On March 14, Beijing time, the ITTF Singapore Grand Slam tournament was underway. Ongoing is a battle for a place in the women's singles round of 16, with Chinese Taipei's Zheng Yijing taking on Brazil's Bruna Takahashi. In the first set, veteran Zheng Yijing started with a 5:3 lead, and Chinese Taipei's Zheng Yijing was experienced, leading her opponent Bruna Takahashi 9:7. In the end, Zheng Yijing 11: locked in the victory, won the first set.
In the second set, Chinese Taipei's Zheng Yijing still had a clear advantage, after a 5:2 lead, Takahashi Bruna stepped up the counter-attack, and Zheng Yijing led 7:3. Bruna Takahashi had a good serve advantage, Zheng Yijing's state declined, and Bruna Takahashi tied, and the two sides drew 7:7. Subsequently, Bruna Takahashi scored consecutive points to win a set 11:8, and the two sides drew 1:1.
In the third set, Zheng Yijing had a clear advantage and completely occupied the dominant advantage, winning another set at 11:5 and leading 2:1. In the fourth set, the two sides were locked in a battle, 4:4 draw. In the middle of the game, Zheng Yijing had a clear advantage, getting the match point again at 10:8, and then Zheng Yijing requested a timeout. After the suspension, Zheng Yijing refused to be upset, locked up the victory 11:8, and won the opponent 3:1 on aggregate to advance to the round of 16.
In other arenas, South Korean men's doubles duo Jang Woo-jin Lim Joong-hoon took on Indian men's doubles GhanaEse Karan/Achanta. The South Korean men's doubles team won three consecutive sets 11:7, 11:7, 11:6, and the Indian men's doubles team scored 3:0 clean sheet on aggregate and successfully advanced. It is worth mentioning that Lin Zhongxun is currently promoted in two lines, and in the men's singles competition, Lin Zhongxun played an extraordinary role, with a 3:0 clean sheet national table tennis world champion Lin Gaoyuan, successfully promoted.
In the women's doubles arena, Luxemburg's 58-year-old Chinese veteran Ni Xialian continued to compete with Nat to meet the host player Zeng Jian/Lin Ye. Ni Xialian and Nat matched tacit understanding, won three consecutive sets 11:8, 11:5, 11:7, eliminated the Singapore women's doubles team 3:0 on aggregate, and successfully advanced to the top eight list. Ni Xialian and Nat also won the bronze medal in the women's doubles of the World Table Tennis Championships before, and indeed performed well, which can be described as old and strong.