On March 11, 2022, Beijing time, the WTT Singapore Grand Slam began to compete on the first day of the main competition, and Lin Shidong and Sun Yingsha both won 3-0. Wang Chuqin then played against the former world table tennis runner-up winner Falke, and as a result, Wang Chuqin swept the opponent 3-0 to advance to the men's singles round of 32. The national table tennis team won 3 consecutive victories in the main competition, and the advantage was quite obvious.
Grand Slam is the top tournament of the WTT professional system, except for a few players who are absent due to injury, the top masters of table tennis are all participating, and their competitive level is similar to that of the World Championships. Take the national table tennis, the first-line main force all participate, of course, we must strive to impact all 5 individual champions.
On the first day of the tournament, Lin Shidong, who made the first appearance, eliminated Africa's Dior 3-0 to advance to the men's singles round of 32, followed by the winner between Dako and Toue Hayabusa. Sun Yingsha then swept Germany's Winter 3-0 to easily advance to the women's singles round of 32, followed by the winner between Feng Tianwei and Ku man.
The third national table tennis player to appear is Wang Chuqin, who ushered in a strong dialogue, and the first round opponent was Fark, who had won the men's singles runner-up of the World Table Tennis Championships. In the first set, Wang Chuqin grasped the key points and took the lead 13-11. In the second set, Wang Chuqin gradually entered a good situation, comprehensively suppressed Fark, and soon led 8-2. Falke chased two consecutive points, but Wang Chuqin still seized the opportunity to win another set 11-4 and lead 2-0.
In the crucial third set, Wang Chuqin was still in control of the situation, leading 5-3, Falke could not take advantage of the confrontation attack, and took the initiative to call a timeout when he was 3-6 behind. After that, Falke once chased 5-6, but his unnecessary mistakes were too many, and Wang Chuqin won the match point 10-7. Falke did not give up, and even scored 4 consecutive points to win 11-10. However, Wang Chuqin still withstood the pressure and won the round 13-11, eliminating Falke 3-0 and advancing to the round of 32.
In other competitions, Famous players such as Moregold, Lin Yunru and Duda have won in the first round of men's singles. The first round of women's singles broke out, and the world's 18th-ranked German player Solja actually lost 0-3 to Thailand's Sutasini, which was a big surprise. Japan's Hina Hayata was stubbornly blocked, and she led twice, but was dragged into the decider by Luxembourg's Denut. In the final moments, Hina Hayata played her strength, playing the first 11-1 since the start of the main match in the decider, with a total score of 3-2 to advance to the women's singles round of 32, and the next round was against Singapore's Wei Ruixuan, who eliminated Zheng Prophet 3-1.
In the men's doubles, He Junjie/ Huang Zhenting lost 0-3 to Polanski / Dako Jocchik, missing the round of 16, which was also a relatively unexpected result. Judging from the course of the game, Darko has indeed improved significantly, and his previous victory in the European Round of 16 has also greatly increased his confidence, which is worth our attention!