Beijing time on March 15 news, WTT Singapore Grand Slam launched a men's singles focus battle, Ma Long defeated Wang Chuqin 3-2, staged a reversal of the good drama, advanced to the quarterfinals. As the big brother of national table tennis, Ma Long is still a skilled player. Especially in the decider, Ma Long broke Wang Chuqin. If Lin Yunru successfully advances, he will duel Ma Long!
Ma Long is 33 years old, ranking 2nd in the world, and Ma Long is already a table tennis GOAT. Wang Chuqin is 21 years old and ranked 13th in the world! In the international competition, Wang Chuqin faced Ma Long 3 times, got 2 wins and 1 loss, and also occupied the advantage.
In the first set, Malone started 5-1, and the referee once reminded Wang Chuqin of the violation of the serve. Wang Chuqin improved the quality of the first three boards, once chasing 4-6. Wang Chuqin made a mistake in his backhand, and Ma Long extended his advantage to win the set point 10-6. But Wang Chuqin did not give up and chased to 8-10. 10-10, Wang Chuqin equalized. However, Malone is still superior, 12-10 wins!
In the second set, Wang Chuqin adjusted his state, he also changed in the serve, there were a lot of hooker serves, 11-6.
In the third set, Wang Chuqin became more and more courageous, leading 6-2, 7-3, but Ma Long was experienced in hundreds of battles, did not give up, and chased 5-7! However, Wang Chuqin still won the set point 10-6. Ma Long chased two points in a row, trailing 8-10, and Wang Chuqin shouted a timeout. In the end, the suspension took effect, Wang Chuqin won another set 11-8, and Ma Long was on the verge of extinction.
In the fourth set, Malone rushed to open the game and led 4-1. 8-4, Malone extended the advantage, and the decider was inevitable. 11-5, Malone won, the big score 2-2!
In the decider, Malone started 3-1, after which Wang Chuqin collapsed, Ma Long won the match point 10-3, and finally won 11-6, and the score was 3-2 to advance to the men's singles quarterfinals.
Although Wang Chuqin lost, but it is indeed progress and maturity, and Ma Long knows the roots, Wang Chuqin lowered his posture, that is, to fight Ma Long, the final result is very regrettable. In addition, Wang Chuqin's partner Sun Yingsha is the number one candidate for the mixed doubles gold medal of the National Table Tennis Olympic Games in Paris. If Wang Chuqin maintains good form, he will definitely be able to qualify for 1 Paris Olympic Games. Of course, Wang Chuqin's goal is to participate in the mixed doubles, men's singles and boy band three.
In the men's singles, Wang Chuqin still has two years to improve, Fan Zhendong's position as the world's no. 1 and the number one national table tennis main force is very stable, Wang Chuqin needs to impact the second singles quota, opponents include Ma Long, Liang Jingkun and others.