On February 27, Beijing time, the European Round of 16 was underway in the European round of 16. At present, the men's singles four strong list has been released first. Sweden's 19-year-old Moregold defeated world champion Carlsson 4:3 on aggregate to advance to the men's singles semifinals. In the men's singles semifinals, Moregold took on world champion Pol. Defending champions Germany's Francesca take on Dakow.
In women's singles, the list of the top four has also been released. In the final four places, Austria's top seed in women's singles, Polkanova, faced 58-year-old world champion Ni Xialian. In the first set, the competition between the two sides was very fierce, and Polkanova won the first set 13:11, leading 1:0. In the second set, Ni Xialian made more mistakes, and Polkanova won easily 11:2, leading 2:0.
In the third set, Ni Xialian began to fight, the quality of the veneer was significantly improved, the two sides fought fiercely until 10:10 after the draw, the score alternately rose, Polkanova withstood the pressure, 14:12 to win another set, the big score 3:0 lead. In the fourth set, Polkanova's mistakes increased, and Ni Xialian was experienced and seized the opportunity to pull back a set at 12:10, and fell behind 1:3.
In the fifth set, the top seed Polkanova completely dropped, and the veteran Ni Xialian started with a direct 10-1 lead, and in the end, won another set 11:1. In the sixth set, Ni Xialian won 11:5, and the two sides drew 3:3. The game goes to the decider. In the decider, Ni Xialian was physically weak, and Polkanova won 11:7, defeating world champion Ni Xialian 4:3 on aggregate, and successfully advanced to the women's singles semifinals.
Unfortunately, 58-year-old world champion Ni Xialian blasted 11:1 in a single set, successfully dragging the match into the decider. However, her physical strength was significantly inferior to that of the young player Polkanova, and she finally lost to her opponent 3:4 on aggregate, missing out on the women's singles final four. But Ni Xialian's fighting spirit is commendable. In other matches, Russian chipper Mikhailova defeated the defending champions Miltham in the women's singles 4:2 on aggregate and successfully advanced. Defending women's singles champion Miltham was eliminated.
Romania's Szokos defeated Holland's Erland 4-2 on aggregate and successfully advanced to the women's singles semifinals. Chinese chipper Han Ying fought in seven sets with a thrilling 4:3 victory over Romania's Samara. In the end, the women's singles semifinals matchup was released, and in the semifinals, the top seed Polkanova faced russian chipper Mikhailova and Romanian Szokos faced chipper Han Ying.