Both the players were from the same country but they played like rivals, means to say that if you missed the final of women’s Olympic singles table tennis, then you missed a lot of excitement and fun as well.
It was an all-China final where the No. 1-ranked player in the game Ding Ning was favorite for the gold medal but it was totally different here in the Wembley Arena of London Olympics 2012 when she was beaten by Li Xiaoxia.
Since the game was introduced at the Olympics in 1988, it is the super power China who is winning the gold medal in women's single and this is seventh for them.
This was really an exciting final where Ding had more clappings and chanting on her point but there was some silence when Li Xiaoxia gets point.
The first two sets were won by Li. In the third round, there was some controversial moments when Ding was given red card and a point penalty for taking her towel too early.
Li won the gold medal with an amazing and shocking 4-1 victory. Singapore's Feng Tianwei won the bronze medal by beating Japan's Kasumi Ishikawa by 4-0 (11-9, 11-6, 11-6, 11-3).
It was an all-China final where the No. 1-ranked player in the game Ding Ning was favorite for the gold medal but it was totally different here in the Wembley Arena of London Olympics 2012 when she was beaten by Li Xiaoxia.
Since the game was introduced at the Olympics in 1988, it is the super power China who is winning the gold medal in women's single and this is seventh for them.
This was really an exciting final where Ding had more clappings and chanting on her point but there was some silence when Li Xiaoxia gets point.
The first two sets were won by Li. In the third round, there was some controversial moments when Ding was given red card and a point penalty for taking her towel too early.
Li won the gold medal with an amazing and shocking 4-1 victory. Singapore's Feng Tianwei won the bronze medal by beating Japan's Kasumi Ishikawa by 4-0 (11-9, 11-6, 11-6, 11-3).
