On January 19, 2022, the first match day after the end of the Table Tennis Macau Tournament, the two singles events have been out of the quarterfinals, the men's singles Fan Zhendong, Lin Gaoyuan, Wang Chuqin, Lin Shidong advanced, the women's singles Chen Meng, Zhang Rui, Liu Weishan, Wang Xiaotong advanced, and the mixed doubles four pairs advanced to the quarterfinals, of which Fan Zhendong, Lin Gaoyuan, Chen Meng, Liu Weishan, Wang Xiaotong, Xiang Peng/Zhang Rui were all eliminated players.
Men's singles Fan Zhendong defeated Zhang Zicheng 3-0 (11-9, 11-9, 11-6), Lin Gaoyuan eliminated Lin Zhaoheng 3-1 (11-8, 5-11, 11-7, 11-4), in the previous stage of the game, Lin Shidong narrowly defeated Zhou Qihao 3-2, Wang Chuqin swept Xue Fei 3-0, then Fan Zhendong waited for Yuan Licen and Xu Yingbin to win, Wang Chuqin waited for Ma Long and Liang Jingkun to win, Lin Gaoyuan against youngster Lin Shidong.
Fan Zhendong and Lin Gaoyuan gradually entered a good situation, through actual combat to find the rhythm of the game, Lin Zhaoheng performed well, at least to avoid being clean sheeted, Zhang Zicheng and Fan Zhendong played back and forth this time, the opponent's strength improved, resulting in a more exciting process.
Women's singles Chen Meng defeated Liu Fei 3-2 (11-8, 7-11, 12-10, 11-13, 11-2) against Du Kaixuan, Zhang Rui defeated Liu Fei 3-1 (11-8, 11-5, 10-12, 11-8), the previous game, Liu Weishan beat Li Jie 3-0, Wang Xiaotong narrowly defeated Li Qian, in the second round Liu Weishan against Sun Yingsha and He Zhuojia winner, Wang Xiaotong against Liu Shiwen and Wang Yidi winner, Chen Meng determined against Zhang Rui.
Du Kaixuan is indeed capable, last year's two competitions were played well, this time also brought a great impact to Chen Meng, the two sides played five sets, the key moment Chen Meng played stable, blasted out 11-2 to lock in the victory, Zhang Rui imitated Ito Mimako, Liu Fei is a chipper, the two have long served as sparring partners, assisting the coaching team to prepare for the battle is a behind-the-scenes hero, for Chen Meng, Zhang Rui is not easy to play, to avoid light enemies.
Mixed doubles Wang Chuqin / Sun Yingsha 3-0 (11-8, 11-5, 11-9) defeated Ma Long / Qian Tianyi, followed by a 3-2 (9-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-8, 11-8) against Zhou Qihao / He Zhuojia, and then against Xiang Peng / Zhang Rui, it is worth mentioning that all five foreign association players stopped in the first round and lost to the national table tennis players, this time it is still important to participate.
After the first day of competition, four national table tennis players advanced to the quarterfinals in double lines, namely Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin, Zhang Rui, Wang Xiaotong, and Zhou Qihao, both of whom were out of the first round, ending his journey in this Macau tournament, and his debut in the new season was not good.