China bagged two silvers and one bronze on the opening day of the 2019 ISU World Cup Short Track Shanghai finals. Wu Dajing won silver, clocking 47.928 seconds in men's 500 meters. Han Tianyu and An Kai won second and third place in men's 1,500-meter race coming in 2:22.251 and 2:22.556, respectively.

China's Han Yutong won first place in Group A of ladies' 1,500m final. However, skaters in Group B all clocked faster than her. Kim Alang and Choi Min Jeong of South Korea won the top two places in this category, clocking in 2:25.066 and 2:25.269 respectively. China's Zhang Yuting placed fourth.

Lee June Seo of South Korea claimed gold in 2:21.652 in the men's 1,500m.

World record holder Kim Boutin of Canada won gold in the ladies' 500m in 42.845, followed by Suzanne Schulting of the Netherlands and Martina Valcepina of Italy.

Boutin is the first woman to skate the 500m in under 42 seconds. Earlier this year, she set the record at 41.936 in the ladies' 500m quarterfinal at the ISU World Cup Short Track Salt Lake City.

The men's 500m saw Hungary's Shaolin Sandor Liu and his brother Shaoang Liu winning gold and bronze, with China's Wu Dajing claiming silver.

Wu and gold medalist Liu had a minor collision when Wu attempted to overtake Liu in the final lap, resulting in slight injuries for Wu and a gap of about six seconds between the two. Liu came out on top in 41.920.

"I felt Wu was trying to pass me from outside on the last lap, so I raised my arm and wanted to show I didn't foul," Liu said after his win. "I had never seen him fall so badly. I hope he will recover soon."

The Netherlands won the mixed 2,000m relay in 2:40.196, with Russia and Japan winning silver and bronze. The other two finalists, Canada and the United States, were disqualified after penalties.

(With input from Xinhua)