On January 20, Beijing time, the WTT Macau Tournament began its second matchday competition, the first round of the mixed doubles, Chen Meng and Liang Jingkun partnered against Lin Shidong and Wang Tianyi. In the first two sets, Chen Meng and Liang Jingkun played very smoothly, winning 11-7 and taking a 2-0 lead. In the third set, Wang Tianyi and Lin Shidong won 11-5. In the fourth set, Lin Shidong and Wang Tianyi won 11-7 again. In the decider, Chen Meng and Liang Jingkun won the match, 11-4, 3-2 on aggregate to defeat the opponent and enter the quarterfinals.
In this Macau competition, the main force of mixed doubles national table tennis is also playing, and Chen Meng's partner Liang Jingkun, who rarely plays in mixed doubles, appears, and the opponents of the first round of the two are Wang Tianyi and Lin Shidong, and the opponent is relatively young, and he is a post-00s player. In the singles match, Chen Meng defeated Du Kaixuan to advance, while Liang Jingkun had to play against Ma Long in the first round, which was an uphill battle.
In the mixed doubles showdown, the first game, Chen Meng and Liang Jingkun still played their own characteristics, 11-7, 1-0 lead. In the second set of the game, Lin Shidong and Wang Tianyi started well, taking a 3-1 lead, but soon Chen Meng and Liang Jingkun seized the opportunity to win the score 7-4. Lin Shidong and Wang Tianyi chased 1 point, Chen Meng and Liang Jingkun scored consecutive points, 10-7 to get the set point, 11-7 to win, Chen Meng and Liang Jingkun were 2-0 leading.
The combination of Chen Meng and Liang Jingkun is known as the "Liang Chen Meijing" combination, and both are also very powerful, with Ma Lin acting as an off-field coach. In the third set of the game, Chen Meng and Liang Jingkun chased 3 draws again after the start of the game, the two post-00s youngsters took the lead again after 4 draws, 8-4 lead, Chen Meng and Liang Jingkun still played a little anxious, and lost points consecutively, 4-10 behind, 5-11 lost this set.
In the fourth set, Chen Meng and Liang Jingkun led 5-2, Wang Tianyi and Lin Shidong scored consecutive points after the suspension, 7-5 rebounded, Chen Meng and Liang Jingkun chased 1 point, Lin Shidong and Wang Tianyi continued to exert their strength, 10-6 to get the set point, 11-7 win, chased to a 2-2 draw. In the decider, Chen Meng/Liang Jingkun started 3-0, the two youngsters chased 1 point, Chen Meng and Liang Jingkun scored 2 points in a row, 5-1 to start, the opponent chased 1 point, Chen Meng and Liang Jingkun called a timeout, after the suspension, Chen Meng and Liang Jingkun scored consecutive points, 10-3 to get the match point, 11-4 win, into the round of 8.