In the round of 16 of the World Tour in Chongqing, China, Olympic Games hero Truls Möregårdh faced German Dang Qiu.
Despite the players being evenly ranked, it was never exciting.
Möregårdh started with a total domination in the first set, 11–2. The 23-year-old also treated us to a lovely spin shot.
The second set became more even, but the Swede could eventually pull away and win 11–7.
The third and final set ended 11–5 and Möregårdh took the victory in three straight sets.
In the quarterfinal, Möregårdh now awaits an Olympic Games rematch. He will face world number two Wang Chuqin, whom Möregårdh defeated in the Olympic Games, and who earlier on Friday won against Frenchman Alexis Lebrun.
Anton Källberg faced world number four Tomokazu Harimoto in his round of 16 on Friday morning. The Swede had previously won five times out of nine attempts against Harimoto, but this time it was too tough.
The Japanese won in three straight sets (11–8, 11–8, 11–6) and Källberg is thus out of the tournament.
