On March 17, Beijing time, the ITTF Singapore Grand Slam tournament was underway. Ongoing is a battle for a place in the men's singles semifinals, with Japanese men's individual Yukiya Miao Utada taking on Germany's Qiu Dang. In the first set, the two sides started with a 2:2 draw, and at 11:10, Qiu Dang took the lead in getting the set point, and Utada Yukiya's forehand offensive ability was not as good as that of his opponent Qiu Dang. At 13:11, Qiu Dang won the first set and led 1:0 in the big score.
In the second set, the two sides began with a 3-3 draw, and Yukiya Utada scored two consecutive points to lead 5-3. Qiu Dang's forehand goal was wrong, and Yukiya Utada opened the score gap 9-6. Yukiya Utada won the set point 10:6, and in the end, Yukiya Utada pulled back a set at 11:7, and the two sides drew 1:1.
In the third set, Qiu Dang started with a 5:3 lead. In the middle of the game, Japan's Yukiya Utada won 6:5. In the key sub-link, Qiu Dang once again overtook the score 9:7. Qiu Dang won the set point 10:7, Qiu Dang made a mistake in receiving the serve, and Yukiya Utada chased back a point, 8:10. Qiu Dang's serve error, Utada Yukiya 9:10. Then Qiu Dang requested a timeout, and at 11:9, Qiu Dang won another set. Qiu Dang led 2:1 in the big score.
In the fourth set, the two sides began with a 2-2 draw, and in this game, Yukiya Utada had no way to retreat. After 4 draws, Yukiya Utada began to fight, 6:4 to win the score. Yukiya Utada scored consecutive forehand positions to give a 7-4 lead. Yukiya Utada scored consecutively to win back an inning at 11:5, with the two sides drawing 2-2. The game goes to the decider.
In the decider, Qiu Dang scored first, leading 1:0. Yukiya Utada scored consecutively with his backhand to give him a 4-1 lead. 5:1 lead, Qiu Dang unnecessarily made more mistakes. In the end, Japan's Yukiya Utada locked up the victory 11:6, and defeated the Chinese player Qiu Dang 3:2 on aggregate to successfully advance to the men's singles semifinals. Next, Yukiya Utada will face the winner between Fan Zhendong and Francesca, and Yukiya Utah awaits Fan Zhendong in the semi-finals.
In another women's singles final four seat battle, national table tennis player Wang Yidi faced France's Yuan Jiannan. At the beginning of the game, Wang Yidi won two consecutive sets 11:9, 12:10, and led 2:0. In the third set, Yuan Jiannan won a thrilling set at 14:12. In the fourth set, Wang Yidi locked in a thrilling victory 12:10, eliminating Yuan Jiannan with a total score of 3:1 and successfully advancing to the top four women's singles list.