At about 16:00 on the afternoon of March 17, the second quarterfinal of the WTT Grand Slam men's singles, China's liang Jingkun attacked against Carlson, the game attracted much attention and was more difficult. At present, including Ma Long and Fan Zhendong, Only 3 people in China have reached the top 8, and the situation is slightly unfavorable. Liang Jingkun wants to avoid losing.
In the first set, Liang Jingkun played a 3-1 start, and the opponent failed to adjust in time and continued to lose points. A 1-5 situation also emerged. Liang Jingkun played steadily, and the opponent shot back with his backhand, strongly chasing back 1 point. Liang Jingkun's mistake appeared, wiping the net out of bounds, 3-5. Carlson continued to chase points, and Liang Jingkun made more mistakes, 5-5, back to the same running line. Liang Jingkun stabilized the rhythm, scored three consecutive points, and opened the point difference again 8-5! The game was a bit one-sided, and Liang Jingkun suppressed the opponent's counterattack, winning 11-8 and taking a 1-0 lead.
In the second set, Liang Jingkun started more anxiously, quickly stabilized the rhythm, and achieved a 7-4 lead. The situation was still smooth in this game, and Liang Jingkun scored 2-0. In the third set, Carlson opened with a 3-1 lead and then shot back to the net to lose points. Next, Carlson failed to take the opportunity and was tied. Liang Jingkun stabilized his position, and the opponent began to make mistakes! Carlson lost points, trailed 3-4 and hurried to a timeout. Liang Jingkun established a 6-3 start, although Carlson briefly counterattacked. But liang Jingkun, after all, has the advantage of strength, and the situation of achieving 9-5 is very close to victory. Although next, Liang Jingkun made a mistake in returning the ball and lost a point. Then decisively picked the match, 10-6 to get the match point.
Carlson scored with a long table return ball, very powerful. Liang Jingkun called a timeout, and finally won 11-9, a big score of 3-0, to advance to the semi-finals. Liang Jingkun will next play against the winner of Ma Long vs Lin Yunru to compete for a place in the final.