On March 19, Beijing time, the WTT Singapore Grand Slam men's singles semifinals began to compete, in a showdown between Chinese players, Ma Long and Liang Jingkun met in a narrow road. The two have met three times before on the international stage, and Malone has won all of them. Malone also performed even better in today's match, losing four straight sets to defeat teammate Liang Jingkun 11-5, 11-9, 11-4, 11-8 to advance to the final meeting with Fan Zhendong.
Malone got into shape faster in the first set, establishing a four-point advantage 6-2. Marlon continued to extend his advantage, taking the first set point 10-4. In the second set, Liang Jingkun returned the ball to the net, and Malone won the first set 11-5.
In the second set, Liang Jingkun began with a 3-0 lead, Malone gradually narrowed the gap to 4-5, Liang Jingkun scored 2 points, 7-4 to gain a 3-point advantage, and at the critical moment, Malone scored 4 points to 8-7 to win. After the 9 draw, Malone scored another point to get the set point, and at the set point, Liang Jingkun made a mistake in the serve, and Malone won the second set 11-9.
In the third set, Liang Jingkun started with a 3-1 lead, and Malone chased down to 3 draws. After 4-4, Malone scored seven consecutive points to win the third game easily 11-4.
In the fourth set, Liang Jingkun started with a slight advantage of 3-1, and Malone chased down 3 draws. The two in the midfield reached a stalemate on the field, and Malone rebounded from 4-6 to 7-6, at which point Liang Jingkun called for a timeout. After the timeout, Liang Jingkun chased down 8 draws, and Ma Long scored 2 consecutive points on the key points to get the match point. At the match point, Liang Jingkun returned the ball to the net, and Malone won the fourth set 11-8.