China's Lin, Chen suffer 1st-round exits at Table Tennis Asian Cup
BANGKOK, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- China's Lin Gaoyuan and Chen Xingtong were both eliminated in the first round of the 2022 Table Tennis Asian Cup, which kicked off here on Thursday.
Lin was defeated by Iran's Noshad Alamiyan 11-4, 11-3, 5-11, 12-14, 11-9, 11-6 in the men's singles action, while his compatriot and women's singles world No. 7 Chen crashed out after falling 8-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-6, 9-11, 8-11, 11-9 to t