On March 14, Beijing time, the ITTF Singapore Grand Slam tournament was underway. Currently, there is a battle for a place in the women's singles round of 16. Japan's Mimachi Ito took on Chinese Taipei's Chen Siyu. In the first set, the two sides began with a 2-2 draw. As we all know, Ito's first three boards are very strong, the angle is sharp, the speed is very fast, and the serve threat is very large. The quality of Chen Siyu veneer board is not bad.
The scores of the two sides alternately rose, and both sides played conservatively in the first set, holding not many balls, mainly the first three boards. After 5 draws, Ito scored two consecutive points to give a 7-5 lead. Chen Siyu ate consecutive serves, and Ito took an 8:5 lead. 11:6 Ito won the first set, leading 1:0.
Interestingly, during the intermission, Ito and the coach directly turned out the notebook and recorded while reading, and there was a feeling that they were still turning over the books before the exam. In the second set, the two sides began to draw 3:3. Chen Siyu has great strength, the return ball is very rushed, chen Siyu leads 5:3. In the end, Chen Siyu won a set back 11:6, and the two sides drew 1:1. During the break, Ito took out his notebook again and reviewed it carefully.
In the third set, Chen Siyu started 3:2. Ito beat the score 5:4, and then Chen Siyu asked for a timeout, it is worth mentioning that Chen Siyu did not have an off-field coach. After the timeout, Ito led 8-6. Ito won the set 10:7 and in the end, he won another set 11:7 to lead 2:1. Subsequently, Ito's coach took out a yellow notebook again and explained the key points of the game to Ito.
In the fourth set, Ito started 3:1. Ito's more and more courageous, the momentum is obviously very strong, after scoring, Ito Mimachi once again showed his signature smile. Chen Siyu chased to a 7:7 draw, and then Ito asked for a timeout. In the end, Ito Locked in the victory 12:10, eliminating Chinese Taipei's Chen Siyu 3:1 on aggregate and successfully advancing to the round of 16. Ito Mimachi is in the same district as the national table tennis Wang Yidi, and is expected to meet Wang Yidi next.
In the men's doubles, the Japanese men's doubles duo Ofakami Hayabusa / Yukiya Utada took on the European men's doubles duo. At the beginning of the match, Toue Hayabusa Yukiya won two consecutive sets 11:4, 11:9, leading 2:0. In the third set, the two sides were locked in a battle, and the European men's doubles pulled back a thrilling set at 12:10. In the fourth set, Togami Hayabusa Yukiya did not miss a chance, locking in a 11:3 win and advancing to the quarterfinals 3:1 on aggregate.