Evergreen Ni Xialian stopped in last 8 of Europe Top 16 Cup

MONTREUX, Switzerland, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Veteran Ni Xialian of Luxembourg was stopped in the 2023 CCB Europe Top 16 table-tennis Cup quarter-finals here on Saturday when she tried to make another miracle at the age of 59.

Ni, who will turn 60 in July, beat Slovak Barbora Balazova 4-2 in the morning before she lost to Shao Jieni of Portugal 4-2 in the last eight in the night.

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