Beijing time, March 16, 2023, recently, the 2023 Table Tennis Singapore Grand Slam is in full swing. At 13pm today, the first men's singles quarterfinals of the tournament began, with Nigerian star Aruna against Japan's Tomokazu Changmoto. As an African brother, Aruna has excellent personal ability, and this time against the powerful Zhang Benzhihe, this match should be very intense.
After the start of the first game, the two sides quickly got into shape, starting 2-2. Since then, the two sides have exchanged attacks and defenses, but African brother Aruna has maintained its lead, and the score has changed from 4-2 to 5-3 to 7-6. At the crucial moment, Aruna began to exert his strength, and he scored three consecutive points to win the set point 10-6. Although Zhang Benzhihe won back a point, it was a pity to no avail. In the end, Aruna took an 11-7 lead and led 1-0.
After the start of the second game, the African brother was in very hot form, starting 5-0. Then, Chang began to erupt, and he scored five consecutive points to tie the score at 5-5. After that, the two sides struggled, and the score changed from 6-5 to 8-7, and Aruna maintained the lead. The two then went head-to-head, and the two sides went to 12-11, with Aruna taking the set point and then scoring one more point to take a 13-11 lead 2-0.
After the crucial start of the third set, Africa continued to be in hot form, starting 3-1, and then Tomokazu Chang recovered one point, but to no avail, Aruna quickly extended its lead 6-2. Next, the two men engaged in an offensive battle, and Aruna always maintained the lead. Soon, the African brother won the match point 10-7, and then went to the next city 11-7, eliminating Tomokazu Zhang 3-0 and advancing to the quarterfinals of the men's singles.