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Boll to face Kong

BEIJING NOV. 2. World No. 3 Timo Boll of Germany beat Croatia's Zoran Primorac on Saturday to set up a final showdown against Chinese Olympic champion Kong Linghui in the ITTF men's World Cup table tennis tournament. Boll, the European champion, beat Primorac 11-9, 5-11, 11-3, 12-14, 1-11, 11-4, 11-8 in the tournament in the eastern Chinese city of Jinan.

Kong defeated Austria's Werner Schlager 11-2, 5-11, 11-7, 11-9, 5-11, 11-9. Earlier in the day, Kong had beaten South Korea's Ohn Sang-eun.

World No. 1 Wang Liqin and No. 2 Ma Lin of China both crashed out of the event. Wang fell to Boll while Primorac beat Ma.

``It is the first time that I beat Ma,'' said Primorac, who had lost to the Chinese just days ago in the Dutch Open.

The results (semifinals): Kong Linghui (Chin) bt W.Schlager (Aus) 11-2, 5-11, 11-7, 11-9, 5-11, 11-9; Timo Boll (Ger) bt Primorac (Cro) 11-9, 5-11, 11-3, 12-14, 1-11, 11-4, 11-8.

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