Published: July 30th, 2021,
Last updated: May 24th, 2022

Despite peak focus, German table tennis star Dimitrij Ovtcharov narrowly lost his match in the semi-finals against Chinese Ma Long (3:4) on Thursday. Ma will meet his compatriot Fan Zhendong in the finals today. The women’s finals were also already an all-Chinese affair: Chen Meng won against Sun Yingsha 4:2. Former world-ranking leader Ovtcharov is still competing for bronze.