On March 19, Beijing time, the 2022 WTT Singapore Grand Slam Men's Singles Semifinals continued, and in the first men's singles semifinals, Fan Zhendong defeated Japanese teenager Yukiya Utada by a large score of 4-2 (11-9, 7-11, 11-7, 16-14, 11-13, 11-9). Fan Zhendong encountered some difficulties in the 5th and 6th innings throughout the game, but he finally won the game with better strength.
The second semi-final was a national table tennis civil war, Ma Long played against Liang Jingkun, the whole game, Liang Jingkun seemed to have never entered the rhythm of the game, in the end, Ma Long swept Liang Jingkun 4-0 to advance to the men's singles final. Malone's forehand attack is too sharp, really don't give a chance!
Malone quickly mobilized himself as soon as the game began, and he quickly took the initiative on the field to take the lead 11-5. In the second set, the two drew several times, and Malone went back to take another set at 11-9 to take a 2-0 lead. In the third set, Malone quickly established the advantage, Liang Jingkun took the initiative to make more mistakes, and Malone won 11-4 again, and the big score continued to lead 3-0.
In the fourth set, Liang Jingkun, who was eager to get started, made more mistakes, and Malone took the opportunity to score consecutive points to win 7-6, and Liang Jingkun requested a timeout. Back on the pitch Malone served and scored, and he led 8-6. Liang Jingkun played very tenaciously, chasing 2 points in a row to draw 8 draws. At the crucial moment, Liang Jingkun twisted and pulled a mistake, and then he pulled back the mistake, and Malone won the fourth set 11-8, and finally swept 4-0 to advance to the final.
In this game, Malone maintained the lead with an active forehand attack, and won the game in four straight sets, and the competitive state remained really good! In a post-match interview, Malone showed a wave of Interviews in English, who said: "I never thought I could make it to the final, and three days ago, Wtt's manager told me that if I could advance to the final, let me be interviewed in English. I am very happy to enter the final, the audience enthusiastically supported, gave me strength, congratulations to the Dragons, see you in the final! ”