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When 91kg Samir El Mais walked to the ring in Glasgow Wednesday afternoon to get his first bout out of the way, after waiting five days for his turn, he knew that he had to win big against Warren Bastier from England, to get his ticket to the semifinals on Friday.
"Canada is pretty dominant in the world so I have aspirations to be in every final in every meet so it is exciting and I know I will be against a good opponent."
"It was a little easier that the last bout, and I was faster, got in more points before the first perios was over, I just told myself to shoot earlier, get some offense going."
Canada’s hopes in table tennis mixed doubles will live another day after two Canadian combinations won both their morning matches as well as both their afternoon matches Wednesday, earning berths in the fourth round set for Thursday.
In the middle-weight category (75kg), Ariane Fortin has defeated Magan Maka of New Zealand to move to the semi-finals; guaranteeing a medal for Canada.
In the bout, Fortin looked strong and the crowd appreciated her efforts.
Canada’s Ryan Bester (Hanover, Ont.) made short work of his opponent Harry Musonda from Zambia this morning, winning his men’s singles quarter-final 21-5. He advances to the semifinal at 12:45 today against either New Zealand or Australia.
