After the Tokyo Olympics crowned, the hexagonal warrior Ma Long was not able to stand on the podium of the men's singles championship in the next few major competitions, which also made many fans worry about whether the Dragons had passed their peak, but in the WTT Singapore Grand Slam competition, Ma Long proved that he was still the all-powerful Grand Slam winner with his outstanding performance and state, especially in the quarter-finals against Wang Chuqin, who had defeated himself in the WTT Macau Tournament. The Dragons also eliminated the opponent 3-2 to successfully break into the quarterfinals, in the quarterfinals, Ma Long encountered the 20-year-old Lin Yunru of Chinese Taipei, who ranked seventh in the world, and in the past four encounters with Ma Long, Lin Yunru did not fall behind at all 2 wins and 2 losses to become a draw, which shows that Ma Long wants to successfully advance is not an easy task! After the start of the first game, the Dragons were in a slump like sleepwalking, but he quickly found the feeling of the game, entered the hexagonal warrior form, and finally eliminated Lin Yunru 3-2 and successfully broke into the men's singles semifinals!
As soon as the first game came up, Lin Yunru gave full play to the huge threat of his backhand twisting in Ma Long's two serves, and in his own serve, he used the change of landing point to continuously cause the Dragons' mistakes, and the opening game achieved a 4-0 lead, and Ma Long was obviously not too excited in this game, the quality of the serve was far below his normal level, and there were more personal mistakes, which also allowed Lin Yunru to seize the opportunity to extend the lead to 6-1, although with the deepening of the game, The Dragons gradually regained some form, but did not change the outcome of the loss, and Lin Yunru made the opening goal 11-5.
In the second set, Malone became more active, taking the lead in the multi-shot round, through the control of the landing point and the change of angle, the opening stage returned Lin Yunru a 6-1, and also completely reversed the passive situation of receiving the serve in the first set, by improving the quality of his own shot, it was difficult for Lin Yunru to play the threat of his backhand, and the Dragons also maintained the advantage to the end, and won 11-6 to equalize the big score.
After entering the third set, Malone also adopted Lin Yunru's strategy, that is, through the change of serve, he got the opportunity to take the lead in attacking, and after the opening, he also established a 6-1 lead as desired, and in this game, Malone also showed a richer offensive combination, easily winning 11-4 and taking the lead in getting the match point of the game.
Lin Yunru, who was suspended by the Dragons for two sets, significantly increased the quality of his own batting in the fourth inning, relying on a very high shooting rate and a sharp angle in the opening stage, disrupted Malone's rhythm to take a 3-0 lead, and then the two entered the stalemate stage, Ma Long chased the score to 8 draws until the end of the game, but in the competition of key balls, Lin Yunru, who was behind in the big score, still dared to shoot decisively, which also allowed him to drag the game into the decider 11-9.
After the start of the decider, the Dragons established a 2-0 lead after scoring 2 points in a row, but Lin Yunru also stubbornly relied on the advantage of his backhand to bite the score, did not let the Dragons play momentum, and chased the score to 5-6 in the middle of the game, And After countless big battles, Malone immediately called a timeout to interrupt the opponent's rhythm of chasing points, and achieved obvious results, and quickly extended the lead to 9-6 after returning to the game, and locked the victory at 11-7.
Ma Long, who successfully broke into the final four, will encounter the national team teammate Liang Jingkun in the men's singles semifinals, whether he can control the fat and fierce forehand punching style in the game will largely determine the prospects of the Dragons impacting the final stage, looking forward to the wonderful derby battle between the two!