Table tennis rising star collapses! After leading 2-0, Chen Yi suffers a comeback defeat to Miwa Harimoto, and a one-point penalty costs her a spot in the quarterfinals.
On August 6th Beijing time, the WTT Yokohama Champions women's singles round of 16 began. A highly anticipated clash just concluded as Chinese rising star Chen Yi challenged world No. 3 Japanese star Miwa Harimoto. Chen Yi, who initially held a 2-0 lead, failed to pull off an upset and collapsed in the latter stages, losing three consecutive games to fall 3-2. It was a heartbreaking loss, notably because Chen Yi was penalized one point in the fourth game, which cost her the chance to win the match.
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