Liu Shiwen wins World Table Tennis Cup; equals record held by Zhang Yining and Wang Nan

Liu Shiwen won the World Women's Cup of Table Tennis at Sendai by beating Kasumi Ishikawa of the host nation in straight sets. By winning the title again, she equaled the record that is held by Wang Nan and Zhang Yining.

Shiwen beat Ishikawa in straight sets, in a match that saw Ishikawa overawed by the occasion of her first major final.

In one of the most sensational results at the quarter final stage, Petrissa Solja had beaten local superstar, Ai Fukuhara 4-3 coming back from the dead from 0-3 down, and deuce in the fourth.

World Cup Final (Women) Result:

Finals:
Liu Shiwen beat Kasumi Ishikawa 14-12, 11-2, 11-9, 11-2

Semi finals:
Liu Shiwen beat Petrissa Solja 11-8, 12-10, 11-3, 11-3

Kasumi Ishikawa beat Li Jiao 6-11, 9-11, 11-8, 11-6, 15-13, 11-5

Photo courtesy of the ITTF.

Timo Boll, Ovtcharov reach German Open Table Tennis semi finals

Host star players, Timo Boll and Dima Ovtcharov reached the Semi-finals of the German Open Table Tennis tournament. Timo Boll beat Japan's Koki Niwa  11-4,11-7,11-9,11-3 while Ovtcharov overcame Zhan Jian 11-9, 11-5, 11-8, and 11-4.

Noshad Alamiyan and Petrissa Solja won the U-21 Boy's and Girls singles titles.

Noshad defeated Omar Assar 7-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-6, 13-11 while Petrissa beat Chinese Taipei’s Cheng I-Ching, the no.5 seed 11-9, 9-11, 11-2, 9-11, 11-5, 13-11. In the Men's singles, Noshad lost in straight games to Timo Boll.