March 24, 2022 WTT Regular Season Challenge Doha, Men's Singles Final: Qiu Dang vs Yuan Li cen
Qiu Dang is 25 years old and ranked 32nd in the world; Yuan Licen is 21 years old and ranked 264th in the world. This is the first time the two sides have played each other in an international competition.
In the first set, Qiu Dang won the first set 3-1, 4-2, 6-3, 6-8, 8-8, 8-10 (Yuan Licen's set point), 11-10 (set point), 12-10.
In the second set, Yuan Lichen 0-3, 3-3, 3-5, 5-5, 7-7, 10-8 (set point), 11-8 to win back a set, the two sides fought 1:1.
In the third set, Yuan Lichen 1-1, 2-2, 8-3, 10-4 (set points), 11-4 won another set, the big score was 2:1.
In the fourth set, Yuan Lichen 1-1, 5-2, 9-3, 10-5 (set point), 11-5 and the next city, the big score of 3:1 lead.
In the fifth set, Qiu Dang 3-1, 4-2, 4-5, had to ask for a timeout.
The two sides struggled until 9-9, when Qiu Dang grabbed his own serve wheel and scored two consecutive points to pull back a set at 11-9 to make it 2-3.
In the sixth set, Yuan Lichen 1-1, 3-1, 7-2, 7-4, requested a timeout.
Yuan Lichen won the match point 10-4 and won the final set 11-5, thus defeating Qiu Dang 4:2 with a big score and winning the men's singles championship, congratulations to him.
Yuan Lichen played very freely today, playing his own level and suppressing his opponents.