Xu Xin, currently number 2 on the world ranking, defeated Vladimir Samsonov in the final match with 4-1. Earlier, he had already defeated players like Dimitrij Ovtcharov and Patrick Baum. One of the best European players, Timo Boll, was defeated in the semi-finals by Samsonov. In the small final match (the match for 3rd & 4th place), Ovtcharov defeated Boll in 4 short sets.
The only Belgian player in the tournament, Jean-Michel Saive, didn't make it further than the group phase, in wich he lost from Marcos Freitas and Yang Zi. Jean-Mi is without a doubt the best Belgian player (despite his age of 43 years old!), but the competition in the rest of the world, and China in specific) is way too high.
Next month the world ranking will be updated, so I think these results will surely have an influence on that ranking.
