Asian champion Hong Kong of China escaped an early dismiss from the Asian
Games men's team table tennis on Thursday, fighting from 1-2 down to beat Japan
in full sets and setting up a semifinal face off with current world runners-up
South Korea.
Having lost the first game 3-2 to Kan Yo, Hong Kong player Cheung Yuk
gathered himself to win the decisive rubber over Kaii Yoshida, 11-6, 11-5, 11-9.
The 25-year-old took three points in a row to seal the five-set victory over
the former Chinese Yoshida, who joined the Japanese nationality after years of
living there.
Li Ching collected two points for Hong Kong, beating Yoshida and Kan 3-0 and
3-2 respectively, while Ko Lai Chak lost to Japanese Jun Mizutani 13-11, 11-9,
11-3.
