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Hong Kong, China, seeded fourth, takes home the bronze medal following its 3-1 victory over third seed Germany. Soo Wai Yam Minnie was the standout player, earning a brace of wins over Han Ying (12-10, 9-11, 11-9, 11-7) and Shan Xiaona (12-10, 13-11, 11-7), with Hong Kong, China’s third success coming courtesy of Doo Hoi Kem, who beat Petrissa Solja (11-5, 11-6, 11-9). Germany’s sole win arrived in the doubles as Shan and Solja saw off Lee Ho Ching and Doo (8-11, 11-5, 11-7, 15-13).
A bronze medal finish sees Hong Kong, China claim its first-ever Women’s Team medal at the Olympic Games and arrives 17 years after its only other table tennis medal win, a Women’s Doubles silver, at Athens 2004.
“It’s totally unbelievable and the best day of my life! I’m really happy to have played my part in clinching the winning point for us. We have been improving in every match, and we were confident despite going down in the first match,” said Soo Wai Yam Minnie.
Text and Photo Credit ITTF
Photo Credit HKTTA
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