od ZoranV » 02.04.2013, 06:20
China completed the Men's and Women's golden double in impressive fashion at the Times Property 2013 World Team Classic in Guangzhou, China on Sunday 31st March.
The men's team, represented by the world 's top three ranked men MA Long, XU Xin and ZHANG Jike, were made to work hard for their gold by a talented Chinese Taipei trio of CHEN Chien-An, CHUANG Chih-Yuan and CHIANG Hung-Chieh.
Player of the day was 20 year old former World Junior Champion CHEN Chien-An; not selected for the Chinese Taipei Olympic Team last year, sensationally he beat Olympic champion ZHANG Jike in five games pulsating contest.
"I didn't underestimate my opponent" stated ZHANG Jike. "I felt very heavy and slow in this match and my form has been a bit unstable lately; this does not take anything away from CHEN Chien-An, he was fantastic."