Tie Yana will wave the flag for Hong Kong in semifinals of the 2016 Qatar Open. Yana is the only non-Chinese player in the penultimate stage. She reached semifinals after beating France's Li Xue by 8-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-7 and 11-5. In semifinals she will meet Ding Ning, who defeated Germany's Hang Ying by 11-5, 11-4, 11-6 and 11-4.
In the first semifinal Liu Shiwen will face Zhu Yuling. Liu overcame Petrissa Solja by 12-10, 11-2, 11-4 and 13-11 in quarterfinals. It's important to highlight that the German player progressed to quarterfinals after eliminating Feng Tianwei by 4-2.
Zhu Yuling, world semifinalist, booked a place in semifinals as she stood victorious over China-Taipei's Chen Szu-Yu by 11-6, 11-8, 11-2 and 11-6.
Ding Ning vs Han Ying Video kindly shared by Official ITTF Channel
Liu Shiwen vs Petrissa Solja Video kindly shared by Official ITTF Channel
Photo: Xinhua
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