On March 20, Beijing time, the ITTF Singapore Grand Slam tournament ushered in the final battle today. Today will be a single final, Ma Long against Fan Zhendong, Chen Meng against Wang Manyu. In this open tournament, the national table tennis players successfully won all five championships. Today, CCTV will broadcast the whole process live, and the grand slam Deng Yaping will personally explain the game.
Interestingly, in the men's singles semifinals, Malone kept a clean sheet on aggregate with teammate Liang Jingkun. In this regard, Malone also said that he did not expect it before the game. After the game, in the face of media interviews, Olympic champion Malone answered questions in English. Malone laughed and teased: "The manager of WTT told me that if I win the championship, I will be interviewed in English. I think the final is very difficult, and I may not have a chance to say it, so I will talk about it today.
Whatever the outcome, Bless veteran Malone for a good result in the men's singles final. It is worth mentioning that after the end of the Singapore Grand Slam tournament today, the 16 main players of the national table tennis will no longer return to China to rest and adjust, and will go directly to Doha, Qatar, to participate in the next Doha Star Challenge.
In Doha in March, three consecutive open tournaments will be held. The first is the 3.13~17 branch open, which has ended, and the national table tennis has won 4 championships, only the men's doubles champion has fallen. Next, the ongoing is the Doha regular challenge of 3.18~24, this open tournament, Liu Guoliang's coaching staff arranged 23 people to participate, the gold content is very high, because many table tennis celebrities will rush to Doha as soon as possible after the end of the Singapore competition.
For example, Lin Yunru, Huang Zhenting, Du Kaixuan, Dako, Falke, Carlsson, Hugo and others have participated in the Doha Regular Challenge, and the individual champion will receive 400 points. Next, from March 25 to 31, the Star Challenge will continue to be held, and the national table tennis will be fully participated, including Liu Shiwen, Chen Meng, Wang Manyu, Sun Yingsha, Ma Long, Fan Zhendong and other main players.
Therefore, after the end of the Singapore Grand Slam tournament, the main force of the national table tennis will immediately set off for Doha to meet with second-tier players Qian Tianyi, Liu Weishan, Liu Dingshuo and others to prepare for the Doha Star Challenge. As many as 43 people signed up for the Doha Star Challenge, with a large squad unprecedented this season. Led by Liu Shiwen Chen Meng Ma Long Fan Zhendong.
In terms of specific lineups, the 24 men's singles players are Cao Wei, Chen Yuanyu, Fan Zhendong, Huang Youzheng, Liang Guodong, Liang Jingkun, Lin Gaoyuan, Lin Shidong, Liu Dingshuo, Ma Long, Sun Wen, Wang Chuqin, Wang Tingyu, Xiang Peng, Xu Haidong, Xu Xin, Xu Yingbin, Xue Fei, Yu Ziyang, Yuan Licen, Zeng Beixun, Zhang Yudong, Zhao Zihao, and Zhou Qihao.
The 19 women's singles players are Chen Meng, Chen Xingtong, Chen Yi, Fan Siqi, He Zhuojia, Ku Man, Liu Shiwen, Liu Weishan, Qi Fei, Qian Tianyi, Qin Yuxuan, Shi Xunyao, Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu, Wang Yidi, Yang Huijing, Zhang Rui, Zhu Sibing and Zhong Geman.