WTT Doha Challenge Men's Singles Tournament First Round Match Signing Table was released, the first round opponents representing the national table tennis players were all internationally renowned big-name players, and it was very difficult to win all of them, among which Liu Dingshuo, the runner-up of the Men's Singles of the Shaanxi National Games, was unlucky, and he encountered the number one seed, the world's 3rd brazilian star Calderano. The two straight board players were blocked by strong opponents, Xu Haidong and Francesca, the third main force of German table tennis who had just defeated Xu Xin, and Zhao Zihao challenged The world champion Zhuang Zhiyuan in Chinese Taipei. In addition, Yuan Lichen and India's first brother Ganana Sekran competed for a place in the second round of the men's singles.
Top Half: Calderano vs Liu Dingshuo, Gardos vs Carlberg, Simon Gouts vs Person, Qiu Dang vs Wang Yang, Carlson vs Ahn Jae-hyun, Duda vs Dako, Francesca vs Xu Haidong, Alex vs Glasmenco
Due to the small number of points in the Doha Challenge, the champion only has 400 points, and the main player of the national table tennis has just finished the Grand Slam tournament, and it is too late to rush to Qatar, and can only continue to play in the challenge by the lineup of the last regional competition. The first round of the National Games men's singles runner-up Liu Dingshuo encountered the number one seed Calderano, the opponent is currently ranked No. 3 in the world, against the main players of the national table tennis can play a difficult point when playing well, is last year's World Championships men's singles round of 8 and the World Cup finals of the men's singles top 4, Liu Dingshuo is in the downwind of the ball, but not without half a chance to win. The same in the first half of the Xu Haidong encountered Germany's Francesca in the first round, the opponent against the straight board players have a lot of experience, just eliminated Xu Xin in the 1/8 final of the Grand Slam, the German team and Qiu Dang more, for the characteristics of the straight board is very familiar, Xu Haidong is also not dominant in a game, it is possible that after the first round of the national table tennis in the first half of the men's singles encountered the danger of total annihilation.
In the first half of the out-of-district association matchup, there are 2 close matches, South Korea's Ahn Jae-hyun and Sweden's world champion Carlsson, is a typical Eurasian battle, the pace of South Korean players and the violent arc of the forehand is unique, Karlsson is a model of European style of play, and absorbed the Asian near-taiwan fast, this game is difficult to predict. Another dialogue between Germany's 4th main force Duda and Slovenia's Dako is also a very unpredictable result, the two are good at COSCO, strong in holding each other, depending on who can be better at the mistakes and rhythm control of the scene. Alex, Kew, Carlberg and Simon Gautz are expected to advance strongly.
Lower half: Zhao Zihao vs Zhuang Zhiyuan, Akuzu vs Huang Zhenting, Achangta vs AlMuhane, Robles vs Pukar, Falke vs Gross, Aruna vs Lin Zhongxun, Ganana Sekarran vs Yuan Lichen, Lin Yunru vs Felix
Zhao Zihao played against Zhuang Zhiyuan, who has not been in good shape recently, although the opponent is the identity of the world champion, but it is already 9 years ago, and the 40-year-old veteran is likely to be unable to match Zhao Zihao in terms of speed. Yuan Licen's opponent in the first round, Canana Sekran, is also an internationally renowned player, although not world-class, but there is still a greater probability of victory against the non-main force of national table tennis.
There are 3 games with suspense in the second half: the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships men's doubles runner-up Spain's Robles and Pucar are difficult to win or lose due to their close level. A bitter battle is predicted between Nigeria's Aruna and South Korea's Lim Jong-hoon, with the former having a lot of experience in international competitions and the latter being full of momentum, sending Lin Gaoyuan a round trip on a Grand Slam. The match between No. 2 seed Lin Yunru and France's 15-year-old straight-board rising star Felix may also be worth looking forward to, among the two young players, Lin Yunru occupies the initiative in playing style and experience, but Felix, who is not afraid of tigers, has extraordinary talent, and it remains to be seen whether he can beat Lin Yunru in the cold.