Singapore s Yu Mengyu stuns another top seed to reach Olympics semis
World No. 47 Yu Mengyu of Singapore saw off Japan s 10th-ranked Kasumi Ishikawa on Wednesday morning to reach the semi-finals of the table tennis women s singles competition at the Tokyo Olympics.
AP Photo/Kin Cheung
Singaporean paddler Yu Mengyu s giant-killing run in the table tennis women s singles competition at the Tokyo Olympics continued on Wednesday as she defeated world No. 10 Kasumi Ishikawa 4-1.
The victory marks Yu s maiden last-four appearance at the Games, and was her second huge upset in a row after she defeated Chinese Taipei s Cheng I-Ching - ranked 8th in the world - 4-0 in the previous round.
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