On March 17, 2022, Beijing time, the Singapore Table Tennis Grand Slam continued, the men's singles quarterfinals, Liang Jingkun eliminated Sweden's Karlsson 3-0 to advance to the final four, and the semi-final against the winner between Ma Long and Lin Yunru.
In the first quarterfinals of the men's singles, Yukiya Utada completed the reversal after falling behind twice, eliminating the German-Chinese player Qiu Dang 3-2. Yukiya Utada is the only seedling of the Japanese team in the men's singles field, especially after Zhang Benzhi and Zhang Benzhi were out, Yukiya Utada shouldered a heavy responsibility. He's playing really well, his ability to play against the wind is stronger, and he's resilient at key moments.
Facing the same obvious progress of Qiu Dang, Utada Yukiya fell behind twice, but the fourth and fifth sets completely suppressed Qiu Dang, and finally won 3-2, taking the lead in advancing to the men's singles final four, and the semi-final against the winner between Fan Zhendong and Francesca.
In another match, Liang Jingkun played against Sweden's Karlsson, and Liang Jingkun was in excellent shape after the opening, taking a 5-1 lead. Carlsson chased points in the second half, but Liang Jingkun still withstood the pressure, and the key points at the end of the set dared to shoot, taking the lead 11-8.
In the second set, Liang Jingkun was still very strong, taking a 4-1 lead, compared to Falke, Moregold and others, Carlsson's offensive characteristics were not too distinct, but he was very experienced, and he was tactically changeable, immediately chasing 4 draws. Liang Jingkun was in better and better shape after the transfer of the previous few games, and then scored 3 consecutive points, leading 8-5 in the second half of the inning, and in the confrontation attack, Liang Jingkun had a clear advantage. Liang Jingkun seized the opportunity and won another set 11-7.
In the third set, Carlsson led 3-1, Liang Jingkun won 4-3, and Carlson immediately called a timeout. Subsequently, Liang Jingkun continued to expand his advantages, winning the round 11-9, easily advancing to the final four with a score of 3-0, and waiting for the winner between Ma Long and Lin Yunru in the semifinals!
In this way, Yukiya Utada and Liang Jingkun took the lead in advancing to the men's singles semifinals!