Wong Chun-ting and Baldwin Chan Ho-wah overcome mainland China pair 3-2 in Sweden
Hong Kong duo Wong Chun-ting and Baldwin Chan Ho-wah won the men’s doubles final at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Europe Smash in Sweden on Saturday, beating mainland China pair Lin Shidong and Huang Youzheng 3-2 in the final.
Wong and Chan, the world No 8 in men’s doubles, twice clawed back the lead in Malmo before eventually coming out on top.
They lost the opening game 7-11 to their Chinese opponents before winning the second 11-9. The Hong Kong duo were again behind when they lost the third game 4-11 before winning their final games 11-6 and 11-8 to seal the title.
“We are thrilled to win the title,” Wong said. “Our opponents performed well for today’s match, but we played our shots with more determination.
