On March 11, 2022, Beijing time, WTT Singapore Grand Slam ended the first day of competition, and the national table tennis performed well, winning 8 consecutive wins. Three world champions, Falke, Chen Jian'an and Feng Tianwei, suffered a singles round trip. In addition, Calderano, who ranked No. 3 in the men's singles world, was reversed and was upset in the first round. The South Korean team lost the main players Lee Sang-so, Tian Zhixi, and Choi Hyo-joo were also eliminated, and the South Korean team was unfavorable.
In this competition, the main players of national table tennis all participated, which is naturally a big favorite to win the championship. On the first match day, the national table tennis team won 8 games, namely Lin Shidong eliminated Dior 3-0, Sun Yingsha eliminated Winter 3-0, Wang Chuqin eliminated Fark 3-0, Wang Manyu eliminated Liu Xinyin 3-0, Ku man 3-1 eliminated Feng Tianwei, Liang Jingkun eliminated Simon Gaotz 3-1, Liu Shiwen eliminated Tian Zhixi 3-0, and Ma Long eliminated Freitas 3-1.
Our main players maintain a good competitive state, especially the veteran Liu Shiwen, who is in a fairly stable state. In addition, our young general created a surprise, Lin Shidong and Ku Man were the first time to participate in such a high-level competition, the two dared to fight and played their own strength. Kuman defeated world champion Feng Tianwei 3-1, who also fought at home, but Kuman still won easily, which was surprising.
In addition to Feng Tianwei's exit, two other world champions suffered a singles round, With Fark losing 0-3 to Wang Chuqin and Chen Jian'an losing 2-3 to Pukal.
There were also several games that broke the cold, the biggest of which came from the men's singles field, and the world's third-ranked Hugo Caldrano was reversed in the first set, losing 2-3 to Portugal's Giraldo, which was a big surprise. The women's singles also had a soft spot, with World No. 18 Solja swept by Thailand's Sutasini.
On the first matchday, both the Korean and Japanese teams lost their main players, especially the Korean team. Lee Sang-so lost 2-3 to Aruna, Tian Zhixi lost 0-3 to Liu Shiwen, Choi Hyo-joo lost 1-3 to Shan Xiaona, and only veteran Xu Hyo-won won on the first matchday, eliminating Sweden's Bergstrom 3-2.
For Japan, Hina Hayata narrowly defeated Denut 3-2, and young player Hayabusa Tokami defeated Dako Yochek 2-3.
In addition, Lin Yunru, Moregold, Pitchford, Du Kaixuan and other famous players have successfully passed the first round of singles. In the men's doubles arena, He Junjie/ Huang Zhenting were out 0-3. In the women's doubles arena, Li Haoqing / Du Kaixuan advanced 3-2 thrillingly!