On March 11, Beijing time, WTT Table Tennis Grand Slam Singapore Station began to compete in the men's singles competition.
Grand Slam winner Malone took on Portugal's Freitas in the first round. Malone took the lead in the first set to take an 11-5 lead. In the second set, Freitas's offensive momentum gradually increased, and Malone was at a disadvantage in the standoff, losing 5-11 to the opponent. Malone stabilized the situation in the third set and stepped up his attack to win 11-3. Malone continued to work hard in the fourth set, leading all the way to 11-3 and advancing 3-1 on aggregate. In the second round, Malone's opponent will be Nigerian adept Aruna.
Liang Jingkun faced the French star Simon Gouz, liang Jingkun quickly took the initiative in the first set, and established an advantage in the first half of the set, taking the lead 11-5. In the second set, Gaozi's fight achieved good results, and Liang Jingkun fell into a passive defeat 9-11. After that, Liang Jingkun did not give Gaozi another chance, and won two consecutive sets 11-7, 11-5, with a big score of 3-1. In the second round, Liang Jingkun will face Austria's Gardos.
Wang Chuqin faced the men's singles runner-up of the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships in the first round - Sweden's Fark. In the first set, the two sides fell into a state of entanglement, the score was glued all the way to 11 draws, Wang Chuqin seized the opportunity to score 2 consecutive points to take the lead 13-11. In the second set, Wang Chuqin's attack completely opened the situation, opening the gap early to win another set 11-4. In the third set, Falke stepped up his fighting attack, clenching the score again to 11 draws, and Wang Chuqin scored 2 consecutive points to seal the victory 13-11, and the total score was 3-0. In the second round, Wang Chuqin's opponent was England's Pecheford.
After 00, Lin Shidong played against Senegalese Dior in the first round, and Lin Shidong quickly opened the situation in the first set, opening the point difference early to win 11-5. In the second set, Lin Shidong was once bitten by his opponent, but he still scored a key point to make it 11-9. In the third set, Lin Shidong took advantage of the victory to pursue and ended the match 11-6 with a total score of 3-0. In the second round, Lin Shidong will face Serbian Player Jočic.
Tonight at 21:00, Xu Xin, vice chairman of the Asian Table Tennis Federation and "People's Artist", will appear in the competition to meet his first opponent in this competition, Singapore's Zhou Zheyu, stay tuned!
(Photo from WTT World Table Tennis Federation)
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