Day 1 Match 8 Report – WONG Chun Ting vs. Tomokazu HARIMOTO
Match 8: WONG Chun Ting (HKG) 4 - 2 Tomokazu HARIMOTO (JPN) (11-9, 6-11, 11-10, 11-5, 2-5*, 5-3*)
There was no doubt the fans at the T2Cavern were cheering more for Japan’s Tomokazu Harimoto who came into this match with a 4-1 career head-to-head record against Wong Chun Ting. Perhaps that was what spurred Wong to raise his game against his teenage opponent, who is already a World Tour Grand Final winner. Wong kept his error-count low, which pressured Harimoto into taking more chances with his shots. Crucially, Wong took 3-1 lead after the regulation 24 minutes, with the match going into deciding FAST5 games. Harimoto needed to win three consecutive FAST5 games to stay alive in the tournament but could only manage one, as Wong recorded the biggest upset of Day 1.
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