On 20 January, the WTT Macau Championship entered its second matchday. In the men's singles quarterfinals, there was a match between Yuan Licen and Xu Yingbin. Xu Yingbin defeated Yuan Licen 3-2, and the scores in five sets were 11:5, 5:11, 12:14, 11:7 and 13:11. The two fought fiercely, and Xu Yingbin narrowly defeated the opponent by a slight advantage.
The next mixed doubles 1/8 final will be played by Liang Jingkun / Chen Meng against Lin Shidong / Wang Tianyi.
This is a set of competitions with a relatively large disparity. Wang Tianyi is only 19 years old this year, and he is a young general with a high appearance. In the past two years, the growth rate has been relatively fast. Lin Shidong is younger, only 16 years old. Neither of them has been in the national team for a long time. Chen Meng and Liang Jingkun are both veterans of the national team, and they are both world champions. In all aspects, Chen Meng/Liang Jingkun should be stronger than Lin Shidong/Wang Tianyi.
However, the game does not look at past achievements, nor does it look at age and experience. Lin Shidong defeated Zhou Qihao 3-2 in the men's singles 1/8 final, and Xiao Fat's current level is also very high.
In the end, Chen Meng/Liang Jingkun was chased by Lin Shidong/Wang Tianyi in two sets after winning two sets first, and finally narrowly defeated the opponent 3-2 to advance to the quarterfinals.
In the first set, Chen Meng/Liang Jingkun made a 5:1 start. At 6:3, Chen Meng/Liang Jingkun scored 3 points in a row, and the point difference reached 6 points. Each side scored 1 point, with Chen Meng/Liang Jingkun winning the set point 10:4. Lin Shidong / Wang Tianyi fought back hard and chased for 3 points in a row. Chen Meng seized the opportunity to fight and score 1 point. Liang Jingkun/Chen Meng won the first set 11:7.
In the second set, Lin Shidong/ Wang Tianyi made a 3:1 start. The young generals still dared to fight. At 4:2, Chen Meng/Liang Jingkun scored 5 consecutive points to surpass. The youngsters made a bit of a mistake. Chen Meng/Liang Jingkun took a 9:7 lead and scored two consecutive points to win the second set 11:7. The youngsters had problems in the middle of this inning, gave Chen Meng/Liang Jingkun a lot of opportunities, and finally lost the game.
The third innings began with a sticky tie that reached 4 draws. The youngster let go and scored 6 consecutive points to get the set points. Lin Shidong returned the ball to the net to give the opponent a chance. Chen Meng took the stage, and Lin Shidong / Wang Tianyi won back a set at 11:5.
In the fourth set, Chen Meng/Liang Jingkun made a 3:1 start and then led Lin Shidong/Wang Tianyi 5:2. Lin Shidong/Wang Tianyi called a pause. This pause worked. Lin Shidong / Wang Tianyi scored 5 consecutive points to beat Chen Meng / Liang Jingkun 7:5. The two let go completely and won another set 11:7, making the big score to 2-2. The two sides entered the decider.
In the fifth set, Chen Meng/Liang Jingkun made a 3:0 start and led Lin Shidong/Wang Tianyi 5:2. This time it was Liang Jingkun/Chen Meng's turn to pause. They want to keep the lead. At 6:3 Chen Meng/Liang Jingkun scored four consecutive points to win match points. Lin Shidong fought to save a chance. At the crucial moment, Liang Jingkun returned the ball to the dead net and played a chance ball to score. Chen Meng/Liang Jingkun won the fifth set 11:4.
Liang Jingkun / Chen Meng narrowly defeated Lin Shidong / Wang Tianyi 3-2 to advance to the mixed doubles quarterfinals. Chen Meng and Liang Jingkun's ability to play doubles is average, and the cooperation is not very tacit. They narrowly defeated the youngsters. Lin Shidong and Wang Tianyi were able to force the world champion combination to the fifth inning, which was already very good.
Chen Meng and Liang Jingkun's opponents in the quarter-finals will be xu xin/Liu Shiwen vs. Xu Yingbin/Liu Weishan. Their game hasn't been played yet. Later competitions will be more intense.