TAN Riuwu– Jun MIZUTANI 1:3 (9:11, 8:11,15:13, 7:11)
Adrian CRISAN – TANG Peng 3:1 (11:8, 8:11, 12:10, 11:5)
Both players stayed at the same course. Adrian won his match yesterday and TANG suffered defeat on the opening day. We all expected another point for Europe. However, it is always easier to say…
After slow start of the match with 3:3 and 4:4 Adrian CRISAN was the first to make a gap at 6:4, 9:7. Great forehand gave him further advantage to seal the game at 11:8.
TANG changed the pace. He had stronger start at the beginning of the second game. From 4:1 to 8:4 he looked very determined to win this contest. CRISAN came close at 8:7, but TANG Peng found the rhythm to stay in the match.
Romania’s player insisted on playing against backhand of Tang. Coach Richard PRAUSE gave correct advice; once again Adrian was in the lead 4:2. However, TANG recovered and leveled at 6:6. It was time for coach PRAUSE to call for time out. The game stayed close at 7:7, 8:8, 9:9, 10:10. It was a great finish by Adrian at 12:10 that gave him 2:1 lead.
“Adrian is really good” said TV commentator on CCTV5. True…
It was 4:1 at the beginning of fourth game for CRISAN and last chance for TANG with time-out from coach WU Jing Ping. Big points followed but CRISAN radiate: 5:1, 5:3, 7:3. Everybody applauded him after 9:4 and finally at 11:5.
Adrian is kept Europe?s hopes alive, two big matches are coming and we are 3:4 behind…who knows…
Panagiotis GIONIS – CHUANG Chih-Yuan 0:3 (9:11, 6:11, 11:13)
Bastian STEGER – XU Xin 0:3 (5:11, 6:11, 4:11)
Robert GARDOS – GAO Ning 3:0 (11:6, 11:6, 11:8 )
Asia was already a winner before the duel between Robert GARDOS and GAO Ning started, but both players are well known professionals and big fighters, so we saw another nice match.
Robert played aggressive from the beginning and after 6:4 he made three points in the row and closed the game at 11:6.
Robert won the second game in similar style with the same result 11:06.
More suspense was in the third game. At 8:6 for GARDOS, GAO called for time-out. After 8:8 the great backhand from Robert followed with edge ball for last point for his win.
Asia emerged victoriously at the 2014 Asia – Europe All Stars Challenge (Asian Event) –. After second day of fierce battles host Continent preserved the advantage gained on the first day. Adrian CRISAN scored for Europe like day earlier and Robert GARDOS added another point today
Europe – Asia 4:6
Xu Xin vs Gionis Panagiotis (Asia vs Euro 2014)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-AAIShYfZc