On March 12, the WTT Singapore Grand Slam ushered in the second day of the main tournament, and the national table tennis team with eight victories suffered the first defeat of the tournament, and the young player Xiang Peng was swept out and stopped the first round of the regular tournament. Ito Mimachi ushered in the opening red, eliminating the Chinese famous Han Ying and advancing to the women's singles round of 32.
In the first day of the main competition, Ma Long, Wang Chuqin, Liang Jingkun, Lin Shidong, Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu, Liu Shiwen, Ku Man and other 8 people played, winning 8 consecutive victories and advancing to the round of 32. Entering the second match day, Xiang Peng, who broke into the main tournament through the qualifiers, took the lead and suffered a "head-on blow" and lost 0-3 to Denmark's Grote.
In the first set, Xiang Peng did not enter the state for a long time, there were many mistakes, Grote quickly won the first set 11-3; in the second set, the two sides fought to 5 draws, Xiang Peng appeared to be afraid of their hands, Grote scored 3 points in a row, 8-5 lead, clenched his fists and roared, 11-8 and then the next city, as a former national player Hou Yingchao commented that Xiang Peng was too stuffy, his state was completely absent, the movement speed was slow, and the connection was not good;
In the third set, Xiang Peng started 2-0, but lost 4 points 2-4 in a row, Hou Yingchao commented that Xiang Peng's mind was blank at this time, Xiang Peng finally adjusted and changed, fought to 6 draws, and then chased to 9 draws, Grote won the match point 10-9, and locked up the victory at 12-10.
Due to the need to alternate between the old and the new in the national table tennis, the coaching team has increased the training of the younger generation. Xiang Peng, Lin Shidong and Ku Man were originally not eligible to participate in Grand Slam events, and finally qualified for the competition in the form of wild cards and nominations, so they should cherish such a valuable opportunity.
Like Ku Man defeated world champion Feng Tianwei in the first round of the main tournament to justify his name, Lin Shidong also entered the men's singles round of 32, and they all seized the opportunity. And Xiang Peng stopped the first round of the main tournament this time, or was defeated by a clean sheet, losing too simply, and it was inevitable to be criticized. Cui Qinglei, the young coach who served as an off-court coach, was obviously very angry and went directly backpacking away, without waiting for Xiang Peng.
In the women's singles match, Ito made her Grand Slam debut, and she beat the German Chinese veteran Han Ying 3-1 to break through the cutting mark.
In the first set, Ito Started 5-0 and quickly won the first set 11-3; in the second set, the two sides fought to 3 draws, Ito Mimachi won 6-3 consecutive points, winning 2 consecutive games 11-5; in the third set, Han Ying improved slightly, starting with 2-0, the two sides fought to 7 draws, 9 draws, Han Ying won back a set at 11-9, the total score was 1-2 behind; in the fourth set, Ito Mimachi was still skilled, locking up the victory at 11-5;
In the recent Japanese table 32 finals, Ito, Ishikawa Yoshinori, and Hirano Miyu did not enter the top four, while Ito only finished fifth, and was not in the best form. However, Ito has always been good at cutting the ball, and Han Ying is difficult to pose a threat to her.