On March 15, Beijing time, the WTT Singapore Grand Slam began a men's singles 1/8 final competition, Ma Long against Wang Chuqin. In the first set, Malone's 10-6 lead was tied and won 12-10. In the second set, Wang Chuqin won 11-6 consecutively. In the third set, Wang Chuqin won again 11-8. In the fourth set, Malone won 11-5. In the fifth set, Ma Long won again, defeating Wang Chuqin 3-2 to advance to the quarterfinals.
In this Grand Slam event, Wang Chuqin and Ma Long are in a division, and the two have to compete for a place in the top 8, which is also a game with highlights. In the first set of the showdown, Malone still grasped the initiative, he quickly opened the point difference, and 10-6 to get the set point, at this time Wang Chuqin did not give up, he saved 4 consecutive set points, chased to 10 draws. In the handling of key points, Malone was even better, winning 12-10 and refusing to reverse in a single set.
In the second game, the two started to play more fiercely, after 2 draws, Wang Chuqin got 2 points, Ma Long equalized the score again, Wang Chuqin made another effort, he scored consecutively, won 11-6, and tied the score. In the third set, Ma Long scored 1 point first, Wang Chuqin scored 4 consecutive points, 4-1 lead, Ma Long tried to chase the score to 6 to 8, Wang Chuqin scored consecutive points, 10-6 to get the set point, Ma Long chased 2 points, Wang Chuqin called a timeout. After the timeout, Wang Chuqin won 11-8 and overtook 2-1.
In the fourth set, Malone opened with a 4-2 lead, Wang Chuqin began to chase points, Malone played very steadily, 8-4 to open the score difference, 10-5 to get the set point, 11-5 win, chased to 2 draws. In the decider, Malone started 3-1, Wang Chuqin made more mistakes, Malone led 6-2, Wang Chuqin was difficult to chase points, Malone got the match point 10-3, Wang Chuqin chased 2 points, Malone called a timeout, after the suspension, Malone won 11-6, and the total score was 3-2 to advance to the top 8.