadette Szocs by 11-8, 11-5, 6-11 and 11-9. 

Womens doubles - Final Video kindly shared by Official ITTF Channel

Mu Zi vs Kasumi Ishikawa Video kindly shared by Official ITTF Channel

Mu Zi vs Zhu Yuling Video kindly shared by Official ITTF Channel

Kristian Karlsson Is The Only European In 2015 Swedish Open's Semifinal

Kristian Karlsson waved the flag for Sweden at home. He is the only European player in semifinals after beating his teammate Jens Lundqvist. He will meet Xu Xin tomorrow. Fan Zhendong and Liang Jingkun will clash in the second semifinals.

Kristian Karlsson against China in semifinals of the 2015 Swedish Open. The Swede reached the penultimate round as he stood victorious over Jens Lundqvist, who eliminated Zhang Jikein the third round, 12-10, 11-6, 11-6 and 11-3. In semifinals Karlsson will meet Xu Xin, who beat Chuang Chih-Yuan by 9-11, 12-10, 11-4, 11-9 and 11-8. 

In the second semifinal Fan Zhendong will face Liang Jingkun. Fan eliminated Sweden's Anton Kallberg by 11-9, 11-6, 11-6, 7-11, 7-11 and 11-7 in quarterfinals, while Liang defeated Marcos Freitas by 16-14, 10-12, 9-11, 5-11, 11-3, 11-5 and 11-8. 

Xu Xin vs Chuang Chih-Yuan Video kindly shared by Official ITTF Channel 

Kristian Karlsson vs Jens Lundqvist Video kindly shared by Official ITTF Channel 

Fan Zhendong vs Anton Kallberg Video kindly shared by Official ITTF Channel 

Jiang Lingkun vs Marcos Freitas Video kindly shared by Official ITTF Channel 

Ding Ning eliminated from the 2015 Swedish Open, loses to compatriot Mu Zi in four straight games in the third round

Ding Ning was eliminated from the 2015 Swedish Open. The world champion faced defeat against her compatriot Mu Zi in four straight games in the third round. after that, Mu overcame Miu Hirano and reached semifinals. Kasumi Ishikawa is the only non-Chinese player in competition as she emerged successfully over Ai Fukuhara. 

Ding Ning was the biggest victim in the 2015 Swedish Open's women singles. The world champion suffered a sweeping defeat against her compatriot Mu Zi by 4-0. Ding was swept by 8-11, 7-11, 12-14 and 2-11. 

In quarterfinals Mu stood victorious over Miu Hirano by 11-8, 15-13, 11-4 and 11-8. In semifinals she will face Kasumi Ishikawa. The Japanese player defeated Ai Fukuhara by 12-10, 6-11, 11-7, 11-3 and 14-12 in quarterfinals. 

The second semifinal will be a Chinese duel. Zhu Yuling booked a place in semifinals as she overcame Portugal's Yu Fu by 11-7, 11-8, 11-8 and 11-3. Zhu will meet Liu Shiwen, who overcame Germany's Han Ying by 11-6, 8-11, 11-4, 11-6 and 11-5. 

Mu Zi vs Miu Hirano Video kindly shared by Official ITTF Channel

Liu Shiwen vs Han Ying Video kindly shared by Official ITTF Channel

Zhang Jike Eliminated By Lundqvist From The 2015 Swedish Open

Jens Lundqvist caused the biggest upset so far at the 2015 Swedish Open. The host nation's player eliminated Zhang Jike in the third round. The Olympic champion became the third Chinese victim in the tournament after the eliminations of Fang Bo and Yan An. Yesterday they are beaten by Canada's Eugene Wang and Sweden's Anton Kallberg, respectively. 

Zhang Jike became the biggest victim at the 2015 Swedish Open. The Chinese player can find victory route in the 2015 World Tour and faced defeat by hands of Jens Lundqvist in the third round. 

Lundqvist took the lead as he won the first game by 11-6, then the Olympic champion leveled by 11-5. But the Swede managed to win the next games by 11-9 and 11-3. Zhang Jike fought back and got the 5th game by 11-5. Unfortunately for the Chinese player, Lundqvist sealed his victory by 12-10 in the 6th game. 

Zhang Jike suffered the same fate of his teammates Fang Bo and Yan An yesterday. Fang Bo was defeated by Canada's Eugene Wang by 10-12, 11-2, 11-9, 4-11, 11-8, 9-11 and 11-5. Yan An lost to the host nation's Anton Kallberg. The young player prevailed by 15-13, 8-11, 13-11, 6-11, 6-11, 11-9 and 11-9. 

Another big victim of yesterday was Jun Mizutani. He suffered defeat against China'sLiang Jingkun by 9-11, 11-9, 5-11, 5-11, 11-7, 11-6 and 8-11. 

Anton Kallberg vs Yan AnVideo kindly shared by Official ITTF Channel

Michael Maze Eliminated From The 2015 Swedish Open

Michael Maze suffered an early defeat at the 2015 Swedish Open. The Danish player, who is coming back after recovering from an injury, was beaten by Sweden's Jens Lundqvist in the first round. Maze had his chances but the host nation's prevailed in a full-distance match. 

ITTF. Michael Maze was one of the victims in the first round of the 2015 Swedish Open. The former European champion is progressively coming back to tournaments after being a long time away from tables for a knee injury. 

In the first round Maze made his debut against Jens Lundqvist. He took the lead by 13-11 and 11-6, but the Swede leveled by 12-10 and 11-8. Lundqvist also won the fifth match by 11-3 but Maze fought back and leveled by 11-9. In the 7th game Lundqvist prevailed by 11-7. 

Michael Maze vs Jens Lundqvist

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Borussia Düsseldorf Got Another Defeat In The Bundesliga

Borussia Düsseldorf scored its fourth defeat in the Bundesliga. The defending champion lost to Ochsenhausen in the 7th round and left the play-offs zone. Panagiotis Gionis and Sharath Kamal Achanta weren't enough to secure victory, while Timo Boll and Patrick Franziska recovered from injuries.

TTBL. Borussia Düsseldorf can't find victory route in the Bundesliga. The record-breaking club got its 4th defeat in the seventh round held last weekend. Borussia lost to Ochsenhausen and went down from 4th to 5th place, leaving the play-offs zone.

Simon Gauzy won the first point against Panagiotis Gionis by 11-7, 9-11, 11-8 and 11-4. In the second match Sharath Kamal Achanta leveled at 1-1 after beating Liam Pitchford by 7-11, 11-8, 11-9 and 11-6. 

Jakub Dyjas defeated Danny Heister, Borussia's coach, by 11-9, 11-5 and 11-5, and collected the seconf point for Ochsenhausen. Gionis redeemed himself as he overcame Liam Pitchford by 11-9, 9-11, 13-11, 8-11 and 13-11. But Achanta couldn't repeat success in the deciding match. He lost to Gauzy by 11-13, 11-6, 7-11, 13-11 and 7-11. 

In the previous round Borussia also faced a close defeat. The reigning champion lost to TTC Hagen. Its other defeats were against Saarbrücken and Zugbrücke Grenzau.

Petrissa Solja Praised Liu Shiwen In The World Cup

Petrissa Solja started as a qualifier in this year’s Women’s World Cup but as the competition progressed, she was labelled as the dark horse. After winning first in her group, Solja caused two consecutive upsets in the main draw, defeating the seeded Feng Tianwei and Ai Fukuhara. However, in the semifinals, she failed to continue her wonderful performance. 

PingPang World. Petrissa Solja showed her best performance after she overcame some of the biggest names in table tennis but there was one player who failed her. 

Petrissa Solja attended the World Cup and had to play in the qualifying round. After winning the two matches, she went straight to the main draw and caused a series of upsets. 

In the first round of the main draw, Petrissa Solja defeated Feng Tianwei, the fifth seed. “In the Qatar Open, I lost to Feng Tianwei in 1-4 but today, I played well. Feng Tianwei’s forehand is very strong but my mobility was very flexible. I did a good job in my defence against her attacks.” Solja said.  

Petrissa Solja vs Feng Tianwei 2015 World Cup R16 
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In the quarterfinals, she caused another upset and this time to the hosting team. She scored 4-3 against Ai Fukuhara. 

Petrissa Solja vs Ai Fukuhara 2015 World Cup QF 
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“I simply can’t dare to believe that I can win. I am very happy now. I was not in the condition in the first three sets. At that time, I was disappointed with myself. However, winning one set at a time would be fine. As the match progressed, I focused my attention and efforts in adjusting myself.” 

After winning over Fukuhara, Petrissa Solja was now labelled as the dark horse of the competition. She advanced into the semifinals and had a bigger player to face, Liu Shiwen of China. This time, she failed and she had high regards to the Chinese player. 

Petrissa Solja vs Liu Shiwen 2015 World Cup SF 
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“The quality of Liu Shiwen’s offences is very high. She is the best player in the world. She is very intelligent and got my weakness. Her level of competitiveness is clearly higher than mine.” Patricia Solja concluded.