Ma Long won his fifth singles title on the ITTF Pro Tour. The 20
year old Chinese defeated Germany’s, also 20 year old, Dimitrij
Ovtcharov in seven games.
The German showed resistance in his
first ever Pro Tour singles final. However, after already eliminating
two players from China, Ovtcharov was stopped by Ma Long, the world
no.3.
Happy German Faces
Although
the winner eventually came from China, neither Dimitrij Ovtcharov nor
his coach Richard Prause were in deep sadness. "The coach is almost
pleased", Prause was quoted. "Pity! It’s always better to win a final
but first of all Dimitrij has reached his first Pro Tour final. That’s
great and a very good performance."
Dimitrij Ovtcharov paid a
compliment to his opponent but challenged him at the same time: "I
think he can even play a bit better if he’s in a good shape", he said
about Ma Long, "but his style of play fits me well, like Wang Liqin’s.
He’s good for me to play."
Ma Long and Ovtcharov have never played each other before.
Source: www.ittf.com