The 2013 ITTF North American Championship was held from Aug 25th – Aug 27th in Capilano University Vancouver. After 3 days of head turning matches, Canadian players have produced great results.
Winner of both Men’s Singles event at the GAC Group 2013 ITTF World Tour United States Open and 2013 Butterfly Canadian Championships, Eugene Wang emerged as the new North American Champion in Men’s Singles. Cheng Hongtao came in 2nd place at Men’s Singles after going head to head with Eugene at the finals with score of 4-1. Hongtao also scored 1st place and Junior Boys’ Singles event with Klement Yeung winning bronze for Junior Boys’ Singles and while Anqi Luo won bronze for Junior Girls’ singles.
For Women’s Team event, the Candaina team consisting of Mo Zhang, Anqi Luo and Michelle Liaw, won 3-0 against US Women’s Team consisting of Ariel Hsang, Erica Wu, and Prachi Jha. In the cadet arena, Justina Yeung finished 5th in Girls’ Singles event and Alexander Moran placed 6th in Boy’s Singles event.
Congratulations to everyone for their hard work!