On July 15, Beijing time, the ITTF Star Challenge is underway. What is going on is a singles quarter-final battle. Japan's Miyu Hirano takes on teammate Hina Hayata. In this open tournament, the Japanese women's singles won a big victory, and 5 people registered to participate in all of them to advance to the round of 16. In the last round, Hina Hayata scored 3:0 on aggregate, and Liu Weishan, a national table tennis player, while Miyu Hirano kept a 3:0 clean sheet against Yang Xiaoxin, 11:1 in a single set.
In the first game of today, Hayata Hina started quickly, after a 2-2 draw, Hayata Hita played a wave of 6:0 scoring small climax, 8:2 quickly opened the score gap. In the end, Hina Hayata won the first set 11:5 to lead 1:0. In the second set, Hayata Hina still played very actively, Hayata Hina was very fast, always suppressing the first three boards of Hirano Miyu, Hayata Hina started 6:3.
In terms of COSCO-tai stalemate, Hayata Hina's platform area is very large, the quality of the return ball is higher, Hirano Miyu played a bit passive today, Hayata Hina led 8:3. Hina Hayata won the set point 10:3, did not miss the opportunity, and won another city 11:4 to lead 2:0. Today, Hayata Hina can be described as a menacing force, and Hirano Miyu has been forced into a desperate situation.
In the third set, Hina Hayata took a 3-0 lead before Hirano requested a timeout. After the timeout, Hina Hayata still had a clear active advantage, with Hina Wasada leading 6-2. In the end, Hina Hayata locked up the victory 11:7, dropped three straight sets, and the total score was 3:0 to clean sheet world champion Miyu Hirano, taking the lead in advancing to the women's singles quarterfinals.
In another men's singles competition, national table tennis world champion Wang Chuqin faced Brazil's Hugo. Hugo is currently ranked fourth in the world and is also the third seeded player in the men's singles of this open tournament. In the last round of the game, Hugo eliminated the national table tennis teenager Xiang Peng 3:1 on aggregate. Wang Chuqin defeated the American Player Canek. After the game, Wang Chuqin said that he attaches great importance to singles, no matter what kind of opponents he encounters, it is getting harder and harder to play in the back, who wins and who loses is an impromptu play, and he is full of confidence in himself.
In the first set of today, Wang Chuqin started well, leading 4:2. In the end, Wang Chuqin took the lead 11:4 and led 1:0. In the second set, Hugo still made more mistakes, Wang Chuqin played very actively, leading 7:3, after that, Wang Chuqin made more mistakes, Hugo equalized the score, and the two sides drew 7:7. In the key sub-link, Hugo won the set point 10:9, Wang Chuqin made a mistake, Hugo won back a set 11:9, and the two sides drew 1:1.
In the third set, Wang Chuqin's attention declined, and Hugo became more and more courageous, leading 7:3. Hugo won another 11:5 to give a 2-1 lead. In the fourth set, Wang Chuqin fought backwaters and won 11:8, and the two sides drew 2:2. In the decider, Wang Chuqin locked in the victory 11:7 thrillingly, fought five sets, and defeated the world's fourth-place Hugo 3:2 on aggregate to advance to the men's singles quarterfinals.