Beijing time on July 16 news, 2022 World Table Tennis Professional League WTT Star Challenge Budapest station ended the fifth day of competition, men's singles 1/4 final, Ma Long 3-2 eliminated Lin Gaoyuan, together with Wang Chuqin, Liang Jingkun to advance to the final four; In the women's singles, Sun Yingsha beat Hina Hayata 3-0, and Wang Manyu narrowly defeated Ito Mimako 3-2, and the two will have a strong dialogue in the semi-finals; In the mixed doubles semi-finals, Wang Chuqin/Wang Manyu will compete with Zhang Benzhi and/Hina Hayata for the title. It is worth mentioning that Wang Chuqin and Wang Manyu have all three promotions and will test their physical fitness.
Men's singles 1/4 final, Ma Long and Lin Gaoyuan staged a Chinese derby, the two players know the roots, the game is very sticky, the first set, Ma Long won 11-5, the second set, Lin Gaoyuan is not willing to show weakness, 11-8 to win back a city. In the third set, Malone regained his grip and won 11-5.
In the fourth set, the scores of the two sides alternately rose, and Lin Gaoyuan played a small climax in the final stage of the set, dragging the game into the decider 11-9. In the fifth set, Malone was experienced and handled the key ball delicately, locking up the win 11-9, thus eliminating Lin Gaoyuan 3-2 and advancing to the final four.
Wang Chuqin played aggressively against Chinese Taipei's Lin Yunru, winning the first two sets 11-8 and 11-4 respectively. In the third set, Lin Yunru, who was not willing to be defeated, stepped up the fight, and the two once froze to 10 draws, Wang Chuqin made a decisive move, won 12-10, and finally sealed Lin Yunru 3-0.
Liang Jingkun defeated Lin Zhongxun 3-2, with scores of 13-11, 13-15, 4-11, 11-2, 11-3. 2021 World Table Tennis Championships runner-up Moregaard faced Jochik in the 11-5, 7-11, 14-12, 9-5 to get the opponent's retirement gift, advanced to the final four, and became the only non-national table tennis player in the men's singles semifinals.
In the women's singles quarterfinals, Sun Yingsha played very strongly against Hayata Hina, winning 13-11 after the first set, and in the subsequent matches, Sun Yingsha firmly controlled the initiative on the field, winning 11-8, 11-6 consecutively, and finally 3-0 clean sheets against Hayata Hina.
Wang Manyu encountered a strong challenge from Ito, with the Chinese taking the top spot 11-7, ito 11-9, 11-4 to overtake the set, and at the crucial moment, Wang Manyu calmly won the game 11-7, 11-9, and narrowly won the game 3-2.
Wang Yidi defeated Hong Kong's Du Kaixuan 3-0, with a score of 13-11, 11-6, 11-3. Yoshinori Ishikawa defeated Brazil's Bruna Takahashi 3-2.
In the men's doubles quarterfinals, Ma Long/Wang Chuqin defeated chinese Taipei duo Lin Yunru/Liao Zhenju 3-1, with a score of 11-5, 11-6, 7-11, 11-7; Liang Jingkun/Lin Gaoyuan defeated Nuitik/Díaz 3-0 with a score of 12-10, 11-4, 11-3.
In the quarter-finals of the women's doubles, Sun Yingsha / Wang Manyu defeated Miyu Hirano / Yoshijun Ishikawa 3-1, with a score of 11-9, 8-11, 11-8, 13-11; Ito Mimachi / Hina Hayata defeated the South Korean duo of Tian Zhixi and Liang Xiayin 3-2 in five sets.
In the mixed doubles semi-finals, Wang Chuqin/Wang Manyu kept a 3-0 clean sheet against Gaozi/Pavad, with scores of 11-6, 11-4, 11-6; Tomokazu Jang/Hina Hayata beat Nanasekaran/Batra 3-0 to score 11-9, 11-9, 11-7.
In the men's singles semifinals, Ma Long faced Wang Chuqin and Liang Jingkun faced Moregaard; In the women's singles semifinals, Wang Manyu faced Sun Yingsha and Wang Yidi faced Ishikawa Jiajun.