On March 17, 2023, the WTT Grand Slam continues. Just finished two wonderful singles 1/4 finals, after fierce confrontation, finally Wang Chuqin defeated Lin Gaoyuan 4-1, Wang Manyu defeated Yang Xiaoxin 4-1, successfully advanced to the semifinals, congratulations to Wang Chuqin and Wang Manyu!
The national table tennis civil war, the best Wang Chuqin and the best Lin Gaoyuan met, destined to be a very wonderful game. Before this tournament, Wang Chuqin won 3-0 in the first three rounds to advance to the quarterfinals, which also created his best result of a Grand Slam, and yesterday afternoon he successfully defended the mixed doubles title with Sun Yingsha, and was in good shape and momentum! And Lin Gaoyuan was also in excellent form, defeating teammate Liang Jingkun 3-2 in the 1/8 final, ending a four-game losing streak in the international arena and boosting his confidence.
Wang Chuqin
Judging from the record of Lin Gaoyuan and Wang Chuqin, Wang Chuqin is 2-3 and weak, but the two games won by Wang Chuqin were achieved in the last two meetings, respectively, in the 2021 WTT Macau Championship Chinese star Wang Chuqin defeated Lin Gaoyuan 4-3, and the 2019 Swedish Open 4-0 victory over Lin Gaoyuan. Therefore, it is difficult to predict who will win and who will lose in this game.
Lin Gaoyuan
In the first game of this match, Wang Chuqin came up more aggressively to lead 5-0, 8-2 lead, Gao Yuan chased the score to 6-9 without results, Wang Chuqin won the first set 11-8. In the second game, the two sides fought to draw 3-3, and the middle game was 6-6, and Wang Chuqin won the second game 11-6. In the third game, the two sides started with a 3-3 draw, Lin Gaoyuan led 7-5 and led 8-5 in the middle game, and drew 9-9 at the end of the game, and Wang Chuqin went to the next city 12-10. In the fourth game, Lin Gaoyuan came up to lead 6-1, 7-3 and 11-6 to win the game. The fifth game started 3-3, Wang Chuqin led 7-5 in the middle game, Gao Yuan scored two consecutive points to equalize the score 7-7, and Wang Chuqin won the game 11-9.
Next, Wang Chuqin's semifinal opponent is the winner between Fan Zhendong and Moregade, continue to cheer!
Wang Manyu
Before this competition, the main women's table tennis player Wang Manyu defeated Yang Xiaoxin 4-1 and also successfully advanced to the final four, successfully holding the 2/4 area of national table tennis. At first, Manyu was a little uncomfortable with Yang Xiaoxin's backhand long glue play, and lost the first set 7-11. She then quickly adjusted herself and played more and more comfortably, winning four consecutive games 11-7, 11-9, 12-10, 11-2. The semifinal opponent is the winner between Sun Yingsha and Zhu Qianxi, and Manyu continues to cheer!
Congratulations again to Wang Chuqin and Wang Manyu for advancing to the semifinals, keep up the good work!