On January 18, Beijing time, the 2022 WTT Macau Championship draw ended. Men's singles Fan Zhendong town guarded the upper half of the district, and the lower half of the district Xu Xin and Ma Long are expected to meet. Women's singles Chen Meng and Wang Manyu are in the upper half, Liu Shiwen met Wang Yidi in the first round, and Sun Yingsha in the lower half. Mixed doubles, Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha partnered, Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen partnered again, and the two pairs were also popular for the championship.
In this WTT Macau Championship, the national table tennis can be said to be the main players, including 7 Olympic champions, all of whom appeared, which is also the first competition in 2022. After the draw, the men's singles Fan Zhendong town guarded the upper half, his first round opponent was Zhang Zicheng, and there was Lin Gaoyuan in the upper half, and he played against Lin Zhaoheng in the first round. From the perspective of overall strength, the advantages of Fan Zhendong in the first half of the district are still obvious. In the second half, Zhao Zihao played against Xu Xin, Xue Fei against Wang Chuqin, and Ma Long encountered Liang Jingkun's test in the first round, which was also an uphill battle, and whether Ma Long and Xu Xin could meet in the semifinals was a point of interest.
In the women's singles, Chen Meng and Sun Yingsha are the top two seeds, the two are guarding two and a half districts respectively, Chen Meng's opponent is Du Kaixuan, and Sun Yingsha's opponent is He Zhuojia. In the first half of the district, Wang Manyu and Ku Man met, Chen Xingtong and Qian Tianyi dueled, Chen Meng and Wang Manyu were the popular candidates for the final qualification. In the second half of the district, Liu Shiwen's first-round opponent is Wang Yidi, which is also a tough game for her. Overall, if Liu Shiwen and Sun Yingsha will be in the semi-finals, it will be a good result.
In terms of mixed doubles, this time Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin are partnered, the two are the first choice for the future mixed doubles of national table tennis, Liu Shiwen and Xu Xin continue to play, the two are in the second half of the district, under normal circumstances, the two pairs of combination strength is dominant, and strive to meet the final. In terms of other combinations, the pairing of Fan Zhendong and Ku Man is also worth paying attention to. The Macau tournament is scheduled to be held from January 19 to 23, and the national table tennis players must strive to make a good start for 2022.