On March 15, Beijing time, the ITTF Singapore Grand Slam tournament is underway. What is underway is the men's singles quarter-final battle, and in the already concluded competition, the national table tennis world champion Liang Jingkun and Ma Long both successfully advanced. Among them, Ma Long eliminated Wang Chuqin 3:2 on aggregate. At present, four men's singles players in the national table tennis have been eliminated, namely Wang Chuqin, Lin Gaoyuan, Lin Shidong, and Xiang Peng.
Next, the men's singles competition continued, with Japan's Yukiya Utada facing South Korea's Hayashi Joong-hoon. In the first set, Yukiya Utada opened with an 8-4 lead, followed by a tie between Lin Zhongxun and an 8-8 draw between the two sides. Yukiya Utada's rhythm was disrupted, and the two sides drew 9:9. The two are more of a confrontation of the backhand position. Yukiya Utada won the set point 10:9, and at 11:9, Yukiya Utada won the set first.
In the second set, the two sides started with a 1:1 draw, and Lin Zhongxun's backhand strength was very strong. Lin Zhongxun took a 4:2 start lead, and Yukiya Utada served the ball to attack and successfully equalize the score, and the two sides drew 4:4. In this round, the two sides played more glue, the score alternately rose, and the gap has not been opened. Utada was fluent in the articulation, leading 6:5.
Lin Zhongxun changed the rhythm of receiving the serve and equalized the score again, and the two sides drew 6-6. At present, the two are really indistinguishable and have equal strength. Yukiya Utada took the initiative to turn sideways and take a 9-7 lead. Lin Zhongxun threw the ball high and chased back a point, 8:9. The two sides fought fiercely until 10:10 draw. Yukiya Utada scored the set points 11:10, and at 12:10, Yukiya Utada won another set to lead 2:0.
In the third set, Yukiya Utada opened 2-0. Lin Zhongxun then scored four consecutive points to win the score 4:2. 5:2, Lin Zhongxun led. Lin Zhongxun opened the score gap 8:2, Lin Zhongxun attacked with forehand, split long, and worked hard to catch the ball, the effect was good, Lin Zhongxun got the set point 10:3, Utada Yukiya's rhythm was a bit chaotic, Lin Zhongxun pulled back a set 11:3, and the big score was 1:2 behind Yukiya Utada.
In the fourth set, Yukiya Utada started 3:2, receiving a quick and fierce serve. Lin Zhongxun scored 5:4. Backhand consecutive handshakes, Unaya Yukiya equalized, 5:5. Lim Joong-hoon led 9-7, Yukiya Utada chased to 8:9, and then Lim Joong-hoon asked for a timeout. After the timeout, Yukiya Utada tied, 9:9. Yukiya Utada locked in the win 12:10, eliminating Hayashi 3:1 on aggregate.
In this way, Yukiya Utada successfully advanced to the men's singles eight-strong list. With Lim Joong-hoon out, the South Korean singles has been completely destroyed. In the last round of the game, Lin Zhongxun eliminated the national table tennis world champion Lin Gaoyuan 3:0 on aggregate, but he did not go further.