At 14:00 on March 13, Beijing time, the Singapore WTT Grand Slam tournament is in full swing, this day's competition ushered in a focus battle, the round of 32, the battle of the round of 16, by Wei Ruixuan against the Japanese star Hayata Xina, Wei Ruixuan is the host player, and Hayata Xina, born after 00, is in the year of the game, among the Japanese women's table tennis players, with Ishikawa Yoshijun, Itten Mimachi, in the recent competition, respectively, partner Iton Mimako, Zhang Benzhi and won the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships women's doubles runner-up and mixed doubles runner-up In terms of individuals, in the recent 2021 Asian Championships, 3:1 victory over South Korea's Shin Yu-bin to win the women's singles championship, a little earlier, in December 2016, in the ISTF Tour Finals U21 Women's Singles Final, there was a 4:1 victory over Hong Kong's Du Kaixuan to win the women's singles crown, in June 2016, in the Australian Open Table Tennis Championships, the final 4:2 defeated teammate Yuka Ishigaki to win the championship, so Hayata Hina as an early rising star in the Japanese table tennis industry, the strength should not be underestimated, however, In the round of 16 with Wei Ruixuan, winning is not a problem, it is only a matter of winning a few points.
Wei Ruixuan and Hayata Xina's match, followed by the battle between Chinese youngster Wang Chuqin and Pitchefort, young wang Chuqin as one of the successors of China's men's table tennis career, young and promising, debuted earlier, outstanding, in the recent competition, last year's Houston World Table Tennis Championships mixed doubles final, partner Sun Yingsha, 3:0 swept the Japanese combination Zhang Benzhihe, Hayata Xina won the championship, the domestic 14th National Games won the men's doubles championship, personally, in the 2018 Buenos Aires Youth Olympics table tennis men's singles final, 4:1 victory over Zhang Benzhihe to win the championship, as for Pitchefort, the British player, individually, there is no world series champion, recently in march 2020 Qatar Table Tennis Open, the individual lost to China's Fan Zhendong in the men's singles final to get the runner-up, the men's doubles partner Jin Kehol, 1:3 lost to China's Ma Long and Xu Xin combination to get the runner-up.
The WTT Grand Slam tournament was played from March 11 to March 20, which was very eye-catching, because as the first game of the annual four grand slams, natural masters gathered, sharpening knives, the world's top 10 seeded players, all in place, launched an impact on the champion, but in the first round of the final 64, Two games, Xiao Tong believes that it is a cold goal, one is Lin Gaoyuan accidentally lost to Lin Zhongxun 0:3, the other is Japan's Zhang Benzhi and the big bang, losing 1:3 to Kanak Jaha, Zhang Ben's out, Zhang Ben's out, It was really unexpected, and its style of shouting on the field was unforgettable.
Back to the game, the second round of hayada and Wei Ruixuan began:
In the first set, Hayata Hina used the serve to get started, frequent forehand rushing attacks, the other side repeatedly returned the ball to the net or out of bounds, Hayata Hina took the lead in starting 4:0, Wei although using the serve, to find some feel, but the ability to hold hands is not strong, the response is weak, for Hayata Hina forehand attack, there is no way to do anything, successively released high balls, and finally lost 4:11 brittle, first lost a set.
In the second set, Wei's strength is not good, when the short soldiers meet, vulnerable, the score comes to 0:10, there is a possibility of being clean sheeted, but in the table tennis world, everyone tacitly agrees that generally in the case of leading the opponent 10:0, they must let the ball go, to avoid 11:0 embarrassment, because everyone does not see each other in the morning and at night, however, whether to play 11:0, the International Table Tennis Federation does not explicitly stipulate, the players decide for themselves. In this round, Hayata Hina quietly gave up a point, although Wei recovered a point, to no avail, Hayata Hina finally effortlessly, 11:2 to the next city.
In the third set, Wei Rui was still due to strength, and the serve did not change, and he lost again 4:11, and all three sets were inked, stopping at the round of 32.
The second round of wang chuqin and Pichefort begins :
In the first set, Wang Chuqin yang long and short, frequently used the serve sideways to grab pull or forehand to grab the attack, once got a 9:3 lead, and the opponent is not a fuel-saving lamp, once used the angle change, the score chased slowly, once chased to 8:10, but the key to a shot back to the stage, 8:11 first lost a set.
In the second set, the two sides had each other to score, however, Wang Chuqin's strength was more superior, full of hard work, there were relatively few unnecessary mistakes, maintaining a slight lead, and finally the opponent put a high ball, Wang Chuqin took the match point first, at this time the score was 10:8, head coach Qin Zhijian could not rest assured, when he was suspended, seize the time to teach the opportunity, the two came back, the opponent returned the ball out of bounds, 11:8, Wang Chuqin went to the next city, the total score was 2:0, and the promotion to the top 16 was in sight.
In the third set, Pichefort used the serve to rush the attack, Wang Chuqin repeatedly returned the ball out of bounds, the first four boards, 1:3 behind Piche, then, Wang Chuqin adjusted in place, held back the counterattack, countered the score, 4:3, Pichefort head coach called a timeout, the two came back, Wang Chuqin returned to the net twice, but with a little adjustment, the feel came back, and soon Picche Ford made mistakes continuously, Wang Chuqin finally won 11:5 lightly, 3:0 to advance to the round of 16.