(WTT Doha Star Challenge Day 2 Highlights Collection)
On March 29, 2022, the WTT Doha Star Challenge continued, the singles round of 16 was released, the national table tennis won 4 wins and 3 losses, the men's singles Zhou Qihao, Zhao Zihao, Xue Fei defeated their opponents, the three reached the round of 16, Yuan Licen and Liu Dingshuo were eliminated. Women's single Zhang Rui alone reached the round of 16, and Ziffy lost out.
In the women's singles, Zhang Rui faced Germany's Solja, and after losing one set 8-11, he won three consecutive sets 11-3, 11-3 and 14-12, winning 3-1 on aggregate, becoming the only national table tennis player to score the round of 16. In the quarterfinals, Zhang Rui's opponent was Li Haoqing from Hong Kong.
Ziffy faced Monaco's Yang Xiaoxin, failed to play his own characteristics, was always suppressed by the opponent, and finally lost three consecutive sets to 7-11, 7-11 and 5-11.
Women's Singles Round of 16:
Zhu Qianxi vs Bruna, Han Ying vs Batra
Tian Zhixi vs Samara, Miyu Kato vs Polkanova
Zhang Rui vs Li Haoqing, Chen Siyu vs Linda
Yang Xiaoxin vs Szokos, Miyu Kihara vs Barazova
In the second round of men's singles, Zhou Qihao faced Portugal's Freitas. In the first set, Zhou Qihao took the lead and took the lead at 11-5. In the second set, Freitas counter-attacked to win 11-6 to tie, and in the following game, Zhou Qihao regained the initiative to win two sets 11-5, 11-9, passing the score 3-1 on aggregate.
Zhao Zihao faced Chinese Taipei veteran Zhuang Zhiyuan, who scored two consecutive points to win 13-11 after the first set of the game to 11 draws, and the advantage in the second set was obviously 11-5. In the third set, Zhao Zihao's mistakes increased to lose 7-11, but he seized the opportunity to win 13-11 in the fourth set, and the aggregate score was 3-1 to reach the round of 16.
Straight-line skater Xue Fei played well, losing three straight sets in the second round to beat Slovenia's Jokic 11-9, 11-3, 11-9 to reach the round of 16 and face American Karnak.
Liu Dingshuo faced Nigerian toughster Aruna, who lost 6-11 in the first set and won two consecutive sets 11-9 and 12-10, but then lost two sets 9-11 and 8-11, and the aggregate score was reversed 2-3, and Aruna will become Zhao Zihao's opponent in the 1/8 final.
Yuan Lichen, who previously won the men's singles championship in the Doha regional competition, faced Germany's Francesca. Yuan Licen lost one set 9-11 in the first set and won a set back 11-9 in the second set, but then fell into passivity, losing two consecutive sets 8-11 and 4-11, losing 1-3 on aggregate, francesca will play against Zhou Qihao in the quarter-finals.
Men's Singles Round of 16:
Caldrano vs Dow, Carlsson vs Gananasekharan
Xue Fei vs Karnak, Huang Zhenting vs Gasina
Zhao Zihao vs Aruna, Zhou Qihao vs Francesca
Lin Zhongxun vs. Peecheford, Lin Yunru vs Carlberg
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