Beijing time on November 13 news, the 2021 Houston World Table Tennis Championships warm-up in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province into the second day. In the men's singles 1/4 final, Fan Zhendong defeated Lin Shidong 4-1, Ma Long defeated Xu Haidong 4-0, which was the third post-00 youngster he won in this competition, veteran Xu Xin lost to Xue Fei 3-4; in the women's singles field, Chen Meng defeated Zhang Rui 4-2, and Liu Shiwen swept Qin Yuxuan 4-0 on his debut.
In the men's singles quarterfinals, Fan Zhendong faced youngster Lin Shidong. In the first game, Fan Zhendong took the lead and won 11-9. Lin Shidong showed no weakness and won back a city with the same score. Next, Fan Zhendong did not give his opponent another chance, and won three consecutive sets 11-6, 11-4, 11-9, thus defeating Lin Shidong 4-1.
Grand Slam winner Malone faces Xu Haidong. Xu Haidong, born in 2000, is a right-handed straight board with two sides of the anti-glue, arc combined with fast attack. In this campaign, Malone remained focused, did not give his opponent too many opportunities, won four straight sets, and reached the final four, with specific scores of 11-3, 11-5, 11-7, 11-6.
Xu Xin faced Xue Fei in the quarterfinals. In this game, the two players played inextricably, Xue Fei took the lead 11-9, xu Xin did not show weakness, and won back a city 11-6. In the third set, the two sides were very fiercely contested, Xue Fei won 16-14 with difficulty, and won 11-6 in the fourth set, leading the set 3-1. Xu Xin chased two sets in a row 11-6, 11-9. In the decider, Xue Fei laughed 11-5 to the end, thus narrowly defeating Xu Xin 4-3.
World Number One Chen Meng, who won the women's singles title at the Tokyo Olympics this summer, has achieved a metamorphosis. Tonight, Chen Meng faced Zhang Rui in a women's singles match. After the game began, Chen Meng played proactively, winning two consecutive sets 11-6, 11-9, and leading the way 2-0.
Zhang Rui stepped up the fight, the power of the backhand was exerted, and the fourth set was won 12-10, chasing two consecutive sets. In the fifth set, Chen Meng stabilized his position 11-5. In the sixth set, Chen Meng continued to work hard and successfully won, thus defeating Zhang Rui 4-2.
Liu Shiwen won the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships and World Cup championships, originally a popular candidate for the women's singles of the Tokyo Olympic Games, but in 2020, Liu Shiwen underwent surgery, the recovery process was not as expected, and Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu grew rapidly, Liu Shiwen did not qualify for the Olympic singles and will participate in mixed doubles competitions.
In the mixed doubles match, Liu Shiwen and Xu Xin were paired, and lost to the Japanese team of Mishimasa Ito /Hayabusa Mizutani in the final, ranking second. After that, she quit the team competition, as a P card identity of Wang Manyu appeared as a substitute, with Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha tacit understanding, to help the national table tennis team win the women's team championship.
In this warm-up match, Liu Shiwen made her debut to meet Qin Yuxuan. In this game, Liu Shiwen's technical and tactical application was reasonable, but the second set encountered some obstacles, and the other three sets were won with a large advantage, and finally won 4-0 against Qin Yuxuan, with specific scores of 11-5, 11-9, 11-3, 11-6.