On March 15, Beijing time, WTT Singapore Grand Slam 1/8 final competition, China's Fan Zhendong played, his opponent is South Korean Ahn Jae-hyun. The two fought fiercely in this game for five rounds, and finally Fan Zhendong narrowly won 3-2 to successfully advance to the men's singles quarterfinals.
Fan Zhendong started with a 4-1 lead in the first set, after which he extended his advantage to 6-2, and the opponent chased it to 4-7 at one point, but then Fan Zhendong scored four consecutive points to win the first set 11-4.
In the second set, Ahn Jae-hyun started with a 6-1 lead, Fan Zhendong struggled to catch up, but the gap was too large, and Ahn Jae-hyun won the set point 10-4. Fan Zhendong defused two consecutive innings and Ahn Jae-hyun won the second set 11-6.
Fan Zhendong took a 4-0 lead in the third set, and the opponent scored consecutive points and then won 6-5. After that, Ahn Jae-hyun won 3 innings 10-7, and Fan Zhendong chased 3 points in a row. After 11 draws, Ahn Jae Hyun scored two consecutive points to win the third set 13-11.
In the fourth set, Fan Zhendong quickly adjusted his form to make a 4-0 start, after which he extended his advantage to 7-1, Ahn Jae Hyun was unable to catch up, and Fan Zhendong won the fourth set 11-5.
Fan Zhendong scored consecutive points in the decider to lead the opponent 7-1. Ahn Jae-hyun chased 5 points in a row to 6-7, Fan Zhendong adjusted in time, and after 9-7, he scored 2 consecutive points to win the decider 11-7.
In the end, Fan Zhendong defeated Ahn Jae-hyun 11-4/6-11/11-13/11-5/11-7 to successfully reach the quarterfinals of this WTT Singapore Grand Slam men's singles.