On March 19, Beijing time, the men's singles semifinals of the WTT Singapore Grand Slam Tournament kicked off. Today's two matches are Fan Zhendong against Japan's 20-year-old Yukiya Utada and Ma Long against teammate Liang Jingkun.
In the first battle between Fan Yudong and Yukiya Utada, Fan Zhendong defeated his opponent 4-2 and took the lead in reaching the men's singles final. This was followed by Ma Long against Liang Jingkun. In this competition, Liang Jingkun reached the top 4 all the way outside, while Ma Long defeated Wang Chuqin and Lin Yunru in a row to advance.
In the first set, Liang Jingkun's rhythm was somewhat chaotic in the opening stage, and Malone played more steadily, leading 8-3. At the end of the inning, Liang Jingkun's high-quality attack was successfully defended by Malone, who took the lead 10-4 to get the set point and lost the first set 11-5. In the first game, Malone was highly focused, actively mobilized, and played full of firepower in the forehand.
In the second set, Liang Jingkun began to seek changes from the serve, and the use of hooker serves made Ma Long not adapt enough for a while. Liang Jingkun started with a 4-1 lead. Liang Jingkun strengthened the quality of the veneer, and in the case of Malone's clear prediction, the return ball was wrong. However, Malone seized the opportunity to chase the score to 4-5. In the middle of the game, Liang Jingkun was more active in the top three boards, opening the score gap again at 7-4. With his own experience and changes, Malone pulled out four or two pounds, scored 4 points in a row, and reversed the score 8-7. And 11-9 consecutive two cities.
In the third set, Malone's forehand was still strong, And Malone quickly reversed the situation and shot more freely in the case of falling behind in the opening score, while Liang Jingkun's position was somewhat unstable. After four draws, Malone widened the gap to 10-4 and won easily 11-4. The big score was 3-0.
In the fourth set, Liang Jingkun, who was 0-3 behind in the big score, fought back to the water. Liang Jingkun performed well in the opening stage of this competition, but in the middle stage, he was often reversed by Ma Long. In this game, Liang Jingkun once again led 3-1, and was quickly chased to 3 draws by Ma Long. Liang Jingkun, who was "bound" by Ma Long, worked hard to seek a breakthrough with the quality of the veneer, and in the case of a 6-4 lead in the innings, he was again accurately predicted by Ma Long, and after the score was equalized, the score was reversed 7-6. At this moment, Liang Jingkun applied for a suspension. After the timeout, Ma Long accurately predicted Liang Jingkun and won the final victory 11-8. The final will be held between Ma Long and Fan Zhendong.