WJTTC: Korea’s Jeong Sang Eun Wins Boys' Singles
December 17, 2007

Korea's Jeong Sang Eun at the award ceremony. Photo By: Remy Gros

Courtesy of ITTF The World Championships of the juniors in Palo Alto, California ended with a Korean win. Jeong Sang Eun beat Xu Ruifeng in the Boys’ Singles final on Saturday, December 15, 2007. It was the successful revenge for Jeong, who lost in three straight games in the Boys’ Team final against Xu.

The way to the title was not easy at all for Jeong Sang Eun. The Korean beat France’s Abdel-Kader Salifou, top seeded Song Shichao from China, compatriot Lee Sang Su and another player from China, Xu Ruifeng, in the final.

Spectacular Rallies in the Fifth Game
The final started like the match in the team’s event ended. Xu was dominant and led quickly with two games to nil. Jeong Sang Eun then fought back and equalized to 2-2.

The fifth game was most likely the crucial one in this match. The rallies were very spectacular and the fans celebrated each point. Jeong Sang Eun played his very best in this period and took the fight more and more out of his Chinese opponent.

Only One Chinese on the Boys’ Podium
A comfort for Xu Ruifeng is that he was the most successful player in Palo Alto with two gold and two silver medals.

Xu was also the best Chinese in the Boys’ Singles event and the only Chinese on the podium. Korea’s Jeong Sang Eun (winner) and the bronze medalists Lee Sang Su (Korea) and Mikhail Paykov (Russia) were the other boys winning a medal.

Futher Results from the World Junior Table Tennis Championships

Boys' Singles Final: JEONG Sang Eun KOR defeated XU Ruifeng CHN 4-2

Girls' Singles Final: YANG Yang CHN defeated WEN Jia CHN 4-0

Boys' Doubles Final: SONG Shichao CHN / YAN An CHN defeated
MATSUDAIRA Kenji JPN / UEDA Jin JPN 4-0

Girls' Doubles Final: LI Xiaodan CHN / WEN Jia CHN defeated
MU Zi CHN / YANG Yang CHN 4-2

Mixed Doubles Final: XU Ruifeng CHN / MU Zi CHN defeated
SONG Shichao CHN / LI Xiaodan CHN 4-1