Tan, Ma police doubles table tennis title in Canada

Philstar.com

January 2, 2023 | at 10:35

MANILA, Philippines – Former collegiate standout Christine Tan and Canada’s Maggie Ma showed their grit to dominate the Women’s Over-40 Doubles Series of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Veterans Tour at the Ontario Convention Center in Ontario, Canada over the weekend.

Tan, a former Far Eastern University table tennis varsity member who moved to the United States, combined perfectly with Ma in the final round to defeat the American pair of Stacy Zhang and Yude Chan 11-9, 11-8, 14-12.

“It’s really huge for us,” said Tan, 40, who now lives in Rancho Cucamonga, California. “I want to thank my partner for giving his best from the beginning until the championship round. It’s really memorable to win different countries.

Ma, a former Canadian national pool member from 1998-2005, also expressed his delight at their title-winning partnership.

In the semifinals, Tan and his 45-year-old partner from Vancouver, Canada defeated China’s Shi Shuqin and American Patty Martinez-Wasserman 11-8, 11-7, 11-9.
Chan and Zhang then overcame India’s Rita Jain and Australia’s Belgium Bennett 11-8, 5-11, 11-9, 11-8 in the second semi-final to reach the final round of the women’s doubles over-40 series. in which 30 female players participated.

Meanwhile, Tan settled for a bronze medal at the United States (US) Open Table Tennis Championships 40 and Hardbat Women’s tournament a few days later also at the same venue.