Tuesday September 12, 2006
Table Tennis: Formidable Wang Nan not taking match lightly
KUALA LUMPUR: It will be lop-sided battle when China's phenomenal women's table tennis player Wang Nan takes on Malaysia's Beh Lee Wei in the curtain raiser for the China versus World All-Stars men's challenge at the Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium today.
But the 28-year-old Wang Nan, who has 19 world titles under her belt, will still take the match seriously.
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MEETING THE BEST: Beh Lee Wei will play an exhibition match with Wang Nan (left). |
“But I will give my best and take my opponent from Malaysia seriously,” said the current world number five at a press conference yesterday.
The former world number one, who has won gold medals at the 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens Olympics, is the Chinese player with the most number of world titles to her name.
On the match against the Chinese star, the 23-year-old and nine-time national champion Lee Wei said: “This is a rare opportunity to play against a high-ranked player. This opportunity will only make me a better player.”
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