Dong/Ma Into HARDLINE Sherbrooke Mixed Doubles Semifinals

Ziqi Dong/Xiu Yue Ma (Beijing, CHN) reaches the HARDLINE Sherbrooke Mixed Doubles semifinals where they will meet Ying Yang/Jiafeng Tian (Beijing, CHN) for a spot into the championship game. of the HARDLINE Sherbrooke Mixed Doubles in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada;

Dong/Ma finished 2-1 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Dong/Ma defeated Dany Roy/Bruno Sonier (Sherbrooke, QC) 8-1, then went on to lose 9-6 against Yu Han/Qiang Zou (Beijing, CHN). Dong/Ma responded with a 8-1 win over Carrie Robertson/Alex Robertson (Palmerston, ON) in their final qualifying round match.

Dong/Ma earned 8.500 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the HARDLINE Sherbrooke Mixed Doubles. Dong/Ma move up 13 spots after posting a net gain of 3.376 points improving upon their best 5 results so far this season, ranking 115th overall with 14.002 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Dong/Ma ranks 55th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 14.002 points earned so far this season.