On July 13, 2022, the Star Challenge tournament held by the International Table Tennis Federation continued to be held in Budapest, Hungary, and on the third match day, the five members of the national table tennis team played in the singles match, Lin Gaoyuan, Xiang Peng, Fan Siqi and Liu Weishan advanced to the round of 32, Lin Gaoyuan exploded 11-1 in a single set, yuan Lichen lost 1-3 to the French brother Simon. Gao Zi became the second player in the men's national table tennis team after Liu Dingshuo.
14 people registered for the singles competition, the world's first Fan Zhendong was absent, Liu Dingshuo lost to the British player Jin Kehor in the qualifiers, the men's singles Ma Long, Liang Jingkun, Wang Chuqin, the women's singles Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu, Wang Yidi were ranked higher in the world, and the bye directly advanced to the round of 32, so only the men's singles Lin Gaoyuan, Yuan Licen, Xiang Peng, and the women's singles Fan Siqi, Liu Weishan, and Ku Man participated in the first round of competition.
Men's singles 2 wins and 1 loss, Xiang Peng 3-1 (11-8, 8-11, 11-8, 11-3) eliminated south Korean star Lee Sang-so, Xiang Peng is a young player who focuses on the cultivation of national table tennis, this year twice reached the final and won the runner-up, through the competition substitute training, his progress is very fast, Li Shangsu is very strong, once defeated the national table tennis Xu Xin, Lin Gaoyuan, won the world table tennis third place and the Asian Championship champion, Xiang Peng played a high level worthy of recognition.
World champion Lin Gaoyuan 3-0 (11-5, 11-1, 11-7) swept the host player Nandol, the strength gap between the two sides is large, the whole game presents a one-sided situation, the current Lin Gaoyuan's world ranking fell to 20th, he is the only national table tennis player from the first round of the main player, the second set Lin Gaoyuan chose to take the initiative to score, did not play the opponent 11-0, such a practice won the support of many fans.
Yuan Lichen 1-3 (13-11, 9-11, 9-11, 8-11) lost to the French brother Simon. Gao Zi, Liu Dingshuo were eliminated, Yuan Lichen was out of the first round, worth summarizing after the game, followed by Lin Gaoyuan against Germany's Qiu Dang, Xiang Peng against Brazil's Calderano.
Women's singles two advanced, Fan Siqi 3-0 (11-8, 11-6, 11-8) defeated the French star Yuan Jiannan, who once defeated Ito Mimako in a Grand Slam tournament, and now it seems that personal ability is still average, Liu Weishan 3-2 (9-11, 11-4, 6-11, 11-3, 11-6) to reverse The Indian sister Batla, Liu Weishan did not adapt to the opponent's playing style, almost out of the first round, fortunately she later adjusted in time.
Next Fan Siqi against the German player Nina, the main player in the same district is Wang Manyu, Liu Weishan against the Japanese star Hayata Xina, is expected to meet with Sun Yingsha, in addition to the game of Kuman in the early morning of tomorrow, the first round against the German player Shan Xiaona, the promotion problem is not big, the second round of challenges to the Olympic champion Chen Meng, Ku Man once won Chen Meng in the Table Tennis Super League, the final result is suspenseful.