Elizaveta Samara won one of the most spectacular victories in her career, our athlete at the Singapore Smash 2023 won over the Chinese Chen Meng (2nd place in the world and the title of Olympic champion) with a score of 3:2.

Elizaveta Samara defeated Chen Meng

Despite leading 1-0 and 2-1 in sets, Samara came back each time to win 6-11, 11-6, 2-11, 11-6, 11-8.

“I’m fine. Beating her is amazing. I knew I had a chance, even though he’s world number two. If you don’t give it your all, you can’t win. It’s amazing. I’ll stay in Singapore longer. Honestly saying i knew i could get a set but yeah… i’m happy” – Elizaveta Samaracited by FR de Table Tennis.

Know:

• Only three other non-Asian players managed to beat Chen Meng. Last year at the WTT Champions Macao, the Chinese lost to the Romanian Bernadette Shox.

• Samara will meet Austrian Sofia Polkanova in the 1/8 finals of Singapore Smash 2023.