On March 11, Beijing time, in the first round of the WTT Singapore Grand Slam men's singles, Malone lost a set in the cold, but the Dragons were still stronger, beating Portugal's Freitas 3-1. Malone himself said he still needed to slowly adapt to the venue. But it doesn't matter, Malone still got the opening red! On this match day, the national table tennis singles 8 players played, 8 games won all, completely expected.
Malone is ranked 2nd in the world and Freitas is ranked 26th in the world!
In the first set, even if Malone started 5-0, yan An, a former international player, said bluntly, "Freitas's level is decent, it is difficult to create a threat to the Dragons." "11-5, Malone won the first set to take a 1-0 lead.
In the second set, Malone started 3-6, and then, 3-7, Qin Zhijian was still applauding, and the fans were also shouting "Malone come on"! Facing the Portuguese players, it is still a bit unexpected to be so far behind. Freitas then led 8-4. 11-5, Freitas pulled back a city.
In the third set, Malone adjusted his form and quickly returned his opponent to his original form, and Malone took a 7-2 lead. 11-3, Malone scored 2-1. On the sidelines, Malone is still a little dissatisfied with his performance, he is a little uncomfortable with the situation of the venue, obviously, Malone still needs to adjust himself through the game!
In the fourth inning, the two sides started 2-2, and Freitas didn't give up, he struggled to bite the Dragons. After that, Malone led 7-4, and Freitas called for a timeout, hoping there would be a turnaround. However, Malone did not give a chance, or won the set 11-5, the big score of 3-1.
On the first match day, in the men's singles competition, Lin Shidong, Liang Jingkun, Wang Chuqin and Ma Long won! In the women's singles competition, Wang Manyu, Liu Shiwen, Ku Man and Sun Yingsha also passed the pass successively.
On a single match day, the national table tennis team won 8 games, which was remarkable. Of course, this is only the first round of competition, and the opponents of national table tennis are not strong. In the second round, the women's singles showdown, the focus battle is coming, the world's No. 1 Sun Yingsha will face the national table tennis supernova Ku man. Recently, Kuman has been in excellent shape.