On January 20, in the women's singles quarterfinals of the WTT Macau Championship, Liu Shiwen eliminated Wang Yidi 3-1 to advance to the quarterfinals. Liu Shiwen returned to the international arena after half a year, played the international singles match again after 717 days, and ushered in the opening red after the comeback, congratulations.
In the first set, Liu Shiwen showed a very good state, she scored 3 points in a row, Wang Yidi stopped the bleeding and could not stop Liu Shiwen, Xiao Zao made a perfect start 6-1. Wang Yidi actively adjusted, chasing 3 points in a row, and the gap came to 4-6 behind. Subsequently, Liu Shiwen took advantage of Wang Yidi's mistakes to take the lead in getting the set point. After wasting a set point, Liu Shiwen looked back and did a good job, and with Wang Yidi's mistake, Liu Shiwen won the first set 11-6.
In the second set, when playing the swing speed, although Wang Yidi was very strong, this was where Liu Shiwen was good at, and she successfully scored. Wang Yidi quickly made changes, and she overtook 5-1 strongly. In this round, Wang Yidi led 10-4 and won 6 innings, but then Wang Yidi's mentality changed, Liu Shiwen chased points continuously, and Wang Yidi was forced to pause in the case of 10-8. After the pause, Wang Yidi ate the serve, and she herself laughed. Then Liu Shiwen straightened her forehand and pulled it into a 10-10 draw. As Wang Yidi scored two consecutive points, she won the set 12-10, and the total score came to a 1-1 draw.
In the third set, Wang Yidi had the upper hand, and the score between the two had been biting very tightly, and Liu Shiwen sent out a forehand to pull the score to a 7-7 draw. Liu Shiwen's landing point is well controlled, even if it is the opponent's rubbing tennis, Liu Shiwen's secondary braking reaction is also very fast, 9-7 to surpass the score. Then the forehand strong dialogue, Liu Shiwen scored another point, 10-7 to get the set point. Wang Yidi scored 2 consecutive points to stop Liu Shiwen, and then Wang Yidi chased to 10 draws. With Wang Yidi's mistake, Liu Shiwen seized the opportunity. 13-11 won this set, the total score of 2-1 Liu Shiwen once again overtook.
In the fourth set, the two consecutive draws, 2-3 behind, Liu Shiwen strengthened her first three boards, she scored 4 consecutive points, 6-3 lead, including many fairy balls, even Wang Yidi smiled bitterly. Wang Yidi withstood the pressure, a wave of 10-7 to achieve a rebound, Liu Shiwen's mentality has changed, and her serve is not rigorous enough. Liu Shiwen saved 3 innings and pulled a 10-10 draw. Liu Shiwen won the round 14-12, eliminating Wang Yidi with a total score of 3-1 and advancing to the women's singles quarterfinals.
Liu Shiwen rarely appeared after winning the women's singles bronze medal at last year's National Games, and after the Table Tennis Super League and the World Championships, Liu Shiwen did not participate, and injuries and age also bothered Liu Shiwen. Including the World Table Tennis Championships, Liu Shiwen also took the initiative to quit, giving more young players the opportunity.
This time to Macao, Liu Shiwen, who has been truce for a long time, is ready, and it can be seen from the resilience and spirit shown in the competition that Liu Shiwen, as a veteran, is still top-notch. In this competition with Wang Yidi, many people looked down on Liu Shiwen's prospects, but it is clear that there is still oil in the fuel tank of Xiao Ju, and he successfully won the victory and advanced to the women's singles quarterfinals, impacting the personal first crown after his comeback.