Timo Boll, Li Qian Triumph at Europe Top 12
Wednesday February 11, 2009
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| Timo Boll - Home Town Triumph! Photo By: Rémy Gros, by courtesy of the ITTF |
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Home town hero Timo Boll triumphed in the final of the Europe Top 12 held in Düsseldorf, Germany this weekend. Boll won a close 4-3 victory over Vladimir Samsonov, 11-9 in the seventh game, coming back from a 1-3 deficit to win the next 3 games and the match.
In the women's final, Poland's Li Qian had a 4-1 victory over Li Jie, in a match that was played under the expedite system from 8-6 in the first game. The 5 game match took over an hour to complete! More details are available at the ITTF website. |