On the evening of March 15, Beijing time, the table tennis WTT Grand Slam tournament ended the 5th day of competition, there are currently 12 world champions will be out of the singles competition, adding Wang Chuqin, Ito Mimachi 2 people; and the national table tennis side has now been eliminated 7 people, it is indeed fierce competition!
Starting from the afternoon of March 16, the semi-finals of men's doubles and women's doubles will kick off, and the showdown between men's singles and women's singles will also start, of which Liu Shiwen vs Sun Yingsha is undoubtedly the biggest attraction! And the evening will usher in the mixed doubles final, Wang Chuqin / Sun Yingsha will compete with Lin Yunru / Zheng Yijing, the first champion is ready to come out, wonderful worth paying attention to!
See below for details of the game and the latest fixture schedule.
1. The situation on March 15
On March 15, the national table tennis made a total of 9 appearances, of which the most fierce duel came from the team competition: 2 world champions Ma Long and Wang Chuqin fought in 5 rounds, and finally the 33-year-old former narrowly won 3-2 to advance; Olympic champion Chen Meng swept the special playing sparring He Zhuojia 3-0, but 2 of them were spelled to the key points, and it was not easy to win!
As for the foreign war, the national table tennis team won 4 consecutive wins, of which the single Fan Zhendong was cold, 1-2 behind the Jedi counterattack to reverse south Korea's dark horse Ahn Jae-hyun, while Wang Manyu and Wang Yidi won easier, both 3-0 swept Diaz (Puerto Rico), Mitheim (Germany); and Liang Jingkun defeated Kazakhstan's Glasmenko 3-1.
In doubles, Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha, Sun Yingsha/Wang Manyu, Fan Zhendong/Wang Chuqin all encountered stubborn resistance from strong opponents and were in danger many times, but finally defeated Huang Zhenting/Du Kaixuan (Hong Kong, China), Tian Zhixi/Liang Xiayin (South Korea), Fu Shaofeng/Zhou Zheyu (Singapore) 3-1.
In terms of foreign associations, Ito Mimachi singles out, 1-3 defeat to the French Chinese player Yuan Jianan is undoubtedly the most surprising, while Hayata Hina, Utada Yukiya and others have played a stable role and have successfully advanced.
2. March 16 schedule
On March 16, the national table tennis will usher in a number of vicious battles, among which Xu Xin will face off against the German star Francesca, who has defeated Fan Zhendong, Liang Jingkun and Lin Gaoyuan; Fan Zhendong/ Wang Chuqin will compete with the German combination Duda / Qiu Dang for the men's doubles final ticket, which is undoubtedly a test for the two national table tennis world champions who do not have ideal coordination effects.
Women's doubles words Sun Yingsha / Wang Manyu vs. Luxembourg's Ni Xialian / Denut, the problem is not very big; but in the mixed doubles final, Wang Chuqin / Sun Yingsha will face the world's number one Lin Yunru / Zheng Yijing, which may be another fierce battle!
The showdown on the outside side is also worth paying attention to, among which Lin Yunru will face Darko again, world champion Ishikawa Yoshinori will face world runner-up Zheng Yijing, Karlsson will face Duda, Zhuang Zhiyuan/Chen Jian'an will play against Yukiya Uda/Hayasuke Tokami, and Ito Will continue to cooperate with Hina Hayata in the women's doubles semifinals, and the multinational duo Szokos/Polkanova will play.
So who can continue to win in today's game? Who can laugh to the end of the battle between Liu Shiwen and Sun Yingsha? Who will the mixed doubles champion ultimately belong to? The answer is about to be revealed, let's wait and see: come on, Chinese team!