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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Former Olympians Chen Wang and Timothy Wang won qualifying tournaments Thursday night on the first day of the U.S. Olympic table tennis trials.
Top-seeded Chen Wang claimed a spot in the North American Trials by beating Ying Lu 9-11, 12-10, 11-4, 11-6, 11-8 in a women's final.
Timothy Wang, the No. 7 seed, beat Sharon Alquetti 19-17, 11-9, 6-11, 11-7, 7-11, 12-10 in a men's final.
They advance to the North American Trials, which will be held in April in Markham, Ontario.
Chen Wang lost in the quarterfinals of the 2008 Beijing Games — still the best Olympic performance by an American — but stepped away from the sport until 2015 while she started a family. Timothy Wang competed in London in 2012.
The U.S. trials continue Friday and Saturday, with two players — one from each gender — qualifying each day.
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