MEN'S TEAM EVENT
BRONZE Medal Match: HONG KONG vs GERMANY ~ Wed 8 Aug - 11:00
GOLD Medal Match: CHINA vs KOREA ~ Wed 8 Aug - 15:30
MEN'S TEAM - SEMIFINALS (2012-08-06)
CHINA bt GERMANY 3-1
- Ma Long - Dimitrij Ovtcharov 3-1 (12-10, 5-11, 11-9, 11-1)
- Zhang Jike - Timo Boll 1-3 (11-8, 8-11, 9-11, 8-11)
- Wang Hao/Zhang Jike - Bastian Steger/Timo Boll 3-1 (10-12, 11-8, 11-5, 11-5)
- Ma Long - Bastian Steger 3-0 (11-3, 11-5, 11-7)
KOREA bt HONG KONG 3-0
- Ryu Seungmin - Tang Peng 3-2 (7-11, 11-4, 11-6, 8-11, 11-9)
- Joo Saehyuk - Jiang Tianyi 3-0 (11-3, 11-6, 11-8)
- Oh Sangeun/Ryu Seungmin - Leung Chu Yan/Jiang Tianyi 3-2 (5-11, 11-6, 11-2, 11-13, 11-9)
Timo Boll
Below his normal level in the early stages of the tournament and beaten in the first round of the Men’s Team event, when facing Sweden, by the veteran 46 year old Jörgen Persson, and stopped by Adrian Crisan (ROU) in the quarterfinals of individual event, Timo Boll dazzled on the tenth day of action. He beat the man of the moment; he beat the man crowned Olympic champion four days earlier and the current World #1; he beat Zhang Jike in four games in the semi-final duel against China. Though his win was not enough to save the GER team, but it's definitely good for him in regaining his confidence and prestige after his disappointing days.
Following are the results of earlier matches in quarterfinals:
CHINA bt SINGAPORE 3-0
- Ma Long - Gao Ning 3-0 (11-4, 11-5, 11-6)
- Wang Hao - Zhan Jian 3-0 (11-8, 11-3, 11-4)
- Zhang Jike/Wang Hao - Yang Zi/Zhan Jian 3-0 (11-8, 11-9, 11-3)
GERMANY bt AUSTRIA 3-0
- Dimitrij Ovtcharov - Robert Gardos 3-0 (11-9, 11-8, 11-5)
- Timo Boll - Werner Schlager 3-0 (11-7, 11-7, 11-4)
- Bastian Steger/Timo Boll - Chen Weixing/Robert Gardos 3-1 (11-6, 13-11, 8-11, 11-4)
HONG KONG bt JAPAN 3-2
- Jiang Tianyi - Jun Mizutani 1-3 (8-11, 9-11, 11-9, 9-11)
- Tang Peng - Seiya Kishikawa 3-1 (11-7, 7-11, 11-9, 11-7)
- Leung Chu Yan/Jiang Tianyi - Koki Niwa/Seiya Kishikawa 3-1 (8-11, 14-12, 11-8, 13-11)
- Leung Chu Yan - Jun Mizutani 1-3 (11-5, 5-11, 11-13, 8-11)
- Tang Peng - Koki Niwa 3-1 (7-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-3)
KOREA bt PORTUGAL 3-2
- Oh Sangeun - Tiago Apolonia 3-0 (13-11, 11-7, 11-9)
- Joo Saehyuk - Marcos Freitas 1-3 (14-16, 6-11, 11-6, 9-11)
- Ryu Seungmin/Oh Sangeun - Joao Monteiro/Tiago Apolonia 2-3 (11-6, 12-10, 1-11, 8-11, 7-11)
- Joo Saehyuk - Joao Monteiro 3-1 (8-11, 11-6, 11-4, 12-10)
- Ryu Seungmin - Marcos Freitas 3-1 (11-5, 11-6, 9-11, 11-3)