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Viertelfinale

Simon Gauzy (FRA) after beating Jun Mizutani (JPN) 4-3 in quarterfinal

“It was a very crazy match and crazier than the match between Timo Boll and Lin Gaoyuan. I am just delighted to overcome Mizutani, who is also a fantastic player. I am very happy and to get to this stage is a big task and hard work. I am just really happy with my performance this year. I am also happy to have my family here supporting me. Particularly with the kind supporting me and this really was very great for me. I worked hard to stay calm today throughout the match but inside me I was burning. It was a great match and great win against a great player.”


Timo BOLL (GER) after beating LIN Gaoyuan (CHN) 4-3 in quarterfinal

“It was a crazy match and I had to fight because this is my living room. I just felt I had to fight in this wonderful arena with the huge support from the fans and I was lucky as well. I think I had to use the next 20 minutes to enjoy this victory. Against Ma Long in the semifinal, I have nothing to lose I just had to fight just like I did at the last World Championship in Dusseldorf. There is no doubt that he is best player in the world and it is indeed an honour to play against him.”


MA Long (CHN) after beating NIWA Koki (JPN) 4-1 in the quarter final

“I was leading in the fourth set and I made some errors which made me to lose the match. But I remained focus and take one point after another. I am not thinking of the title as I just want to play every single match after another.”