On October 12, Beijing time, the men's singles 1/4 final of the Table Tennis National Championship has come to an end. The men's singles semifinalists are all elected, and the next semi-final matchups are freshly released, the specific report and matchups are as follows:
Singles 1/4 final specific report:
Zhou Kai swept Zhou Qihao (11-5, 11-7, 11-9) 3-0, Zhou Kai played bravely, knocking out Guangdong's Zhou Qihao in straight sets, which was his first time reaching the men's singles semifinals of the National Championship, which can be regarded as a dark horse.
Lin Gaoyuan chose to retire injured when he was 2-1 in the lead, so that Yu Ziyang received a big gift package and directly advanced to the men's singles semifinals. Yu Ziyang sent the nickname national team goalkeeper and eliminated the youngster Wang Tingyu in the last round, which made no newcomers to the quarterfinals of this national championship.
Lin Shidong narrowly won 3-2 Xu Chenhao to advance (12-10, 5-11, 10-12, 11-4, 11-6), and the small stone played steadily, and finally defeated Xu Chenhao with difficulty, this national championship is a great opportunity for Lin Shidong to prove himself and look forward to his breakthrough.
Liang Jingkun narrowly defeated Liu Dingshuo 3-2, and during the match, Big Fat Liang Jingkun suffered a back injury and also applied for a medical timeout, and Liang Jingkun narrowly won 12-10 in the tiebreaker to advance.
Analysis of the next semi-final matchups and match trends:
Top half: Zhou Kai vs Liang Jingkun
This ball can be said to be a contest between the non-main force of national table tennis and the main force of national table tennis, Zhou Kai broke through the promotion to the final four, has made a breakthrough, although Liang Jingkun's strength is very strong, but the body has been injured, on paper, this men's singles focus match is a close competition, Liang Jingkun is injured, and Zhou Kai's state is in full swing, and the probability of winning is greater.
Second Half: Yu Ziyang vs Lin Shidong:
This men's singles semifinal is worth looking forward to, Yu Ziyang's recent state is brave, the position in the national team is very special, the front few he is difficult to replace, but the young players behind want to impact him is not easy, this time Lin Shidong can break the defense of Yu Ziyang, will determine Lin Shidong's main position in the national team to a certain extent.
Finally, from the Hangzhou Asian Games to the Lanzhou Star Tournament and then to the Yangzhou National Championships, there have been player injury problems in the continuous rotation of the competition. In particular, today's match arrangement is even more bizarre, Lin Gaoyuan and Liang Jingkun participated in the singles 1/4 final back-to-back after participating in the mixed doubles semifinals, which put their physical fitness to the test and also prone to injury. Looking forward to Lin Gaoyuan and Liang Jingkun's early recovery.