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Tokyo Paralympics: Hong Kong’s Ng Mui-wui and Wong Ting-ting win women’s table tennis group openers

  • Rio 2016 bronze medallist Ng beats Japan’s Ito ahead of tough match against world No 1
  • Teenager Wong seals dream debut after tough win over Ferney of France

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Hong Kong table tennis player Ng Mui-wui wins a game against Maki Ito of Japan in a group game at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. Photo: Hong Kong Paralympic Committee
Andrew McNicol
Hong Kong’s two Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games table tennis representatives got off to a super start in their women’s singles T11 group preliminaries at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Wednesday.
Rio 2016 Games bronze medallist Ng Mui-wui needed four games to beat Maki Ito of Japan 3-1 (14-12, 11-9, 8-11, 11-3) in her group A opener.

The 24-year-old, who is ranked third in the world by ITTF Para Table Tennis, hopes to improve on her performance since beating then-teammate Wong Ka-man for third place five years ago. She showed improvements over each game in her win over a stubborn world number 10 Ito.

Ng has since won two silver medals at the 2018 Asian Para Games, a silver and bronze at the 2017 and 2018 world championships, respectively, and gold at the 2019 Asian Championships.

Hong Kong's Paralympic debutant Wong Ting-ting returns in a group game ralley against Lea Ferney of France at the Tokyo 2020 Games in Tokyo, Japan in August. Photo: Hong Kong Paralympic Committee
Hong Kong's Paralympic debutant Wong Ting-ting returns in a group game ralley against Lea Ferney of France at the Tokyo 2020 Games in Tokyo, Japan in August. Photo: Hong Kong Paralympic Committee

Meanwhile, teammate and Paralympic debutant Wong – world number four – beat France’s Lea Ferney 3-1 (12-10, 3-11, 11-6, 12-10) after a couple of scares.

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