3-1！ There is good news from the national table tennis 26-year-old star will upset the world champion 5 people chasing Zhang Benzhihe
On October 6, 2023, Beijing time, the WTT Star Challenge continued in Lanzhou, and after Lin Gaoyuan defeated Boll 3-1, 26-year-old Zhou Qihao created an upset and defeated another German world champion Ochalov 3-1. Five people from the national table tennis reached the quarterfinals of the men's singles, and then went all out to pursue Zhang Benzhihe.
In the men's singles 1/8 final, the national table tennis eliminated two world champions from Germany in succession, and they both won in a reverse way. Lin Gaoyuan eliminated Boll 3-1 and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals, and Zhou Qihao also lost one game and then won three consecutive games to eliminate Ochalov 3-1. In the last 1/8 final of the men's singles, Lin Shidong won one game and then lost three consecutive games, and was eliminated by Felix Lebrun.
In the end, 5 people reached the men's singles quarterfinals, namely Ma Long, Wang Chuqin, Lin Gaoyuan, Liang Jingkun and Zhou Qihao. Obviously, the main opponent of the national table tennis championship is Zhang Benzhihe, and Lin Gaoyuan must first block Zhang Benzhihe. The specific matches in the men's singles 1/4 final are: Ma Jinbao VS Felix Lebrun, Ma Long VS Liang Jingkun, Lin Gaoyuan VS Zhang Benzhihe, Zhou Qihao VS Wang Chuqin.
In the women's singles arena, 6 people of National Table Tennis reached the quarterfinals, and Wang Yidi lost 0-3 to Miyu Kihara, which is the biggest upset in the women's singles arena. He Zhuojia and Chen Yi both lost in the derby battle, losing to Chen Meng and Wang Manyu respectively, and Sun Yingsha, Chen Xingtong, Qian Tianyi and others also successfully advanced. The women's singles 1/4 final matches are: Sun Yingsha VS Zhang Benmeihe, Wang Manyu VS Liu Weishan, Chen Xingtong VS Miyu Kihara, Qian Tianyi VS Chen Meng.
In the three doubles events, each of the national table tennis won a final place. The men's doubles are contested by Xu Yingbin/Lin Shidong and Alex Lebrun/Felix Lebrun, the women's doubles are contested by Chen Meng/Wang Manyu and Tian Zhixi/Shen Yubin, and the mixed doubles are contested by Lin Shidong/Qu Man and Zhang Benzhihe/Hina Hayada.
It should be said that National Table Tennis has obvious advantages in men's singles and women's singles events, and in the next 1/4 final, National Table Tennis had two derbies in the men's singles and women's singles venues, locking two semifinal spots in advance. In the end, the main theme on the singles arena is still the China-Japan showdown, Kihara Miyu swept Wang Yidi, menacing, Zhang Benmeihe also maintained a good state, worthy of the attention of National Table Tennis. In the three doubles events, the pressure of national table tennis championship is relatively large, men's doubles and mixed doubles are played by young players, and they are bound to meet with relatively large challenges, especially mixed doubles, Lin Shidong / Qu Man and then Zhang Benzhi and / Hina Hayada, this is a battle of revenge!