After 5 matchdays, the 2023 WTT Macau Championships men's and women's singles semifinalists have all been elected.
Except for Fan Zhendong's upset exit, the results of the other 7 1/4 finals were normal, and in the end, Alex Lebrun, Ma Long, Zhang Benzhihe, and Wang Chuqin advanced to the men's singles semifinals; Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng, Wang Yidi, Wang Manyu will meet in the women's singles semifinals.
The results of the men's singles 1/4 final are as follows:
Fan Zhendong 2-3 Alex Lebrun
Malone 3-0 Hugo Calderano
Chang Benzhi and 3-1 Dako Jochik
Wang Chuqin 3-2 Zhang Yuzhen
The results of the women's singles 1/4 final are as follows:
Sun Yingsha 3-0 Szokos
Chen Meng 3-0 Hina Hayada
Wang Yidi 3-0 Zheng Yijing
Wang Manyu 3-1 Qian Tianyi
The final four in the men's and women's singles, except for Alex Lebrun, who knocked out world number one Fan Zhendong, are all the top four players in the world. World No. 22 French 19-year-old Alex is the biggest "dark horse" of this tournament.
The world's top four national table tennis "four golden flowers" failed to gather in the final four at the Singapore Grand Slam and Xinxiang Championships, and this time in the Macau Championship, the four finally met in the final four.
Men's singles semifinals match:
21:25 Malone vs Alex Lebrun
Alex is like a wild horse out of control, full of vitality, he has broken through Fan Zhendong's encirclement and is rushing towards Ma Long. Malone is the "master" who is the best at binding, and many of the world's top players have been subdued by him, and it is difficult to win a victory, like Germany's Ochalov has suffered 19 consecutive defeats.
Can Marlon's reins tie this new "dark horse"?
19:45 Wang Chuqin VS Zhang Benzhihe
The two are old rivals, from youth to adult competition, Wang Chuqin has met 7 times in the past, and Wang Chuqin has a record of five wins and two losses.
The last two meetings between the two sides were in October last year. Wang Chuqin lost 1-3 to Zhang Benzhihe in the semifinals of the Chengdu Team World Table Tennis Championships; Subsequently, in the men's singles final of the 2022 WTT Xinxiang World Cup Finals, Wang Chuqin defeated Zhang Benzhihe 4-2 to win the championship.
At this year's Singapore Grand Slam and Xinxiang Championships, Chang Benjiwa both stopped in the round of 16, losing to Aruna and Lim Choung-hoon respectively. Wang Chuqin reached the semifinals at the Singapore Grand Slam and the quarterfinals at the Xinxiang Championship, losing to Fan Zhendong and Leung Jingkun. It can be seen that Zhang Benzhihe's ups and downs are still relatively large, while Wang Chuqin's play is more stable.
However, Zhang Benzhihe has always been more excited when he meets national table tennis players, and it is not easy for anyone to win him.
Which of them do you think has a better chance of winning?
Women's singles semifinals match:
20:30 Sun Yingsha VS Chen Meng
Although the two are not the same players, they both rose in the Tokyo Olympics cycle and eventually won the women's singles places at the Tokyo Olympics.
After the Tokyo Olympics, Chen Meng's condition and record went all the way down; The more mature Sun Yingsha has made great progress all the way and ranked first in the world.
Sun Yingsha has won all the championships she has participated in this year, with a 100% win rate, and even became a "triple crown champion" in the Singapore Grand Slam.
And Chen Meng's results are slightly embarrassing. Chen Meng was out early in the second round of the Singapore Grand Slam and lost to Samara; In the Xinxiang Championship, he finally advanced to the final four, but it was Sun Yingsha who met him, and Chen Meng lost 0-4.
However, Chen Meng's form is particularly good this time, and Sun Yingsha's form has dropped after consecutive high-intensity events, which may add a touch of suspense to this semifinal.
19:00 Wang Yidi VS Wang Manyu
The world second against the world third, but also the second national table tennis against the third national table tennis.
The position is delicate, because the top two can qualify for the Olympic singles, and both have points far from the world number one Sun Yingsha, so both want to hold the second position.
However, the difference between the two is only 525 points, and a major competition can cause a ranking switch.
Both now reach the semifinals and can earn at least 350 points; But if Wang Yidi advances to the final and wins the championship, he can earn 1,000 points, and next week's world ranking can surpass Wang Manyu to rise to world second.
Now that the two are facing each other, they will definitely strive to win without reservation!
Which four players are you optimistic about advancing to the finals?