Historic day for Aussies in Slovenia

In a historic day for Australian table tennis, Min Hyung Jee and Yangzi Liu are guaranteed a medal in the Women's Doubles at the World Table Tennis Contender event in Slovenia, with the Aussies ousting Russia's Yana Noskova and Olga Vorobeva in a hard fought 3-2 win the quarter final.

The medal is Australia's first at senior level in a World Table Tennis event. The Aussies made a fast start winning the first game, before the Russians asserted control with a 2-1 lead. Jee/Liu were not to be denied, fighting hard to come back and claim victory. Up next is China's Liu Weishan and Wang Yidi in the semi final this evening Australian time.

Yangzi Liu then capped off the perfect day for Australia, by triumphing over Germany’s Olympic, World and European medallist Xiaona Shan in her Women’s Singles Round of 16 clash. Liu raced to a 2-0 lead before the WR37 German levelled proceedings at 2-2. Liu dug deep and held her nerve to win the 5^th game 11-9 to progress through to the quarter final, where she will face China’s Liu Weishan. This was a career best victory for Liu and surely one of the most memorable victories for Australia on the international stage in recent years.

Full results are available by clicking here.

Match highlights videos are available on the World Table Tennis YouTube page.