Taobao World Mixed Doubles Day 1: Archer & Lee Fit Well

Dec 4, 2011

Hangzhou, China- Team USA's Archer and Lee looked strong along with great performances by Japan and China. Defending champions Efren Reyes and Rubilen Amit struggled with a 8-7 narrow victory over Indonesia. But many blowouts on Day 1 of the Taobao World Mixed Doubles.
USA's Archer and Lee looked super solid as they took down a strong match over China's Zhou Dou Dou and Wang Can. The teenage duo played well with only 2 missed shots, but USA won 8-6. "We played really well together. The Chinese team played great and only missed a couple shots. But we didn't miss any", said Archer.
The best match of the day had Team Japan's Uchigaki and Li Jia play a near flawless match over Korea with a 8-2 drubbing. They broke and ran 5 racks out of the 8 racks won. "They played near perfect. We should've won the first game, but they punished us with many break and runs after", said Charlie Williams, a Korean American pro player.
Team England's Allison Fisher and Craig Osborne struggled against Philippines Ranola and Corteza. They lost 8-4. "We really could have won that match. I missed a easy 6ball and later Craig missed a 2ball. I played alot of bad safeties", said Fisher. "It's alright. We are still in it to win", assured Osborne. Dragon Promotions Press Release