On March 27, Beijing time, the ITTF Doha Star Challenge was underway. At present, the individual qualifiers have all ended. In the just-concluded match, South Korean world champion Liang XiaYin fought in five sets, and the total score was 2:3 to the Japanese women's singles player Mori Sakura Shou, and did not qualify for the main match. Liang Xiayin once partnered with Olympic champion Xu Xin to win the mixed doubles championship of the World Table Tennis Championships, but since then, his status has declined rapidly, and it is difficult to achieve results.
In the third round of the qualifying round, Liang Xiayin faced The Japanese player Mori Sakura Shou, this Japanese player played with great characteristics and passion, after scoring, Mori Sakura Shou liked to roar wildly, shouting to celebrate the victory and motivate himself. In the first set, Liang Xiayin made many unnecessary mistakes, and Mori Sakura shou easily won the first set 11:6, leading 1:0.
In the second set, Liang Xiayin began to play control, and the ball in the table frequently scored, pulling back a set at 11:7, and the two sides drew 1:1. In the third set, Liang Xiayin continued to play to his advantage, locking in the victory 11:8 and leading 2:1. In the fourth set, Mori Sakura began to counterattack, frequently fighting to score, after scoring, Mori Sakura Shou habitually shouted, clenched his fists and roared, and waved to celebrate.
In the end, Mori Sakura pulled back a set 11:9, and the two sides drew 2-2. The game entered the decider, the score of the two sides alternately rose, after 10:10 draw, the two took turns to harvest the match point, Mori Sakura shou momentum is very strong, Liang Xiayin was obviously suppressed by the opponent's shouts, in the end, Mori Sakura Shou locked up the victory at 14:12, eliminating the world champion Liang Xiayin with a total score of 3:2, and successfully advanced to the women's singles main tournament. After the victory, Mori Sakura roared furiously and waved in celebration.
Liang Xiayin's current state is declining rapidly, the world ranking is only 83, this three consecutive open tournaments, South Korean world champion Liang Xiayin was eliminated early, and all lost to the second and third-rate players in the table tennis world. Liang Xiayin once served as the main force in Korea with Tian Zhixi and Xu Xiaoyuan, but has now been surpassed by Shin Yubin, Choi Hyo Joo, Lee Eun Hye and others.
Another Japanese player, Zhang Benmeihe, also soared, defeating national table tennis player Chen Yi, Hong Kong's Zhu Chengzhu and Chinese Taipei's Liu Xinyin in the qualifying round to successfully qualify for the women's singles main event. In addition, in the last open tournament, Zhang Benmeihe defeated national table tennis players Qin Yuxuan, Qi Fei, Zhong Geman, and Singapore world champions Feng Tianwei, Zeng Jian and others. In the women's single side of the national table tennis, 6 people have been eliminated in the qualifiers, and there are still 5 people in the first round of the main tournament.