On March 15, 2022, Beijing time, the Singapore Table Tennis Grand Slam continued, and the men's singles 1/8 final ushered in a focus battle, Ma Long won two consecutive sets in a 1-2 behind, reversed Wang Chuqin 3-2, and joined hands with Liang Jingkun to advance to the men's singles quarterfinals.
Young player Wang Chuqin ushered in three matches a day, first playing in the men's singles 1/8 final, against the big brother Ma Long. In this competition, Wang Chuqin was in a hot state, the first round of 3-0 swept the former World Table Tennis Championships men's singles runner-up Falk, the second round was still 3-0, Wang Chuqin eliminated the strong Pitcheford. In the case of three at the same time, Wang Chuqin maintained abundant physical fitness and excellent mental state.
Unfortunately, the men's singles 1/8 final encountered Malone, it is too cruel, because both are very strong, no matter who is out, it is more regrettable. Malone maintained a smooth competitive state, eliminating Freitas and Aruna in the first two rounds, but Malone conceded one set in each of the two games, which is obviously not the best Malone.
In the first set, Malone started with a particularly successful start, his first three boards were of particularly high quality, and the serve rush worked repeatedly to take a 5-1 lead. Wang Chuqin then entered the state, but there were too many unnecessary mistakes, and Ma Long won the set point 10-6. Wang Chuqin did not give up, and then scored 4 consecutive points, but unfortunately he made a mistake, and Malone won the first set 10-12.
In the second set, the two did not give in to each other, the score was 4 draws, Wang Chuqin seized two serve opportunities, and led 6-4 in the set. Wang Chuqin's rhythm is fast, constantly mobilizing Ma Long through the change of landing point, and the veteran Ma Long cannot keep up with Wang Chuqin's rhythm and fail to play his advantage, and soon lost the game 6-11.
In the third set, Wang Chuqin continued to work hard, leading 4-1 in the opening. In the face of Wang Chuqin's fierce attack, Ma Long appeared to have more than enough and insufficient strength, falling behind 3-7 in the middle of the game, Wang Chuqin did not miss the opportunity, and won another set 11-8.
In the fourth set, Malone let go of a fight, the opening 4-2 lead, Wang Chuqin was a bit anxious to succeed, there were more unnecessary mistakes, 4-7 behind in the innings, Malone quickly decided, 11-5 to win this set.
In the decider, Ma Long led the exchange field 5-2, Wang Chuqin although the attack is very strong, but the play is unstable, this is also his old problem, Ma Long is experienced, the adjustment ability is indeed particularly strong, and finally won the decider 11-6, 3-2 eliminated Wang Chuqin, advanced to the quarterfinals, and then played against the winner between Lin Yunru and Dako.
In the other men's singles match, Liang Jingkun eliminated Glasmenko 3-1 to advance to the quarterfinals, and the winner between Duda and Carlsson in the quarter-finals.
In the women's singles, Japan's Hina Hayata eliminated Li Haoqing 3-1, and in the fourth set of the game, Hayata Hina scored 6 consecutive points after falling behind 6-10, winning 12-10, and she once again showed her ability to play against the wind. Hina Hayata will face the winner between Sun Yingsha and Liu Shiwen in the women's singles quarter-finals.
In the women's doubles, the South Korean duo of Tian Zhixi / Liang Xiayin lost three consecutive sets in the first game and lost 1-3 to Sun Yingsha / Wang Manyu. Another South Korean pair, Choi Hyo-joo / Lee Shi-win, lost 0-3 to Szokos / Polkanova, and the South Korean women's doubles was completely destroyed. At this point, there are no Korean players in the women's singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles.
In the men's doubles, the Japanese duo of Yukiya Utada / Hayabusa Tokami eliminated Exechi / Szudi 3-1 to advance to the semi-finals, and the semi-finals were against the winner between Zhuang Zhiyuan / Chen Jian'an and Zhang Yuzhen / Lin Zhongxun.