Hosts Russia out of contention (Moscow 2010)

Host nation dreams have been crushed here in Moscow with Russia exiting the men’s team race at the quarter-finals stage.

A convincing outing from Timo Boll against Kirill Skachkov (13-11, 11-6, 11-5) put opponents Germany ahead before narrow victories from Dimitrij Ovtcharov and Christian Suss over Alexey Smirnov (9-11, 11-4, 11-3, 5-11, 11-7) and Fedor Kuzmin (11-9, 8-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-5) respectively, brought Russian hopes to a close.

2008 runners-up stay on course (Moscow 2010)

The men’s team event continues to hot up in the Russian capital with 2008 World Team Championships silver medallists Korea Republic sealing another podium finish this time out.

Joo Saehyuk, Ryu Seungmin and Oh Sangeun all played their part for Korea with the trio all contributing victories, but a deserved shout out goes to Hungary’s Daniel Kosiba who produced a fine display against Oh Sangeun (12-10, 11-9, 11-7) to put the Europeans on the board – It has finished 3-1 to Korea Republic here.

Wu Jiaduo keeps European hopes alive (Moscow 2010)

Germany remains in the hunt for women’s team glory here in Moscow with Wu Jiaduo’s brace, and a third win courtesy of Sabine Winter, helping the country to a 3-1 success over Hong Kong China. The result means European hopes now fall on the German team with Singapore beating Hungary 3-0.

Netherlands exits the race (Moscow 2010)

It’s the end of the road for the Netherlands after the European side experienced a crushing 3-0 defeat at the hands of title favourites China.

Liu Shiwen and Guo Yan both came through their fixtures with relatively little difficulty but Ding Ning was made to work hard for her win with Dutch opponent Li Jie putting up a brave fight. China moves through to the last four where Japan awaits in what should prove a thrilling affair.

Japan holds on in dramatic encounter (Moscow 2010)

An incredible contest we’ve just seen unfold in front of our very own eyes as Japan negotiates a tricky meeting with DPR Korea by the narrowest of margins.

Sayaka Hirano, Kasumi Ishikawa and Ai Fukuhara all contributed to Japan’s efforts, however, the standout player of the match was surely DPR Korea’s Kim Kyung-Ah who picked up two wins to her name. It’s defeat for DPR Korea but a truly commendable display nonetheless.