On the evening of January 20, Beijing time, the men's singles final eight list of the table tennis WTT Macau Competition was officially released! National Table Tennis Grand Slam Ma Long staged the return of the king, swept the world champion Liang Jingkun 3-0, and won the promotion together with Fan Zhendong, Xu Yingbin, Lin Gaoyuan, Lin Shidong, Sun Wen, Xu Xin and Wang Chuqin.
At present, two of the main players of the national table tennis have been eliminated, namely Liang Jingkun and Zhou Qihao, and then Ma Long will continue to face Wang Chuqin in the 1/4 final: it is another world championship battle, which is not to be missed! For detailed men's singles matchmaking arrangements against the quarterfinals, see below.
In this Macau match, the men's singles showdown between the two world champions Ma Long and Liang Jingkun is the focus of fans' attention. Before that, Liang Jingkun had hardly won against Ma Long and was in an absolute disadvantage, but Ma Long had not participated in any event for several months after the end of last year's National Games, while Liang Jingkun had registered for the World Table Tennis Championships and the WTT World Cup finals, so he must be more familiar with the feeling of competition.
After the game began, Malone did not show any discomfort with the game, and gained the lead at the beginning, although Liang Jingkun tied the score with a strong ball holding strength, but in the end he lost 9-11 and failed to get rid of Malone's tight control.
In the second set, Malone was tied at the start of the game, and then the two sides played to the point of 9-9. Both sides used up their precious suspension opportunities at the critical moment, which shows the importance of this game in their hearts, and the result is that Malone's play is more stable, forcing Liang Jingkun to make mistakes with changes in rotation and rhythm, and forcing the opponent into a desperate situation with a 13-11 narrow victory.
In the third set, Liang Jingkun's mentality collapsed, and soon there was a backward situation, and at this time, Ma Long was more and more courageous, and finally locked in the victory 11-6, and Liang Jingkun was also swept away by a 0-3 fiasco, and the men's singles "round trip" was eliminated: it really can't be beaten!
Words of other main players: Fan Zhendong easily eliminated Zhang Zicheng of Macau, China, 3-1, Xu Xin reversed Zhao Zihao, a disciple who was also a straight-shooting player like himself, Wang Chuqin swept another straight-shooting teenager Xue Fei 3-0, and Lin Gaoyuan defeated Lin Zhaoheng of Hong Kong, China 3-1.
As for Zhou Qihao's exit, it was a bit of a surprise - he was hit by 16-year-old Lin Shidong and was eliminated after 5 rounds. What is interesting is that last year, Zhou Qihao played the role of "big dark horse", winning liang Jingkun, Ma Long and Fan Zhendong in the Xinxiang direct race, but he did not expect to be overturned by the younger "little dark horse" now.
In terms of non-main forces, Xu Yingbin narrowly defeated Yuan Licen 3-2, and Xiang Peng eliminated Sun Wen 3-1 - Xiang Peng is only 18 years old this year, and has won the world youth championships many times before, and his and Lin Shidong's progress is also in everyone's eyes, and the future life is terrible! The next eight-round matchup is arranged as: Fan Zhendong vs Xu Yingbin, Lin Gaoyuan vs Lin Shidong, Xu Xin vs Xiang Peng, Ma Long vs Wang Chuqin.
So which athletes are optimistic about winning another game and continuing to hit the semi-finals? Feel free to leave a message and write your own predictions!