Quick understanding

A first appearance on the international stage, Japan’s Koki Niwa and Mima Ito have clearly established a good understanding; in the opening round of the mixed doubles event they beat Slovakia’s Lubomir Pistej and Barbora Balazova, the no.2 seeds (11-6, 7-11, 13-11, 13-11).

Problems for the second seeds, not for the top seeds; Hong Kong’s Wong Chun Ting and Doo Hoi Kem accounted for Laurens Tromer and Britt Eerland of the Netherlands in straight games (11-9, 11-5, 11-7).

Seamaster 2019 ITTF World Tour Platinum China Open: Schedule of Play Thursday 30th June to Sunday 2nd June