Youth Olympics champion Fan Zhendong handed a five-set loss to Koki Niwa at the World Table Tennis Championships here on Friday.
The 18-year-old World No.4 beat 12th-ranked Japanese 11-5, 12-14, 11-2, 11-2, 11-9 and reached the men’s singles quarterfinals, reports Xinhua.
He will take on the winner of the match between German Timo Boll and Hong Kong’s Wong Chun Ting on Saturday.
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