On March 14, Beijing time, the ITTF WTT Singapore Grand Slam competition is underway. Ongoing is the men's singles match, with National Table Tennis Lin Gaoyuan playing against South Korean brother Zhang Yuzhen. Both sides are athletes familiar to fans, and the two have previously met twice, winning one each. Lin Gaoyuan has been in average form this season, and after losing to teammate Liang Jingkun in the Indian Star Challenge, Lin Gaoyuan needs a win to prove his strength.
In the first game, Lin Gaoyuan relied on the speed advantage to contain his opponent Zhang Yuzhen, Lin Gaoyuan won the first game 11:7, and the big score was 1:0 ahead. In the second game, Zhang Yuzhen strengthened the confrontation between the middle and far platforms, and the key points were 9:9 draw. In the end, Zhang Yuzhen won the game 11:9. In the third game, Lin Gaoyuan's mentality fluctuated greatly, and there were many mistakes, Zhang Yuzhen seized the opportunity and won another game at 11:7, leading 2:1.
In the fourth game, Lin Gaoyuan has been forced into a corner, and in the case of a backwater battle, Lin Gaoyuan continued to speed up, and the connection was very fast, 11:7 to win a game, and the two sides drew 2:2. In the tiebreaker, Lin Gaoyuan withstood the impact of Zhang Yuzhen and sealed the victory 11:7, defeating South Korea's Zhang Yuzhen 3:2 on aggregate and successfully advancing to the round of 16 of the men's singles. Lin Gaoyuan refused to drop the chain, overcame his inner demons, and after winning, he roared with excitement.
In the other men's singles match, South Korea's Lim Jong-hoon faced Iran's Alamiyan. Lin Zhongxun defeated the national table tennis Olympic champion Ma Long and is very strong. And the Korean men's singles is very excited, facing Alamiyan, Lim Joong-hoon is full of firepower, winning three consecutive games with 11:9, 11:4, 11:5, and an easy win with a total score of 3:0 to successfully advance to the round of 16. But next, Lin Zhongxun will face the winner between Fan Zhendong and Apollonia.
In the women's singles competition, national table tennis world champion Chen Xingtong faced Chinese star Tian Zhixi. Chen Xingtong has obvious advantages, obviously superior skills, 11:7, 11:7, 11:6, won three consecutive games, won a total score of 3:0, and completely controlled the situation. Chen Xingtong's victory was significant. Because of the second half of the women's singles, the national table tennis suffered heavy losses, Chen Meng, Fan Siqi, and Wang Yidi were all eliminated, and only Chen Xingtong and Zhang Rui continued to hold on.
After the game, in the face of media interviews, Chen Xingtong frankly said that no matter who he faced, he was more or less nervous, after all, he wanted to win the game. In the second game, she was chased by Tian Zhixi when she was in the lead, so she asked for a timeout, and Ma Lin told her not to be nervous and play normally. Chen Xingtong said that he was very grateful to Coach Ma Lin for his guidance. But Chen Xingtong was not satisfied with his own performance, and summarized his performance in four words: play average.