Timo Boll and Liu Jia Crowned Erke German Open Champions

Monday, November 24, 2008

Timo Boll and Liu Jia Crowned Erke German Open Champions

The host nation�s Timo Boll and Austria�s Liu Jia won the Men�s and Women�s Singles respectively at the Erke German Open in Berlin on Sunday 23rd November 2008.

Seeded no.1, Boll overcame third seed, Chinese Taipei�s Chuan Chih-Yuan in the final having earlier posted a semi-final victory over Hong Kong�s Cheung Yuk.

It was the German�s second consecutive Men�s Singles crown on the ITTF Pro Tour; three weeks earlier he had won at the Erke Austrian Open in Wels.
At the semi-final stage, Chuan Chih-Yuan had beaten Jiang Tianyi, also from Hong Kong.

Meanwhile, in the Women�s Singles event, Germany had to settle for the silver medal.

Wu Jiaduo was beaten in five games by Austria�s Liu Jia, the 2005 European champion.

It was a second career ITTF Pro Tour Women�s Singles title for Liu Jia, she won in Brazil in 2004; whilst for Wu Jiaduo it was her first appearance in an ITTF Pro Tour Women�s Singles final.

In the semi-finals Liu Jia defeated Hungary�s Krisztina Toth whilst Wu Jiaduo overcame Italy�s Nikoleta Stefanova.

Men�s Singles
SF Timo Boll (GER) bt Cheung Yuk (HKG) 13-11, 11-3, 11-4, 11-6
SF Chuan Chih-Yuan (TPE) bt Jiang Tianyi (HKG) 12-10, 7-11, 12-14, 7-11, 11-8, 11-13, 13-11

F Timo Boll (GER) bt Chuan Chih-Yuan (TPE) 6-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-3, 11-8

Women�s Singles
SF Liu Jia (AUT) bt Krisztina Toth (HUN) 8-11, 11-6, 11-3, 11-7, 11-7
SF Wu Jiaduo (GER) bt Nikoleta Stefanova (ITA) 9-11, 7-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-4, 11-6, 11-7

F Liu Jia (AUT) bt Wu Jiaduo (GER) 12-10, 13-11, 11-5, 9-11, 11-9

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