On March 7, 2022, the table tennis Grand Slam tournament kicked off in Singapore, the first day of the national table tennis only to Peng one person to play the qualifier, he fought hard for five sets to narrowly beat the Asian Games runner-up Alamyan, and then against the Danish player Linde, the South Korean team two players were eliminated, the men's singles Zhao Chengmin lost to Germany's Walter, the women's singles Lee Shiwen lost to India's Akula, did not achieve the desired result.
Xiang Peng performed well in the previous Oman race, won the men's doubles championship, the men's singles victory over Wang Chuqin to reach the final four, the world ranking was stable and rising, the first round against Alamyan, the latter won the Asian Games singles third place, once defeated Zheng Rongzhi, also won Wang Liqin in the Asian Cup, the competition experience is very rich, this game Xiang Peng almost suffered a big reversal of the opponent, in the decider 4-8 behind the successful reversal.
The first two sets were Xiang Peng's advantage, consecutive 11-8, to take a 2-0 lead, and then his state appeared some ups and downs, Alamyan seized the key point opportunity, played two 11-9 equalizers, the decider Xiang Peng had more unnecessary mistakes, Alamyan took an 8-4 lead, and then Xiang Peng withstood the pressure, scored 7 consecutive points to end the game at 11-8, and finally eliminated Alamyan 3-2 to advance, and then played against Linde.
Kuman's qualifying tournament will be held at 11:10 a.m. tomorrow morning, against France's Migott, the two are not a level player, the result is not any suspense, just in Oman, Kuman won the championship of women's singles and women's doubles, this time she got a wild card, get more opportunities for masters to compete, by the expectations of fans, I hope that Kuman will continue to work hard and strive to continue to break through herself.
In terms of foreign association players, both South Korean teams have been eliminated, men's singles Zhao Chengmin lost 1-3 to Germany's Walter, Zhao Chengmin is a young player cultivated by the South Korean team, once defeated the national table tennis world champion Liang Jingkun, Lee Shiwen lost 1-3 to India's Akula, Lee Shiwen once participated in the World Table Tennis Championships, but her foreign combat ability is too poor, and some of the results she has basically eliminated teammates have obtained.
Just today, the national table tennis coaching team announced that through the results of the Grand Slam, to determine the singles seat of the Asian Games, the champion can obtain direct qualification, which further highlights the importance of the event, the men's team head coach Qin Zhijian stressed that the fierceness of the competition, compared to the Olympic Games, is not inferior, so I still hope that everyone can go all out to fight and strive to show their best self.
Now take the first step towards Peng, eliminating Alamyan to advance to the second round of the qualifiers, the next opponent is definitely getting stronger and stronger, let us continue to pay attention to his performance, the INTERNATIONAL Table Tennis Federation announced that the main draw ceremony will take place at 15:00 on March 9, so stay tuned.