On March 13, Beijing time, the ITTF Singapore Grand Slam tournament is underway. In the just-concluded competition, lin Shidong, a young national table tennis player, lost to Slovenia's Dako 2:3 on aggregate and did not qualify. At present, the national table tennis men's singles three people have been eliminated, namely Lin Shidong, Xiang Peng, and Lin Gaoyuan. The women's singles national table tennis two were eliminated, namely Ku Man and Chen Xingtong.
Next, the women's singles competition continued, with liu Shiwen, the olympic champion of national table tennis, facing Shan Xiaona, a German-Chinese athlete. Both were speed-type playing styles, and after the first set, after a 2-2 draw, Liu Shiwen quickly pulled away the score and led 6:2. Liu Shiwen won the first set 11:7, Liu Shiwen played very smoothly, Shan Xiaona did not have many opportunities, and Liu Shiwen had a clear advantage.
In the second set, Liu Shiwen started 3:1. Liu Shiwen played without leaks, although Shan Xiaona's defensive ability is very strong, but Liu Shiwen has been actively mobilizing opponents, in the middle of the game, Liu Shiwen led 9:5. Liu Shiwen has a strong rotation ability, and Shan Xiaona's rhythm is very tight, 6:9. Liu Shiwen won the set point 10:6, and Liu Shiwen won another set at 11:7, leading 2:0.
In the third set, Liu Shiwen started 6:2, Shan Xiaona has given up the suspension, it seems that she believes that there is no chance to reverse Liu Shiwen. Therefore, Shan Xiaona gave up the opportunity to pause this game. Liu Shiwen led 8:5. Liu Shiwen played very smoothly today.
Liu Shiwen won the match point 10:8, and then, the national table tennis coach Ma Lin asked for a timeout. After the timeout, Chinese player Shan Xiaona chased to 9:10. The two confronted each other, Shan Xiaona chased the draw, and the two sides drew 10:10. In the end, Liu Shiwen locked up the victory 13:11, eliminating Shan Xiaona 3:0 on aggregate and advancing to the round of 16. At present, Liu Shiwen has successfully met with teammate Sun Yingsha.
At present, the 8 seats in the top half of the women's singles round of 16 have all been released. Top seed Sun Yingsha took on Olympic champion Liu Shiwen, and Japan's Hina Hayata faced Hong Kong's Li Haoqing. World Table Tennis Champion Wang Manyu faces Puerto Rican teenager Diaz, and Thailand's Sutasini faces Austria's Polkanova.