ITTF Qatar Open 2011-Outstanding Xu Xin's Performance

ITTF Pro Tour Qatar Open 2011 closed it curtain with the most waited game between lefthanded Timo Boll vs Xu Xin.
21 years old Xu Xin has shown his masterclass performance en-route to this final. He beat compatriot Wang Liqin 4-0 in Best of 16, to set the mouthwatering quater final clash with World Champion 2010 Wang Hao. Again, he shown the champion built -in mental strength to beat Wang Hao 4-3 after trailing 4-8 in deciding 7th game.
He step up to another level and took fully control to demolish Ma Long 4-0. World No.2 Ma Long has no answer to the outstanding long forehand and backhand of penholder Xu Xin.
After beat Ma Lin in Slovenian Open Final in January, superfast Xu Xin simply outclass World No1 Timo Boll with 4-0 on a level of rarely witnessed in table tennis arena. Timo Boll and Xu Xin had faced each other on 3 occasions in world ranking events prior to the meeting in Doha 2011; on all 3 occasions Xu Xin had won.

p/s: I love Penholder....

by: KPPj8