On the evening of January 19, the first round of the WTT Macau Championship continued.
In the first women's singles quarterfinals, Zhang Rui defeated chipper Liu Fei 3-1, and the scores in the four sets were 11:8, 11:5, 10:12 and 11:8. Zhang Rui won more easily.
In the second men's singles quarterfinals, Lin Gaoyuan defeated Lin Zhaoheng 3-1, and the scores in the four sets were 11:8, 5:11, 11:7 and 11:4.
In the third mixed doubles 1/8 final, Xue Fei / Wang Xiaotong defeated Zhou Qihao / He Zhuojia 3-2, and the five sets were 9:11, 11:7, 9:11, 11:8 and 11:8. Zhou Qihao has suffered a round of travel in both men's singles and mixed doubles. Zhou Qihao was getting worse and worse. In the noon match, Zhou Qihao lost 2-3 to youngster Lin Shidong.
The fourth mixed doubles 1/8 final was played by Wang Chuqin / Sun Yingsha against Ma Long / Qian Tianyi. Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha won the gold medal in mixed doubles at the Houston World Table Tennis Championships. The cooperation between the two young generals is becoming more and more tacit. Chen Xuan served as the off-court coach of the duo.
Malone is playing mixed doubles for the first time. Qin Zhijian served as Ma Long/Qian Tianyi's off-field coach. Malone has not competed since last year's National Games. Liu Guoliang personally supervised the battle. The mask he wears is very interesting, and the pattern is like blue and white porcelain.
Malone/Qian Tianyi took the lead in the first set, taking a 6-4 lead. Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha chased the score to 6 draws and took a 9:7 lead. Wang Chuqin rushed to attack on the side, giving Ma Long/Qian Tianyi a chance. Malone picked the punch and then the ball came out. Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha won the first set 11:8.
In the second set, Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha started 6-0 and then led Ma Long/Qian Tianyi 8:1. Malone/Money is hard to recover. Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha won the second set 11:5.
The third set was hard to beat. Ma Long/Qian Tianyi made a 3:1 start and then led Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha 5:2. Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha scored four consecutive points to overtake the score. Malone fought and tied the score. Unfortunately, Qian Tianyi made consecutive mistakes, and Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha scored 2 consecutive points to take an 8:6 lead. Later, it enters the phase of stalemate. Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha retained the lead and won the third set 11:9.
In the end, Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha defeated Ma Long/Qian Tianyi 3-0. The cooperation between Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha is becoming more and more tamed and will be a strong contender for the mixed doubles championship of this tournament.
Malone's first mixed doubles trip was lost. Malone has not yet found the feeling of mixed doubles competition, plus Qian Tianyi's technology is still a little worse, And Malone can't move.
There are two more matches in the evening, namely 20:30, Chen Meng vs Du Kaixuan; 21:15, Fan Zhendong vs Zhang Zicheng.