On January 20, 2022, Beijing time, the first day of the WTT Macau Championship has ended. In the men's singles competition, Fan Zhendong eliminated Macau's Zhang Zicheng and Lin Gaoyuan eliminated Hong Kong's Lin Zhaoheng. In the women's singles, Wang Xiaotong and Liu Weishan eliminated Chinese players Li Qian and Li Jie respectively, and Chen Meng narrowly defeated Hong Kong's Du Kaixuan 3-2. Mixed doubles, Xiang Peng/ Zhang Rui 3-1 Li Ke Lin Zhaoheng / Du Kaixuan. At this point, the remaining matches have no foreign association players to participate, and the national table tennis is equivalent to locking all the championships of this tournament in advance.
This competition is dominated by national table tennis players, almost the national table tennis team selection competition, the first match day, the national table tennis showed a strong overall strength, although Chen Meng encountered some challenges, but still withstood the pressure. In the men's singles field, Fan Zhendong, Lin Gaoyuan, Lin Shidong and Wang Chuqin took the lead in advancing to the quarterfinals. Fan Zhendong eliminated Macau's Zhang Zicheng 3-0, and Lin Gaoyuan eliminated Hong Kong's Lin Zhaoheng 3-1, and after these two matches, the national table tennis has locked up the men's singles championship. Lin Gaoyuan will face Lin Shidong in the quarter-finals, who defeated Zhou Qihao 3-2, while Wang Chuqin easily advanced 3-0, followed by the winner between Ma Long and Liang Jingkun.
Zhou Qihao is the main player of the World Table Tennis Championships, and he did not expect to be out of the cold on the first match day. In addition to the men's singles was eliminated by Lin Shidong, he also lost in the mixed doubles field, originally his partner with He Zhuojia was optimistic about the outside world, and it was possible to become a champion spoiler, but he was out of the game 2-3. Zhou Qihao ended the game early, the next few match days can only be a spectator, he will continue to work hard, there is a big gap between the technical level and the psychological level.
In addition to Xue Fei/Wang Xiaotong eliminating Zhou Qihao/He Zhuojia 3-2, The mixed doubles combinations of Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha, Fan Zhendong/Ku Man, Xiang Peng/Zhang Rui also successfully advanced to the quarterfinals. Among them, Xiang Peng/ Zhang Rui won 3-1 to lick Lin Zhaoheng / Du Kaixuan, helping the national table tennis to lock in the mixed doubles gold medal in advance, and the 1/4 final against Xue Fei / Wang Xiaotong. Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha swept Ma Long/Qian Tianyi 3-0, showing the style of the World Table Tennis Champion, and in the next quarter-finals, their opponents were Fan Zhendong/Ku Man, still strong dialogue.
In the women's singles field, several young players played well, Wang Xiaotong eliminated Chinese player Li Qian 3-2, and Liu Weishan swept Chinese player Li Jie 3-0. World number one Chen Meng encountered stubborn resistance, she narrowly defeated Du Kaixuan 3-2 to help the national table tennis team lock up the women's singles championship in advance. Chen Meng will face Zhang Rui in the quarter-finals, who eliminated Liu Fei 3-1.
Overall, the main players of the national table tennis are in good shape, especially the men's singles world number one Fan Zhendong double-line promotion, he is of course the men's singles championship favorite. On the second matchday, the men's singles arena will have Ma Long against Liang Jingkun, Xu Xin against Zhao Zihao, the women's singles arena with Liu Shiwen against Wang Yidi, Sun Yingsha against He Zhuojia, Xu Xin /Liu Shiwen will also participate in the mixed doubles competition, which is worth looking forward to!