Zhuang Headlines Qualifiers
Posted by Mike Mazzeo on 13 Jan 2008 at 09:37 pm | in: Sports, Table Tennis
David Zhuang Photo By: Evan Rosen/The Triangle
David Zhuang (9-2), Han Xiao (9-2), Eric Owens (8-3) and Yinghua Cheng (8-3) have each booked their ticket to Vancouver for the North American Qualifying Tournament.
The four competitors bested eight others for the opportunity to become just one of three North American male players that will represent the United States (or Canada) at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
Here are the final standings:
1. David Zhuang (9-2)
2. Han Xiao (9-2)
3. Eric Owens (8-3)
4. Yinghua Cheng (8-3) (tiebreak)
5. Mark Hazinski (8-3)
6. Yu Shao (7-4)
7. Sean Lonergan (4-7)
8. Adam Hugh (3-8)
9. Khoa Nguyen (5-6)*
10. John Leach (1-10)
11. Tahl Leibovitz (1-10)
12. Razvan Cretu (3-8)**
*Withdrew, forfeited two matches
**Withdrew, forfeited three matches
