On January 19, Beijing time, the first day of the WTT Macau Match, a mixed doubles focus battle, Ma Long/ Qian Tianyi against Wang Chuqin / Sun Yingsha, and finally Ma Long / Qian Tianyi lost 0-3, Wang Chuqin / Sun Yingsha successfully advanced, will play against Fan Zhendong / Ku Man. As a result, the four seats in the top half of the mixed doubles quarterfinals have been released.
There is no doubt that this is the focus of the first day of the WTT Macau Competition, although it is only a mixed doubles, but after all, it is Malone's debut in 2022, and the first time to play in mixed doubles is very exciting. As for the opponent of the Ma Long combination, Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin are the ace mixed doubles combinations that the national table tennis focuses on creating, and both of them are the big hits of the Paris Olympic Games, so there is a great probability that the pair will join forces to compete in the mixed doubles competition after 00, of course, the Paris cycle has just begun, and the 2 and 2 00s need to prove themselves.
In the first game, the two sides fought to the final critical moment, Wang Chuqin / Sun Yingsha suddenly exerted force, Ma Long / Qian Tianyi could not resist, Wang Chuqin / Sun Yingsha seized the opportunity to win 11-8. In the second set of the game, the two sides quickly played one side, Wang Chuqin / Sun Yingsha occupied the obvious initiative, quickly pulled the score, 11-5 to complete the quick win, Ma Long / Qian Tianyi fell into a desperate situation.
In the third set, Malone/Qian Tianyi had the lead at the beginning, but was caught up in the middle of the set. In the face of the morale of the descendants, Ma Long is also powerless to return to heaven, in the end, Wang Chuqin / Sun Yingsha won 11-9, 3-0 eliminated Ma Long / Qian Tianyi, the two opponents after the next round of 00 will be Fan Zhendong / Ku Man, after the game 2 people did not celebrate. Liu Guoliang also seemed very relaxed on the sidelines.
In the previous mixed doubles match, Xue Fei/Wang Xiaotong and Zhou Qihao/He Zhuojia fought for five innings, and as a result, Xue Fei/Wang Xiaotong successfully seized the opportunity and successfully advanced to a 3-2 victory, with scores of 9-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-8, 11-8, and 11-8 respectively. In this way, Xue Fei/Wang Xiaotong will compete with Xiang Peng/Zhang Rui for a place in the final four.