On March 20, the WTT Singapore Grand Slam began the men's singles finale. In a peak showdown belonging to the new and old kings, the super grand slam Malone battled against the world's first Fan Zhendong, the two sides fought wits and courage, in the end, Fan Zhendong defeated Malone in 7 rounds, won the Grand Slam men's singles championship, and became the double champion!
At the Tokyo Olympics, Ma Long defeated Fan Zhendong in the final to domineeringly defend the men's singles title and complete the double circle Grand Slam feat. Subsequently, Malone missed the Houston World Table Tennis Championships and the Singapore World Cup, and Fan Zhendong took on the responsibility of a leader and won the singles championships of these two events. In the Macau Championship at the beginning of the year, Ma Long and Fan Zhendong both lost.
Coming to the Singapore Grand Slam, Ma Long showed the world what is "the sword is not old", he has narrowly defeated the young generation of outstanding Wang Chuqin, Lin Yunru, and swept Liang Jingkun, taking one master lesson after another, making people sigh that the realm of the Dragon Team has reached an unfathomable point.
If anyone in today's table tennis world can open up with Ma Long and even have the upper hand, only Fan Zhendong can do it, and he is not afraid of Ma Long's prestige. In the face of Fan Zhendong, who is strong in his own strength and now has an increasingly mature mentality, the 33-year-old Ma Long fought bravely in adversity, fought for 7 innings, and finally lost 3-4.
In the first set, Fan Zhendong started 6-2, led 9-3, won 6 innings 10-4, Malone recovered 2 points and then lost another point, losing the first set 6-11; in the second set, Malone started 3-1, Fan Zhendong chased 7 consecutive points to complete a strong counterattack at 8-3, 10-4 won 6 innings, and won 2 consecutive sets at 11-6;
In the third set, Malone, who was in trouble, actively adjusted, leading 5-3, 9-5 to expand the advantage, and also to color at 11-6; in the fourth set, Malone took advantage of the chase, 2-0 to start, 4-1 lead, 7-4 to continue to control the initiative, Fan Zhendong chased 4 points 8-7 to overtake, the two sides fought to 9 draws, Malone won consecutive points to 11-9, pulling the total score into 2 draws, he was also a roar to celebrate;
In the fifth set, the two sides fought to 3 draws, Fan Zhendong led 5-3, Ma Long chased down 6 draws, and won 3 innings 10-7, 11-8, winning 3 consecutive sets, the total score was 3-2;
In the sixth set, Malone led 6-1, Fan Zhendong stubbornly chased to 6 draws, and won 11-8, the total score was 3 draws;
In the seventh set, Fan Zhendong led 7-3, and Fan Zhendong finally locked in the victory 11-7;
Ma Long's loss can be described as a defeat, but also proved that Fan Zhendong's world number one is deserved. After winning his first Grand Slam men's singles title, Fan Zhendong scored another 2,000 points, plus $100,000 in prize money, and directly connected to the Asian Games singles quota. World no. 2 Malone also won a singles spot at the Asian Games.
At this point, all the singapore grand slam competitions ended, and all five championships were won by the national table tennis, of which 3 double champions were born, they are: Fan Zhendong, Sun Yingsha, Wang Chuqin.
Attached is the finale of 5 singapore grand slam events
Men's Singles Champion: Fan Zhendong, Runner-up: Ma Long
Women's Singles Champion: Chen Meng, Runner-up: Wang Manyu
Mixed Doubles Champion: Wang Chuqin / Sun Yingsha
Women's Doubles Champion: Sun Yingsha / Wang Manyu
Men's Doubles Champion: Fan Zhendong / Wang Chuqin