In the first round of the WTT Almaty Challenger singles, France's Yuan Jianan reversed national table tennis player Liu Weishan 3-2. Yuan Jianan's high-throw serve in this game, combined with the attack of the first three boards, created a lot of pressure for Liu Weishan to receive the serve. Although Liu Weishan adapted to the opponent's high throw in the fourth game, she still did not withstand the opponent's counterattack in the handling of the key ball in the tiebreaker.
In the first game, Yuan Jianan started with 0-6 behind, Liu Weishan obviously entered the game faster, and finally won the first set easily 11-4. Yuan Jianan fully reflected the advantage of high throw in the second game, Liu Weishan received the serve completely passive, the opponent as long as the serve to grab the attack can directly score, directly 10-3 to get the game point.
Liu Weishan received the serve and pulled back, changed the forehand line to chase two points in a row, and Yuan Jianan grabbed the forehand to easily win the second set 11-5. Liu Weishan missed consecutive backhand mistakes in the third game and trailed 3-0 in the opening game. Yuan Jianan's serve and forehand position extended the score to 5-2, and Liu Weishan served a forehand to steal and eat consecutive backhand short balls to trail 4-8.
Liu Weishan also tried to limit her opponents with a chopping serve, but she was still in the underhand in the service extension, trailing 6-10. Yuan Jianan ate the short ball in the middle, then pulled a forehand error, allowing his opponent to send a long ball in the middle to raid, and finally won the third set 11-8. After the adaptation of the first few games and the timely reminder of the off-field coach, Liu Weishan gradually adapted to the opponent's serve start in the fourth game and led 3-1.
Liu Weishan used consecutive backhand attacks to pull a forehand to directly extend the score to 7-3. Yuan Jianan struggled to recover a point by serving a backhand, but Liu Weishan easily won the fourth set 11-4 with her excellent forehand change and backhand attack. Liu Weishan is faster in the near stage, and once she withstands the opponent's attack in the first three boards, she really has the upper hand in the standstill link. Her quick reflexes and flexible pace allowed her to quickly seize opportunities in a standoff that led to winning the race.
The fifth game began with the two sides tied 3-3. Yuan Jianan showed his forehand skills, serving a long ball in the middle to make it 5-3. Liu Weishan served a backhand to grab the attack, and then sent a long backhand to tie the score. Yuan Jianan again served to steal the forehand, but the forehand was mistaken and Liu Weishan used a quick backhand to take a 7-6 lead. In the face of pressure, opponent Yuan Jianan called a timeout. However, Liu Weishan made a mistake on a forehand serve, and Yuen Jianan used the forehand fast belt to reverse the score to 8-7.
Liu Weishan also called a timeout, but then she ate a short backhand and missed a forehand serve. Yuan Jianan took the serve and pulled back to win the tiebreaker 11-7. Liu Weishan had a score lead in the middle of the game, and the opponent called a timeout, and she followed the timeout, but the opponent's timeout had an effect. It can be seen that Liu Weishan really needs to strengthen the training of foreign wars. Having been reversed by opponents many times in tiebreakers or key moments, this issue has reached the point where it must be taken seriously.
Yuan Jianan's high-throw serve is indeed a personal characteristic play, and many national table tennis players are not adapted to her serve. Liu Weishan is also a characteristic serve, but it is still slightly inferior compared to it. Another women's singles match national table tennis player Fan Siqi swept Portugal's Shao Jani 3-0, Fan Siqi was faster near the stage, Shao Geni has been behind the defensive state of chasing points throughout the game, and the speed is slow so it is always in the downside.
In the first game between the two sides, Fan Siqi attacked with a forehand, and the backhand quickly opened 3-0 with a wide angle, Shao Jenny pulled a straight line, Fan Siqi pressed the backhand with a forehand, and the backhand against the upper spin extended the score to 6-2. Jenny Shao snatched a forehand into the net, attacked sideways with a forehand, and pulled a forehand to chase the score to 4-7. Fan Siqi tore his backhand quickly, served a short forehand, and easily won the first set 11-4 with a long backhand on his serve.
Fan Siqi stood on the near platform, whether it was strength or speed, he definitely had the upper hand, and the threat was indeed greater. Jenny Shao served a forehand in the second game to tie the opening game. Fan Siqi attacked with a forehand, and the backhand changed the line to lead 4-2, Shao Geni quickly took a big angle with a backhand, ate a long forehand, and attacked sideways with a forehand to chase the score to 5-5.
Shao Geni quickly took a straight forehand, and Fan Siqi hit a forehand in the middle to make it 6-6. Jenny Shao made a mistake on serve and went down with a backhand, Fan Siqi led 9-6 with a forehand sideways, and Jenny Shao lost the second set 6-11 on the net with a backhand. In this game, the two sides played until the middle game and were evenly divided, and Shao Geni also came up with various ways to limit, but found that she really couldn't beat the opponent, so she collapsed in the second half of the game.
In the third game, Fan Siqi still maintained the focus of the game, and finally won 11-4 easily, Shao Jenny this time met the star player and staged a singles round. Fan Siqi's next opponent is Wang Xiaotong, who will stage the national table tennis derby. Many of the national table tennis players who participated this time are mostly concentrated in the lower half, so it looks very involuted.
However, because the strongest opponent in the second half of the region, Szokos, was eliminated early, the next main competitor is Yuan Jianan. National table tennis player Chen Yi will next face Yuan Jianan, and it seems that he will have to adapt to Yuan Jianan's high-throw serve again. However, South Korea's Zhu Qixi in the second half is also very strong, and this player will face chipper Zhu Sibing. Once the cutting pass passes, it is likely to reach the semifinals, and it is indeed a competitor of National Table Tennis.
Overall, there are many Korean players coming to participate this time, and Kuman in the first half will face South Korea's Lee Si-wen. Because the opponent's ability to hold the ball is very good, Quang Man has to strengthen the stability of the attack to defeat the opponent, so the challenge of National Table Tennis has just begun, and the overall women's team does have the strength to win the championship.