The WTT Singapore Grand Slam continued, and in the already concluded qualifying round, the national table tennis teenagers Kuman and Xiang Peng, who played with "wild cards", both defeated their opponents 3-0 to advance to the main tournament, and the first day of the main tournament was released. Details are as follows:
What is the schedule on the first day of the WTT Singapore Grand Slam Tournament?
According to the official website of the National Table Tennis Federation, the WTT Singapore Grand Slam Main Tournament will officially start on March 11, and the key competition arrangements worth paying attention to are as follows:
[13:30]: Lin Shidong (National Table Tennis) vs Dior; [14:00]: Sun Yingsha (National Table Tennis) vs Sabine-Winter; [14:10]: Lin Yunru vs Euler; [15:30]: Hayata Xena vs De Nutt; [16:00]: Wang Chuqin (National Table Tennis) vs Falke; [18:30]: Wang Manyu (National Table Tennis) vs Liu Xinyi.
[19:00]: Ku man (national table tennis) vs Feng Tianwei; [19:40]: Liang Jingkun (national table tennis) vs Simon Gautz; [19:50]: Calderano vs Draldo; [20:20]: Liu Shiwen (national table tennis) vs Tian Zhixi; [21 points]: Ma Long (national table tennis) vs Ferretas. It is worth mentioning that according to the official account of CCTV Sports, "CCTV Sports VIP" will broadcast the whole game live, and interested fans should not miss it!
Can Liu Shiwen defeat Tian Zhixi?
In the latest women's singles world rankings, Tian Zhixi temporarily ranked 10th with 2948 points, while Liu Shiwen of jiubei was ranked 17th with 2415 points. If we talk about the world ranking alone, it is obvious that Tian Zhixi is better. However, on the field, we must speak with strength, so can Liu Shiwen beat Tian Zhixi?
Based on past records and recent status, Liu Shiwen won without worry. There are two reasons: First, in terms of past achievements, Liu Shiwen is obviously superior. For example, Liu Shiwen once defeated Tian Zhixi 4-2 in the 2019 National Table Tennis Federation Open. Therefore, when the two sides fight again, Liu Shiwen occupies a certain psychological advantage.
Second, in terms of recent performance, Liu Shiwen's state can be called explosive. In particular, in the WTT Macau Championship, Liu Shiwen defeated world No. 1 Sun Yingsha 4-2, while Tian Zhixi lost 1-3 to Singapore's Feng Tianwei, who is ranked No. 9 in the 2021 WTT World Cup. Compared with the two, it is enough to see that Liu Shiwen's competitive state is better than Tian Zhixi.
In addition, The matches between Malone and Feretas, Wang Chuqin and Falke are also worth paying attention to. Finally, I would like to ask, do you think Liu Shiwen can win? Welcome to the interactive communication below!
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