Table tennis WTT Grand Slam Singapore, men's singles quarterfinals, China's Liang Jingkun against Sweden's Karlsson. In the end, Liang Jingkun swept the opponent 3-0, taking the lead in advancing to the final four, and will wait for the winner between national table tennis teammate Ma Long and Chinese Taipei youngster Lin Yunru in the semifinals.
In the first set, Liang Jingkun just started in a particularly good state, taking a 5-1 lead and opening the gap at once. Its own strength is above the opponent, and it has established such a big advantage, the first game is worry-free. Being able to quickly enter the rhythm is of great help to Liang Jingkun's mentality, and the more relaxed he is, the more he can play with strength. In the end, there was no suspense, and Liang Jingkun won the first set 11-8.
In the second set, the two entered a white-hot situation at the beginning, and the far platform was pulled. After a round of mutual temptation, the two sides have a bottom in their hearts. Liang Jingkun established a good advantage, leading 4-1. But Karlsson's counterattack was also fierce, immediately chasing a 4-4 draw. Liang Jingkun stabilized the situation and scored 3 points in a row to pull away again. 10-7, Liang Jingkun took the lead to get the set point, a side luck ball, Liang Jingkun took another set at 11-7, the big score was 2-0.
In the third set, Karl let go of the set to take a certain advantage, taking a 3-1 lead. With Karlsson making a mistake, Liang Jingkun won 4-3 while forcing his opponents to call a timeout.
After returning, the first point was very exciting, the two shot against each other, or Liang Jingkun won. Then, Liang Jingkun scored consecutive points to lead 6-3, and the opponent's suspension seemed to have no effect. After 8-4, the opponent begins to increase the number of fights. But it didn't work, Liang Jingkun won the match point 10-6. After wasting a match point, Liang Jingkun also called a timeout.
After returning, Carlsson chased another point, and then it was Liang Jingkun's turn to serve. The first one was lost, and the other side had already chased to 9-10, which was a bit stressful. In the last match point, Liang Jingkun withstood the pressure and finally won, ending the battle 11-9, with a big score of 3-0.