BERLIN, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- China's Wang Chuqin, Zhou Qihao and Chen Xingtong advanced to the round of 16 at WTT Champions Frankfurt on Tuesday.
Playing his first match in over a month, world No. 4 Wang defeated Denmark's Anders Lind in straight games, overcoming resistance in the second game to seal an 11-7, 14-12, 11-9 victory.
"Since I've made a return to the competition field, I will go all out in every match, and hopefully I can play a few more here," said Wang.
Compatriot Zhou, ranked 12th, also progressed with a commanding performance, dispatching France's Thibault Poret 11-5, 11-5, 12-10.
Men's world No. 1 Sora Matsushima of Japan eased past Portugal's Joao Geraldo 3-0, while second seed Tomokazu Harimoto also progressed without dropping a game against Russia's Vladimir Sidorenko.
Home favorite Qiu Dang survived a tough encounter against Sweden's Elias Ranefur, recovering from a 2-1 deficit to prevail in five games after taking the final two 11-2, 11-7.
World No. 6 Lin Yun-ju of Chinese Taipei also needed five games to overcome 13th-ranked Darko Jorgic of Slovenia. Lin recovered from a 2-1 deficit to win the final two games 11-3, 11-8 and seal victory.
In the women's competition, Chen produced one of the day's most convincing performances, sweeping South Korea's Kim Na-yeong 11-1, 11-6, 11-7.
Japan's world No. 3 Miwa Harimoto faced a tougher challenge against Austria's 50th-ranked Sofia Polcanova. Harimoto recovered from losing the opening game to claim a 3-2 victory, taking the decider 11-7.
Egypt's Hana Goda, ranked 23rd, also prevailed in five games, edging France's Yuan Jianan after winning the decider 11-7. ■
