The WTT Singapore Grand Slam continued, and during the 4th day of the already concluded main tournament, the national table tennis players who appeared performed well, and all won and advanced. It is worth mentioning that Sun Yingsha, who is now ranked No. 1 in the world, partnered with Wang Manyu to advance to the women's doubles quarterfinals; and then in the mixed doubles 1/8 final, Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin defeated the Romanian combination to advance. Meanwhile, the key fixtures for the 5th matchday of the WTT Singapore Grand Slam Tournament were released, when CCTV5 was live. Details are as follows:
What are the key fixtures for the 5th day of the WTT Singapore Grand Slam Tournament?
According to the schedule of the official website of the International Table Tennis Federation, the 5th matchday of the WTT Singapore Grand Slam Main Tournament will be held on March 15, Beijing time, and the matches worth paying attention to are:
Men's Singles Quarterfinals: 13:30 pm - Liang Jingkun (national table tennis) vs Glasmenko; 14:40 pm - Ma Long (national table tennis) vs Wang Chuqin (national table tennis); 20:20 pm - Fan Zhendong (national table tennis) vs An Zaixian.
Women's Singles Quarterfinals: 14:00 - Li Haoqing (Hong Kong Table Tennis Team) vs Hayata Xina; 15:20 pm - He Zhuojia (National Table Tennis) vs Chen Meng (National Table Tennis); 19:40 PM - Wang Manyu (National Table Tennis) vs Diaz.
Women's Doubles 1/4 Final: 14:10 pm - Sun Yingsha / Wang Manyu (National Table Tennis) vs Tian Zhixi / Liang Xiayin; Men's Doubles 1/4 Final: 16:00 Pm - Fan Zhendong / Wang Chuqin (National Table Tennis) VS Zhou Zheyu / Fu Shaofeng; Mixed Doubles Semifinals: 21:00 PM - Wang Chuqin / Sun Yingsha (National Table Tennis) VS Huang Zhenting / Du Kaixuan (Hong Kong Table Tennis Team).
After checking the CCTV Sports Channel program trailer, it can be seen that CCTV5 will broadcast the singles matches of this tournament live from 14:00 to 17:00 and 19:00 to 20:00 at night, including key matches such as Ma Long and Wang Chuqin, Chen Meng and He Zhuojia.
Can Malone defeat Wang Chuqin?
What's the most anticipated match on Matchday 5? The duel between Ma Long and Wang Chuqin is not only for two reasons: First, Ma Long and Wang Chuqin are not only national table tennis teammates, but also members of Shandong Luneng Club. Fans who are not too big will want to see the so-called "derby showdown". After all, whoever wins or loses can create a lot of topics.
Second, although Ma Long won far more honors than Wang Chuqin. The problem is that most of Malone's honors are "past tense" and do not objectively reflect the strength of both sides. Based on this, take the last 5 encounters between Ma Long and Wang Chuqin as an example: Ma Long has achieved a record of 2 wins and 3 losses, the most recent of which was in the 2021 WTT Championship, when Ma Long lost to Wang Chuqin 1-3.
It can be seen that as far as the current situation is concerned, Ma Long is not dominant in the duel with Wang Chuqin, and is even slightly inferior. The reasons for this are nothing more than two: one is that Ma Long and Wang Chuqin often train and compete together, and both sides know almost the roots; second, as they grow older, Ma Long, who is over thirty years old, will inevitably be difficult to compete with the "post-00s" player Wang Chuqin for a long time.
Finally, I would like to ask, who do you think will win the match between Ma Long and Wang Chuqin? Welcome to the interactive communication below!
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