The Macau tournament ended the men's singles quarterfinals competition, and all eight finalists were released, namely Lin Shidong, Wang Chuqin, Lin Gaoyuan, Fan Zhendong, Xu Yingbin, Xu Xin, Xiang Peng and Ma Long. Since the quarter-finals were scheduled to take place over two days, the first four players had already successfully advanced to the first day of the competition, and the next four players did not qualify until the second day of the competition. The next quarter-finals will be very difficult to play and will be a test for every player.
On the second day of the Macau match, Xu Yingbin took the lead in the men's singles match, and won the promotion 3-2 Yuan Licen. Xu Yingbin and Yuan Licen have just entered the national team, and they are still sparring players, and their experience in the competition is slightly insufficient. Although Xu Yingbin has always grasped the initiative on the field, the decider is still chased by Yuan Licen and almost reversed by the opponent to win. Fortunately, after 10 draws, the key points were stabilized, and Xu Yingbin struggled to advance to the quarterfinals.
Xu Xin met his Shanghai teammate Zhao Zihao, and defeated his opponent 3-1 to advance. Compared with the young Zhao Zihao, Xu Xin did not participate in international competitions for half a year, and he did not feel good at first, and was seized by his opponent to take advantage of the opportunity. As the game progressed, Xu Xin quickly improved his form, coupled with being very familiar with Zhao Zihao's playing style, and won three consecutive games to win the game. Xu Xin also signed up for the mixed doubles competition, and his partner Liu Shiwen advanced to the quarterfinals, and the two consecutive wins in one day are commendable.
Xiang Peng was the seventh player in the men's singles to advance to the quarterfinals, beating Sun Wen 3-1. Xiang Peng belongs to the best of the young players, the potential is not lost to Lin Shidong, but rarely participate in international competitions, this Macau tournament is a good exercise opportunity. Sun Wen's number of participations is even fewer, the hard power is not as good as Xiang Peng, the lack of counterattack means in the game, and finally missed the top eight. Xiang Peng's previous partner Zhang Rui has advanced to the mixed doubles quarterfinals, and now he has advanced to the singles quarterfinals, and the double-line win is good.
Ma Long experienced a big battle to advance to the top 8, sweeping the Main Liang Jingkun of the Mesozoic Generation 3-0. Although Malone kept a clean sheet on Liang Jingkun, the race was extremely difficult. From the beginning, Liang Jingkun used the first three boards to impact Ma Long, increase the attack strength of the forehand, and had no choice but to hit Ma Long, resulting in a state of chasing points. And in the key points, Ma Long dared to take the initiative to use an unfamiliar serve method, which caught Liang Jingkun off guard, and finally eliminated Liang Jingkun to advance to the quarterfinals. It can be seen that even if Malone has not participated in international competitions for a long time, he still feels better than his younger teammates.
With the end of the men's singles 1/8 final, the final four matches were released, Lin Shidong vs Lin Gaoyuan, Wang Chuqin vs Ma Long, Fan Zhendong vs Xu Yingbin, Xu Xin vs Xiang Peng. Ma Long's game is the most difficult to play, following the elimination of Liang Jingkun in the quarterfinals, the final four also have to face the main teammate Wang Chuqin. However, Ma Long is very familiar with Wang Chuqin and is afraid of eliminating 2 main teammates to advance to the final four. Lin Gaoyuan needs to accept the challenge of 17-year-old Lin Shidong and cannot be taken lightly. Fan Zhendong and Xu Xin did not have much pressure to advance, after all, the opponent's strength was average.