WTT Singapore Grand Slam men's singles final reappears "Dragon Fat Showdown".
Following the "Direct to Durban" trials, the "Dragon Fat Showdown" will once again appear in the men's singles arena of the WTT Singapore Grand Slam.
On March 18, Beijing time, in the WTT Singapore Grand Slam men's singles match, Fan Zhendong defeated Wang Chuqin 4-1 and advanced to the men's singles final first, while Ma Long easily won Hugo Calderano 4-1 in the "foreign battle", and the two successfully met in the men's singles final.
After Fan Zhendong and Ma Long advanced to the men's singles finals, China Table Tennis also won 5 individual championships of the WTT Singapore Grand Slam tournament.
Fan Zhendong defeated Wang Chuqin.
Teammates competed, and Fan Zhendong had the last laugh
The men's singles semifinals won three of the semifinals, and the only outsourced player was world number five Hugo Calderano.
Before Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin met in the semifinals, Wang Chuqin defeated Lin Gaoyuan 4-1, while Fan Zhendong won 4-2 against Moregaard. Compared with Wang Chuqin, Fan Zhendong's road to promotion has encountered more obstacles.
Fan Zhendong was plagued by a back injury and once requested a timeout in the mixed doubles match. Against Moregaard, Fan Zhendong did not sweep 4-0 easily like last year's World Table Tennis Championships in Houston, but once trailed 1-2, and the two sides entangled all the way to 10 draws in the fourth game.
Fortunately, Fan Zhendong did not relent at the crucial moment, scored 2 points in a row to win the fourth game, and then took the advantage in his hands, and finally advanced to the semifinals with a big score of 4-2.
It is worth mentioning that Wang Chuqin and Fan Zhendong just won the men's doubles championship in the afternoon match, and after winning the championship, Wang Chuqin said: "I have a partner who is the number one in the world, other countries cannot have, I have a lot of confidence, and I will run in with Dongge in doubles." ”
Wang Chuqin was once troubled by flash during the race.
In the singles semifinals, two national table tennis players changed from teammates to opponents. Fan Zhendong had the advantage from the start, while Wang Chuqin was disturbed from the outside - in the first game, the flash of light in the audience made Wang Chuqin feel uncomfortable, and he personally came to the sidelines to remind the audience.
After Fan Zhendong won three consecutive games, Wang Chuqin pulled back a game, but Fan Zhendong, who had already played a feeling, did not give Wang Chuqin a chance to reverse, and won the fifth game to advance to the final with a big score of 4-1.
Malone defeated Hugo Calderano.
Without losing the foreign battle, Malone advanced to the final
The other semi-final was played between Ma Long and Hugo Calderano, who won 4-1 to advance, which was the second meeting between Ma Long and Fan Zhendong in the final after the "Direct to Durban" trials.
Ma Long showed good form before Hugo, and when looking forward to the 1/4 final against Qiu Dang, Ma Long thought that "it would be a very tough game", but Ma Long only allowed Qiu Dang to score 15 points in four games.
Even Malone was quite satisfied with the match: "From last year's Singapore Grand Slam to now, this is probably the best game I have played in almost a year. Whether it is the feeling on the field, the state of oneself, or the use of techniques and tactics in the game, including the intention of landing, this game has all been done. ”
"The hit percentage is very high and puts a lot of pressure on the opponent. Of course, the opponent is constantly trying to find ways on the field, but the success rate may not be so high, so he has some advantage in the score. ”
With excellent form Malone, he met Hugo, and Malone took a 6-2 lead at the start of the match, and although Hugo tried to recover the score, Malone maintained the advantage, winning the first set 11-6.
Looking forward to the semi-finals, Ma Long said: "No matter who makes it to the semi-finals, they are the athletes in the best form in this competition, so they still have a good rest and then go all out." ”
Obviously, for Malone today, enjoying the game is far more appealing to him than winning or losing. From the second game, Malone maintained the advantage, and even though Hugo fought back in the fourth game, he was still in the downside against the powerful Malone, and finally Malone defeated Hugo 4-1 to advance to the men's singles final.
The "Sha Tou" combination won the mixed doubles title.
National Table Tennis won 5 gold medals in WTTs ahead of schedule
With Fan Zhendong and Ma Long advancing to the men's singles final, National Table Tennis also took advantage of the trend to win all 5 individual championships of the WTT Singapore Grand Slam tournament.
In the mixed doubles competition on the 16th, the national table tennis pair Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha defeated the Japanese pair Zhang Benzhihe/Hina Hayata 3-1, which is the second victory over the Japanese pair after the World Table Tennis Championships in Houston, and it is also the first world victory won by Xiao Zhan after the mixed doubles national table tennis team.
In the men's doubles competition that ended on the afternoon of the 18th, the national table tennis pair Fan Zhendong/Wang Chuqin defeated the South Korean pair Zhang Yuzhen/Lin Zhongxun 3-1 and also won a gold medal.
In the women's singles semifinals, the national table tennis swept four places, and Sun Yingsha and Qian Tianyi advanced to the final, in which Sun Yingsha defeated Wang Manyu 4-0 and Qian Tianyi defeated Zhang Rui 4-1. The men's singles top four won three places, Fan Zhendong beat Wang Chuqin 4-1 to advance first, Ma Long also won Hugo 4-1, and the WTT Singapore Grand Slam singles final will be staged on March 19.
The women's singles final held later is also the national table tennis civil war, the final venue Sun Yingsha/Wang Manyu will face Chen Meng/Wang Yidi, in the WTT Singapore Grand Slam with one match day, the national table tennis has locked all 5 individual champions of the event in advance.