See the stars’ giant duel about the ball in the player above.
The big tournament Singapore Smash in table tennis was decided on Sunday and in the final match, Chinese Lin Shidong, second in the world rankings, was placed against the four, compatriot Liang Jingkun.
The duel was a smooth one where the players took each set, but then they screwed up the tempo and the balls the players between became more and more intense.
Jo Waldner: “Video Games”
Especially in the fourth set. Liang Jingkun and Lin Shidong took turns playing over the ball at such a high speed that the audience – and the commentators – became quite to themselves.
– What a match we are watching, there are incredible balls, says Chris Härenstam and is supported by expert Jo Waldner:
– It’s video games!
Lin Shidong secured the title after 4-2 in set.
– The first four sets were the best we have seen in this tournament, it’s a worthy winner, says Jo Waldner in SVT’s broadcast.
On the women’s side, world set Sun Yingsha had no worries whatsoever with defeating Kuai Man, 15th on the world ranking, by 4-1 in set.