The WTT Singapore Grand Slam main draw is now at a fever pitch. In the past few days, I believe that the mood of fans is like a roller coaster, with unexpected seeded players losing and favourites successfully qualifying.
In addition to the highest level of table tennis, everyone who attends the game should also notice that the new "Singapore Smash Park" has a variety of games and activities, a proper table tennis carnival!
Grand Slam Park Singapore is located outside OCBC Indoor Stadium Venues 1 and 2, with the main entrance coming from Stadium MRT Exit B. The park is open 90 minutes before the start of the race and tickets start at S$18.
(Friends who did not buy tickets in advance can also buy tickets on the spot)
Along the way, various guides arrived at the arena smoothly, and he also took a photo with "Marlon Ishikawa" on the way.
Theme park highlights
1. VR table tennis
Fans can experience virtual reality table tennis through Alibaba Cloud technology at the new Alibaba Cloud Ping-Pong: 11-Point VR booth. Imagine yourself as one of the players and compete on your own table!
(See how hard this young fan plays)
2. Real table
There are also many tables in the park, so come and play a real table tennis match!
3. Check in the resort
In addition, the park also has the famous "WTT Eight Poles Field" and player appearance channels, maybe you can meet the stars by chance~
Chinese Ambassador to the new Sun Haiyan also came to check in
Fans who want to buy souvenirs can visit the WTT Singapore Grand Slam merchandise store, and the merchandise discount will also be held at specific times.
In addition, there will be a star autograph session and a question session to provide fans with the opportunity to interact with the players. On March 15, celebrities Marlon and Yoshijun Ishikawa appeared in the park and sent their autographs to fans!
Chinese table tennis player Liu Shiwen will hold an autograph party on March 19
With fun, how can you eat and drink less?
Grand Slam Park Singapore features food stalls and bars where fans can enjoy a meal while watching a musical performance. Singaporean local pop singer Wong Cheung Chun, bilingual singing group Zerlene & Mun and band TNT Live all appeared one by one to present performances.
The tournament organisers teamed up with the Anti:dote Bar at Fairmont Singapore to launch two "Singapore Grand Slam Specialty Drinks" – Ping Pong Like My Heartbeet and Lion's Spirit mocktail. The cocktails include local ingredients such as bandung and Singapore's Brass Lion. From now until March 19, fans can head to the Anti:dote Bar.
Of course, in addition to the above, if you just want to experience the atmosphere, you can also participate in free community competitions, compete with multiple people, and improve your skills. This year's community tournament is expected to attract more than 300 participants, divided into five categories: Open, U10, U14, Novice Singles and Novice Doubles.
WTT Singapore Grand Slam tournament
Since the start of the main competition on March 11th, the competition has been really exciting and full of highlights, let's take a look together.
The athletes took to the field one after another after a dazzling light show, and the whole match was divided into 5 matches of men's singles, women's singles, mixed doubles, men's doubles and women's doubles, from 1 noon to around 11 o'clock!
World number one Fan Zhendong appeared in the men's singles 1/32 final on March 11! He won the first match cleanly with a score of 3:0.
The most embarrassing event was the women's singles match on March 13. China's Chen Meng defeated Romania's Elizabeth Samara, 2-3.
On the same day, China's Qian Tianyi successfully defeated Japan's No. 1 Mimato Ito with a score of 3:2, which was eye-catching.
Singapore's Guo Yong also made it to the round of 16, losing to China's Wang Chuqin.
Today's mixed doubles final took the lead and attracted much attention. In the end, the combination of China's Sun Yingsha/Wang Chuqin successfully defeated the combination of Japan's Hina Hayada/Tomokazu Zhang by a score of 3:1 to win the championship!
The games in the past few days are really painful to watch, all kinds of reversals and overtakes, and no one knows what the final result will be until the last moment.
Those who are interested in table tennis are welcome to watch, I believe that the wonderful performance of the athletes will make your trip worthwhile!
With 3 days left in WTT Singapore Grand Slam 2023 and tickets starting at S$28, don't miss the final and see the final winner! Click here to go to the ticket purchase link:
https://ticketmaster.sg/activity/detail/23_sgsmash2023