In the early morning of July 1, 2023, Beijing time, all the matches of the second round of the WTT Regular Challenge in Zagreb ended, ushering in the exciting and thrilling third round. There are 5 main highlights that deserve special attention.
Mixed doubles: Will the Chinese team be upset?
Although the Chinese team Sun Yingsha/Wang Chuqin vs Qu Man/Lin Shidong, the mixed doubles final, won the championship and runner-up ahead of schedule. But looking back at their path to promotion, Sun Yingsha/Wang Chuqin played quite difficult in the 1/4 match against teammates Wang Yidi/Lin Gaoyuan, and the first two games were not the world's number one level behind. After 2 consecutive games to the 5th tiebreaker, Sun Yingsha/Wang Chuqin fell behind by a big margin, seeing that the world's number one was about to overturn, and did not think that Sun Yingsha/Wang Chuqin staged a shocking reversal. In such a state that people are worried about, will they lose to the young young player Qu Man/Lin Shidong?
Women's doubles: How far can Qian Tianyi go?
Women's doubles semifinals, Shin Yubin/Tian Zhixi vs Akula/Qita Cai, Qian Tianyi/Liu Weishan vs Parana/Sutasini.
Qian Tianyi, who had high hopes before the game, suffered a double exit in the first round of the game, which is embarrassing. The women's singles match against Japanese chipper Haruna Kosho lost 1:3, especially the final game was beaten 11:2, which was shocking. Mixed doubles partner Liang Jingkun was swept out 3-1 by teammates Kuman / Lin Shidong. Luckily, the women's doubles partnered with Liu Weishan won two consecutive matches to reach the last four, and will compete with Thailand for the right to the final. Is it stopping? Or move on? Pay attention to Qian Tianyi's fans, this game is worth paying attention to.
Men's doubles: Can China reach the final?
Men's doubles semifinalist, Lin Shidong/Yuan Licen vs Gomez/Bogos, Liang Jingkun/Lin Gaoyuan vs Guan Wenhao/Li Hanming.
Previously, in the 1/4 match, Lin Shidong/Yuan Licen defeated the French team Lambert/Roland 3:0 to advance to the last four. In the semifinals, they will face Gomes/Boggs of Chile.
Liang Jingkun/Lin Gaoyuan defeated Iran's Alamiyan/Alamian 3:2 to advance to the last four. Semi-final against Hong Kong, China, Kwan Wenhao/Li Hanming.
Lin Shidong/Yuan Licen, Liang Jingkun/Lin Gaoyuan, whether they can meet the final, it is worth watching.
Women's singles: Can Kuang Man and Liu Weishan meet in the semifinals?
Women's singles top 8, Sun Yingsha, Shen Yubin, Hina Hayada, Tian Zhixi, Miyu Hirano, Liu Weishan, Qu Man, Haruka Koshio, the Chinese team alone 3rd. In the 1/4 game, Sun Yingsha stayed alone in the top half; In the second half, Kuman will play Japan-Haruka Koshio, and Liu Weishan will play Japan-Miyu Hirano. If Kuman and Liu Weishan can overcome their opponents to advance to the final four, they may provide half of the chances of winning the final for the Chinese team. So these 2 games are also worth looking forward to.
Men's singles: Zhou Qihao vs. Lin Gaoyuan.
In the men's singles top 8, Fan Zhendong, Lin Gaoyuan, Lin Shidong, Xiang Peng, Zhou Qihao, Zhuang Zhiyuan, Du Da, Menke, the Chinese team accounted for 5 people. Among the 5 people, Zhou Qihao and Lin Gaoyuan fought a top 4 place. Zhou Qihao is the champion of WTT Lagos, ranked 25th in the world, and the main member of the non-national table tennis team; And Lin Gaoyuan ranks 7th in the world and is a member of the main layer of national table tennis. Although there is a certain gap in the strength of the two, it is unknown whether Zhou Qihao's super level of play has turned Lin Gaoyuan over. This game is even more worth watching!
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