The Asian team comprised of Lee Ka Yee, Mima Ito, Kim Jiho
and Archana Kamath of India .
Archana was selected into the team after her performance in the Asia Junior
Table Tennis Championships at Mumbai in September.
Lisa Lung did the star turn for Europe
as she won the crucial fifth match against Lee Ka Yee 5-11, 11-6, 13-11, 11-9
to secure the title for her team. Her win came in the nick of time as she had
lost her first singles against Mima Ito 8-11, 6-11, 8-11. Earlier, Mima
Ito had beaten Adina Diaconu in the fourth rubber to level the team score at
2-2.
“It was really important against Lee Ka Yee in the last
match win the third game. I led 10-8 but then I lost the next three points,”
said Lisa Lung. “I thought I could still win and I tried to relax and play my
game. I think my forehand top spin worked to my advantage today,” she added.
In qualification rounds, Team Asia had registered triumphs
against teams from Oceania, Latin America and
Hopes teams and in the semifinals beat North America-30.
The doubles and singles events at the Challenge begins
on October 30.
A TTFI Press release
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