Japan clinched gold and silver at the 27th Universiade in Kazan. It was gold for the Womenโs Team formed by Yuka ISHIGAKI, Rika SUZUKA and Riyo NEMOTO; for the Menโs Team comprising Hiromitsu KASAHARA, Maharu YOSHIMURA and Jin UEDA, it was silver. Both fi,
Japan clinched gold and silver at the 27th Universiade in Kazan. It was gold for the Womenโs Team formed by Yuka ISHIGAKI, Rika SUZUKA and Riyo NEMOTO; for the Menโs Team comprising Hiromitsu KASAHARA, Maharu YOSHIMURA and Jin UEDA, it was silver.
Both finals were decided in convincing fashions; three matches to nil score-lines being the end result in each contest.
Represented by SHANG Kun, LIU Yi and FANG Bo China proved too strong for the Japan in the Menโs Team final.
In the Womenโs Team final, it was the reverse scenario. The Taipei outfit formed by CHEN Szu-Yu, CHENG I-Ching and LEE I-Chen found Japan in irresistible form.
Menโs Team Final:ย China โ Japan 3:0
SHANG Kun โ Hiromitsu KASAHARA 11-9, 9-11, 11-5, 11-9
LIU Yi โ Maharu YOSHIMURA 11-4, 7-11, 11-6, 11-1
FANG Bo, Shang Kun โ Jin UEDA, Maharu YOSHIMURA 9-11, 9-11, 12-10, 12-10, 11-4
Menโs Team Semi- Finals:ย China โ Taipei 3:1
LIU Yi โ CHEN Chien-An 11-8, 11-7, 11-9
SHANG Kun โ CHIANG Hung-Chieh 11-4, 8-11, 11-5, 11-3
SHANG Ku, ย Xia Yizeng โ CHIANG Hung-Chieh,
HUANG Sheng-Sheng 14-16, 12-10, 6-11, 8-11
LIU Yi โ HUANG Sheng-Sheng 11-5, 11-5, 11-8
Menโs Team Semi –ย Russia โ Japan 1:3
Kirill SKACHKOV โ Maharu YOSHIMURA 9-11, 8-11, 9-11
Alexander SHIBAEV โ Hiromitsu KASAAHARA 11-9, 11-7, 11-9
Mikail PAYKOV, Alexander SHIBAEV โ Jin UEDA, Maharu YOSHIMURA 6-11, 11-9, 8-11, 6-11
Krill SKACHKOV โ Jin UEDA 6-11, 5-11, 14-12, 12-10
Womenโs Team Final Taipei โ Japan 0:3
CHEN Szu-Yu โ Yuka ISHIGAKI 7-11, 7-11, 10-12
CHENG I-Ching โ Rika SUZUKI 9-11, 9-11, 13-11, 11-7, 11-5
CHEN Szu-YU, LEE I-Chen -Yuka ISHIGAKI, Riyo NEMOTO 12-14, 10-12, 11-6, 6-11
Womenโs Team Semi-Finals โ China โ Taipei 1:3
JANG Yue โ LEE I-Chen 4-11, 5-11, 11-9, 6-11
ZHENG Shichang โ Cheng I-Ching 11-8, 12-10, 9-11, 11-9
JIANG Yue, XIONG Xinyun v Chen Szu-Yu / Lee I-Chen 6-11, 11-5, 3-11, 9-11
ZHENG Shichang โ CHEN Szu-Yu 6-11, 9-11, 12-10, 9-11
Womenโs Team Semi-Finals –ย Russia โJapan 2:3
Polina MIKHAILOVA โ Yuka ISHIGAKI 11-9, 12-14, 8-11, 11-9, 4-11
Yana NOSKOVA โ Rika SUZUKI 7-11, 12-10, 13-11, 11-8
Yana NOSKOVA, Elena TROSHNEVA -Yuka ISHIGAKI, Riyo NEMOTO 2-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-9
Polina MIKHAILOVA v Riyo NEMOTO 12-10, 11-5, 11-13, 11-5
Elena TROSHNEVA v Rika SUZUKI 4-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-7, 8-11
