On March 13, Beijing time, the ITTF Singapore Grand Slam tournament is underway. At present, the list of 32 strong singles has been released. In terms of national table tennis, it can be described as mixed. Singles players Xiang Peng, Chen Xingtong and Lin Gaoyuan were eliminated successively. Among them, Xiang Peng lost to Denmark's Gross, Chen Xingtong lost to teammate Wang Yidi, and Lin Gaoyuan lost to South Korea's Lin Zhongxun. Xiang Peng and Lin Gaoyuan both lost 0:3.
In the mixed doubles arena, 8 people have taken the lead in advancing to the top eight list, and 4 seats in the top eight have been released. In the quarter-finals, the national table tennis world table tennis champion Sun Yingsha Wang Chuqin faced the African Cup of Nations champions Omar/Messerif. In the first two sets, Sun Yingsha Wang Chuqin won easily. In the third set, the opponent once won three inning points, but then, Sun Yingsha Wang Chuqin scored five consecutive points and reversed 12:10 to lock in the victory.
In this way, the national table tennis world table tennis champion Sun Yingsha Wang Chuqin defeated the Egyptian combination Omar /Messerif 3:0 on aggregate and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals. After the game, in the face of reporters, Wang Chuqin said that this game was played normally, the opponent was very strong, and it was very momentum. Therefore, Wang Chuqin said that he attached great importance to it before the game and made sufficient preparations for difficulties. Sun Yingsha added that their singles strength is also very strong.
In this open tournament, Sun Yingsha Wang Chuqin and both are in the third-tier competition. However, it is gratifying that because the WTT Singapore Grand Slam tournament has a long schedule, this is very beneficial for the athletes who are in the part-time competition, and there is enough time to adjust and rest. Athletes no longer have to play as many games a day as they used to.
In the other arenas of the quarter-finals, the Romanian duo of Jonescu/Szokos fell three straight sets to an easy 3-0 win over hosts Feng Yao'en/Lin Ye on aggregate. Szokos and Jonescu are European mixed doubles champions with a lot of strength. Next, the two will compete with the national table tennis world table tennis champion Sun Yingsha Wang Chuqin for the top 4 seats.
The French duo of Lebéson Yuan Jianan fought in five sets, defeating Qiu Dang and Li Haoqing 3:2 on aggregate and successfully advancing. In this open tournament, the Hong Kong Association of China and the German Table Tennis Association teamed up to participate. Another cross-association duo, He Junjie and Miltheim, fought five sets and defeated the Slovak duo of Pistje/Barazova 3-2 to advance to the final.
Next, the French duo Yuan Jianan Lebison will face He Junjie and Mitt Hamm. It is worth mentioning that in the Tokyo Olympic Games, the French duo reached the final four, and finally lost to Lin Yunru zheng yijing in the bronze medal battle and won the fourth place. Next, Lebison/Yuan Jiannan will compete with He Junjie/Mittham for a place in the top 4. Chinese German player Qiu Dang made significant progress in singles, eliminating Africa Cup of Nations champion Omar 3-0.