USA basketball star Edwards insisted he could win a point against Cal graduate Zhang, then he showed up at her match
Cal graduate Lily Zhang lost her round-of-16 Olympic table tennis match on Wednesday, but along the way she gained a famous fan – USA basketball player Anthony Edwards.
It started when Zhang and her United States’ table tennis teammates ran until Steph Curry during Friday's Opening Ceremonies, with Edwards insisting he could win at least one point in a match against Zhang. TheLily Zhang and three teammates from the United States table tennis team were hanging out on a large boat last Friday, making small talk with the N.B.A. star Stephen Curry — as one does at an Olympic opening ceremony — when he asked what sport they played.
“You’ll meet someone, and their first reaction is, ‘I bet I can beat you, let’s play,’” Zhang said, laughing. “I don’t think you’d really say that to anyone in another sport. If you saw Michael Phelps, I don’t think you’d say, ‘I bet I can beat you in a race.’”Zhang, the 19th seed in the tournament, was not as successful in Wednesday’s round-of-16 match against fourth-seeded Shin Yubin of South Korea, who is ranked No. 8 in the world.
It was still Zhang’s the best performance in an Olympic Games. The 28-year-old 2018 Cal grad had never got past the round of 32 in her previous three Olympic appearances, and a berth in the round of 16 is an achievement considering the United States has never won an Olympic medal in table tennis, a sport dominated by China.Wright scored two goals and Paul scored one to help Canada beat China 12-7 in pool play.
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