On April 9, the 2023 WTT Xinxiang Championship began.
As of 17:10 p.m., a total of 8 men's and women's singles 1/16 finals were over, of which 7 of the top players won, and Yuan Jianan was out.
The national table tennis men's and women's teams each have one player appearing. Among them, Lin Shidong saved 6 points in two sets and defeated Carlson 3-0; Wang Manyu won three consecutive games to pass the first round after losing the first game 5-11 in poor form.
Yang Xiaoxin (Monaco) 3-1 Samara (Romania)
Samara's initial discomfort with Yang Xiaoxin's long rubber style of play soon lost the first set 11-3. In the second game, Yang Xiaoxin lost the game 5-11, but did not give his opponent a chance in the third and fourth games, and won two consecutive cities 11-4, 11-6.
Yang Xiaoxin lost 9 points in a row in the second game, but played another wave of 8-1 in the third game.
Lim Joong-hoon (South Korea) 3-0 Daitō Shinozuka (JPN)
The 19-year-old Daden Shinozuka started strongly, leading 7-3 at one point; But after Lin Zhongxun played his strong backhand, Shinozuka Daden was immediately beaten and had no way to fight back. Lim not only reversed the first set 11-8, but then won the second and third sets 11-7, 11-6.
Mitlam (Germany) 3-1 Ni Xialian (Luxembourg)
The scores of the four sets were: 9-11, 12-10, 11-9, 11-8. Key points are scored in each game.
As a 59-year-old veteran, Ni Xialian has nothing to say in terms of mentality and skills, and clearly knows the advantages and disadvantages of her straight board play style, hoping that the first three boards will have an advantage. But Ni Xialian's disadvantages are also obvious, and the pace of movement under her feet is slower.
It was in the last three games that Nina caught Ni Xialian's weakness, continuously added long balls, strengthened the forehand attack, broke through from the angle of Ni Xialian's forehand, and finally won three consecutive games to achieve a reversal.
Dako Joczyk (Slovenia) 3-1 Duda (Germany)
Throughout the game, Dako handled key points better than Duda.
When Duda was 9-10 in the first game, he made a direct serve error and gave his opponent a game.
In the second game, Duda was 8-9 when he missed his serve.
In fact, when Darko played steadily, Darko was overwhelmed, just like in the third game, 11-4 quick win.
Duda led 6-3 in the fourth game, missed multiple chances, and finally lost the last game 8-11, and he laughed helplessly.
Duda is similar to South Korea's Lee Sang-so, with more than enough momentum, but lack of stability, and his state is bursting for a while.
Shin Yubin (South Korea) 3-0 Matrova (Czech Republic)
Matrova habitually withdrew and gave the initiative to Shin Yubin. And Shin Yubin's close front and backhand connection is very fast, so Matrova is very passive most of the time.
Shin Yubin won three consecutive games 11-7, 11-5, 11-6 to advance.
Lin Yunru (Chinese Taipei) 3-0 Aruna (Nigeria)
The two are ranked next to each other in the world, Lin Yunru is tenth in the world and Aruna is 11th in the world. But the two had a huge difference in record, and Lin Yunru won three consecutive victories against Aruna.
Lin Yunru's backhand is prominent, and Aruna forehand is violent, but Lin Yunru's backhand has a small arc and quick reaction, and Aruna's forehand needs a certain amount of space. Therefore, in the face of Aruna, Lin Yunru is very confident, both psychologically and technically.
Lin Yunru directly suppressed his opponent with speed in the first game, leading 9-1 and winning 11-2.
Aruna's serve changed in the second game, restricting Lin Yunru's serve twisting; The two reached a stalemate at 8-9, and Lin Yunru scored three consecutive points to win another game 11-9.
Aruna constantly attacks with a forehand, Lin Yunru's hand has always been good, and the defense landing point to the large angle of Aruna's forehand position has been tried repeatedly.
In the third game, Lin Yunru also had the advantage, leading 7-2, winning the match point 10-6, and winning the last game 11-6.
In the end, Lin Yunru defeated Aruna 3-0 to advance to the men's singles round of 16, raising Aruna's record to "four consecutive wins".
Szokos (Romania) 3-2 Yuan Jianan (France)
The two are staging a "service battle". Szox has a chopping serve, and Yuan Jianan has a high-throw serve and a backhand serve.
In the first game, Szox ate 5 high-throw serves, and Yuan Jianan won 11-8.
In the second game, Yuan Jianan ate 5 serves, and Szox won 11-6.
The first two innings took less than 5 minutes on average, and the game progressed too quickly, and there were very few matches.
In the third game, Szox won another game 11-8, and in the fourth game, Yuan Jianan equalized 11-5.
In the tiebreaker, Yuan Jianan started with another serve, and then broke serve miserably, trailing 0-3. At 3-4, Yuan Jianan missed a forehand attack error and missed the best opportunity to equalize the score, which directly led to the collapse of the second half. In the end, Szox won the final game 11-4 to advance to a 3-2 victory.
Lin Shidong (CHN) 3-0 Christian Carlsen (SWE)
Lin Shidong is the world's most improved player in the past 12 months, rising 400 places to now 15th in the world.
In the first game, the opening score of both sides was glued.
Lin Shidong then ate 3 serves, and made a series of mistakes, resulting in a 7-10 trail.
But who would have thought that this is the beginning of the climax.
Lin Shidong chased 2 points in a row, forcing Carlson to request a timeout.
You know, the two just met at last month's Singapore Grand Slam, and Lin Shidong defeated Carlson.
Coming back from a timeout, Lin Shidong scored three consecutive points with a backhand, a wave of 5-0, and finally a 12-10 reversal to win the first set.
Lin Shidong's backhand was as fast as lightning, and he had to obey!
In the second game, Lin Shidong scored the first four points, and the three points came from the opponent's service error. Lin Shidong's serve was of high quality, and the second jump had just been introduced, and the opponent made a mistake in judgment as soon as he was not careful.
Lin Shidong led 7-3 and was chased 9-8. But he withstood the pressure, withdrew and scored a backhand to win another game 11-8 to take a 2-0 lead.
In the third game, after Lin Shidong was 4-2, he was a little conservative and hesitant to shoot, losing 5 points in a row.
Because Lin Shidong has used up the timeout in the second game, he can only find a way to solve the challenge now.
Lin Shidong tenaciously chased 7-8, but Carlson still won the set 10-7.
The score was the same as the first game, and the game trend was the same, Lin Shidong saved three game points again, scored five points in a row, and won the last game 12-10, thus winning 3-0 and advancing to the round of 16, congratulations to him.
Lin Shidong saved a total of 6 points in two games, look at Carlson's expression, it is really helpless!
Wang Manyu (CHN) 3-2 Tina Meshev (Egypt)
Wang Manyu's latest world ranking this week came to No. 2. Meshev, as the "first sister of Africa", ranks 25th in the world.
In the first game, Wang Manyu started 1-4 behind, always wanting to do a good job of in-stage control and giving up the opportunity to take the initiative to his opponent.
Unexpectedly, Meshev's offensive ability was very good, and the score was quickly pulled apart.
Meshev won the set 10-4 and won the first set 11-5.
In the second game, Wang Manyu constantly tried to adjust his condition, scoring was also a cry to mobilize himself, but the opponent always clung to the score. Wang Manyu's 3-1 lead was equalized, and 6-4 was tied again.
9-7 lead, not equalized, Wang Manyu 10-8 to get the set point, and finally 11-9 to win back Yicheng, the big score to tie 1:1.
In the third game, Wang Manyu gradually regained his rhythm and led 9-4.
Although Meshev chased three points in a row, Wang Manyu still held his advantage, 11-7 and then the next city, the big score 2:1.
In the fourth game, Meshev quickly tore a backhand to stare at the big angle of Wang Manyu's forehand position, and won the set point 10-2.
Wang Manyu saved four consecutive sets and still lost the game 6-11, and the two sides were tied 2-2.
In the tiebreaker, every point is a key point.
Wang Manyu 1-0, 1-1, 3-1, 3-2.
Wang Manyu took the initiative to call a pause at this time, and it seemed that he was really nervous.
As soon as Wang Manyu stepped back, Meshev approached the platform fast, the speed was suppressed, a little passive, and the score was tied 3-3.
Wang Manyu strengthened the quality of the veneer and scored three consecutive points to take a 6-3 lead.
Meshev was still scrappy and worked hard to chase the score, 6-7, 7-8, 8-9, clenching the score.
Meshev countered Lalakong, and Wang Manyu won the match point 10-8, and finally won the last game 11-8, thus winning 3-2.
Marlene coaches you still need to properly control your expression, don't look too nervous, and let the players on the field see you with confidence.