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Chinese dominate ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in Macau
Veteran Ma Long and world champion and women's world ranking leader Sun Yingsha won the finals of the 2024 ITTF Macau World Cup, dominated by players from China.
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On Sunday, world number four Ma Long came from 3-0 down to defeat eighth-ranked Lin Gaoyuan 4-3 (9-11, 9-11, 5-11, 11-8, 11-6, 11-4, 11-8) in one hour and three minutes.
The 35-year-old Ma Ling claimed his third World Cup title, adding to his resume that includes two gold medals at the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games and three world titles, in 2015, 2017 and 2019.
Hours earlier, world number two Wang Manyu led 3-1, but Sun Yingsha eventually confirmed her favoritism and won 4-3 (8-11, 5-11, 11-4, 5-11, 11-8, 11-5, 11-9) in one hour and 27 minutes.
With Sun Yingsha's triumph, China has won 24 of the 25 editions of the women's World Cup since the tournament began in 1996 in the neighboring Chinese semi-autonomous region of Hong Kong.
The ITTF Macau World Cup 2024 returned after a three-year hiatus caused by the covid-19 pandemic, with prize money totaling one million dollars (about 940 thousand euros).
The tournament brought 96 players to Macau, including world champion Fan Zhendong, ITTF number one Wang Chuqin and four Portuguese: Marcos Freitas, Tiago Apolónia, João Geraldo and Fu Yu.
Portuguese number one Marcos Freitas was eliminated in the round of 16 by Japanese Tomokazu Harimoto, ninth in the world, while Tiago Apolónia, João Geraldo and Fu Yu were eliminated in the group stage.
In February, during the World Team Championships, the men's table tennis team, composed of Marcos Freitas, Tiago Apolónia, João Geraldo, Diogo Carvalho and João Monteiro, qualified for the Paris Olympics.
In addition to the team berth, which will be made up of three players, Portugal has also secured a place in the individual tournament for the two Portuguese with the best world ranking on June 18.
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