On January 19, the first day of the WTT Macau Championship, the mixed doubles quarterfinals, Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha swept Ma Long and Qian Tianyi 3-0 to advance to the quarterfinals. Three sets: 11-8, 11-5 and 11-9, Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha played with momentum and advanced as desired, and Ma Long ate the first game of 2022.
In the first set, Malone started very open, taking the lead in scoring the first point, and Wang Chuqin mistakenly sent points. Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha took advantage of Qian Tianyi's mistakes to score 3 points in a row, and the score was 3-2; Ma Long showed a strong side and scored 2 points in a row. The two sides then alternated leads, and at the critical moment, Ma Long grabbed the wrong point to send points, 8-10 behind Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha. The two sides then engaged in a tug-of-war, Ma Long made mistakes, and Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha won the first set 11-8.
In the second set, Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha scored 6 consecutive points as soon as they came up, starting at 6-0, Qian Tianyi's mistakes were still relatively many, and Wang Chuqin seized the opportunity many times. With Sun Yingsha's slam out of bounds, Malone and Qian Tianyi scored the first point. Then Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha scored 2 consecutive points to extend the lead. The pace of this inning was very fast, and with Sun Yingsha's hammering down, Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha took advantage of the advantages of the first three boards and rich variability to win the second set 11-5, leading 2-0 overall.
In the third set, Malone and Qian Tianyi began to fight back in a desperate situation, and they started 3-1. The two sides then drew 5-5 and the match went into a timeout. Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha played quite domineeringly, they won 11-9, and swept 3-0 on aggregate to advance to the mixed doubles quarterfinals.
It can be seen that this game was played quite fiercely from the beginning, Sun Yingsha entered the game very quickly, and her play was also excellent. Wang Chuqin played very decisively, and Sun Yingsha was very tacitly matched, and the two were worthy of being recognized by the outside world as the strongest "Shatou Combination". Ma Long's partner Qian Tianyi is a little nervous, obviously the pressure is relatively large, so the overall mistakes are also more.
Congratulations also to Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha, these two talented youngsters won the opening black in 2022, strong performance, they are also a big hit to win the mixed doubles championship, but also look forward to Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha's next performance.