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Two wins by Wu Jiaduo and a brave decision to select teenager Sabine Winter for the quarter-final contest against Hong Kong, the outfit who in the group stage had beaten third seeds Korea, proved the winning formula for Germany in their quarter-final clash on Friday 28th May 2010.

Wu Jiaduo beat both Tie Yana and Jiang Huajun; whilst in the third match of the duel, 17 year old Sabine Winter rose to the occasion to beat the vastly more experienced Zhang Rui.

It was a sensational victory with the German squad, officials and supporters in sheer delirium at the end of proceeding; a medal was in the bag, a medal in a World Championship Women’s Team event for Europe,

Spirit
Jiang Huajun gave Hong Kong the start they desired, she beat Kristin Silbereisen in four games.

Kristin Silbereisen, a heroine for Germany in the first stage of proceedings, never flinched from the task against the more experienced and more powerful Jiang Huajun, the player who has beaten the redoubtable Zhang Yining, the reigning Olympic and World champion, more times on the ITTF Pro Tour than she has lost!

She lost the first game, won the second, was trounced in the third but rejuvenated and, playing more consistently with her top spin strokes from wings, won the fourth to force a decider.

Tried to Force Pace
Perhaps just over exuberant, trying to force matters just that grain too much, aware that she could not be passive; Kristin Silbereisen lost the first three points of the decider. She called “Time Out”.

The break was to prove only a temporary reprieve, the next three points all went to Jiang Huajun; to her credit Kristin Silbereisen kept her discipline; clearly under orders from coach Jorg Bitzegio, she attacked the forehand of Jiang Huajun early in the rally. She reduced the arrears tom 4-9 forcing Li Huifen, the Hong Kong coach to call “Time Out”.

Kristin Silbereisen continued to play in a positive vein but the efforts were in vain; the gap was too great to close. It was advantage Hong Kong.

Fast Attack Prevails
Next into the arena came Tie Yana for Hong Kong and Wu Jiaduo for Germany.

It was the fast attacking skills of Wu Jiaduo against the consistent top spin play of Tie Yana.

Honours were shared in the first two games, in the third game, Wu Jiadu both surrendered a game point and saved a game point before emerging successful.

Attacking quickly in typical style, Wu Jiaduo matched Tie Yana in the rallies; at 10-7 she held three match points, the first was saved but not the second.

The score in the fixture was level.

Invest in Youth
Matters level, responsibility for German fortunes rested on the shoulders of 17 year old Sabine Winter; she faced Zhang Rui, now 31 years old and with the experience of playing in a World Championships final.

She was on duty for Hong Kong against China in 2004 in the final of the Liebherr World Team Championships in Doha.

The duel went the full five games distance, Sabine Winter executed her top spin strokes from both wings, her forehand the more potent side; whilst Zhang Rui, the expert penholder especially when required to block from the backhand, made full use of the table.

Fifth Game
In the fifth game Zhang Rui led 5-3 at the change of ends put playing bravely, directing her forehand top spin stroke across the diagonal to the forehand of Zhang Rui, Sabine Winter recovered to hold a 9-7 lead.

Calm and dignified, Zhang Rui staying close to the table, gaining an angle wide to the Sabine Winter forehand, levelled. It was parity at 9-all.

Invest in youth, it was a brave decision by coach Jorg Bitzegio to select Sabine Winter and he was rewarded; she won the next two points, the latter with a ripping forehand topspin and German had the lead.

Pressure
It was a major blow for Hong Kong and immensely increased the pressure on the shoulders of Jiang Huajun who faced Wu Jiaduo.

Wu Jiaduo captured the first game, Jiang Huajun responded; Wu Jiaduo, who uses short pimples on the forehand and reversed rubber on the backhand was proving particularly successful when executing her backhand with heavy topspin as opposed to speed.

She captured a close third game.

In the fourth game Wu Jiaduo moved ahead three-one; Li Huifen, the Hong Kong coach, called “Time Out”.

Nervous Moments
Neither player could establish an advantage, at 5-4 in favour of Wu Jiaduo, German coach Jörg Bitzegio was sent from the bench by the umpire; to his credit he did not complain and ran away from the scene.

Trailing 7-8, Wu Jiaduo elected to take a “Time Out”, both camps well aware of the vital nature of the game. Wu Jiaduo levelled at 8-all but the next two points went to Jiang Huajun before Wu Jiaduo levelled again and held match point at 11-10.

Nervous moments, the match point was saved then again match point at 11-10; this time converted; joy for Germany!