On January 4th, Beijing time, the WTT Doha men's finals ushered in the second match day, and the men's singles and doubles will open the 1/4 finals! In the men's singles 1/8 finals on the first day, the national table tennis team won 5 wins and 1 loss in 6 matches, and the teenager Lin Shidong lost to Qiu Dang and missed the promotion; Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, Wang Chuqin, Liang Jingkun, and Lin Gaoyuan all advanced to the top 8!
Today's schedule: [CCTV CCTV5 plan live broadcast]
16:00，樊振东vs阿鲁纳
World No. 1 Fan Zhendong narrowly defeated Darko 3-2 in the first round, winning all three meetings in his career. Aruna is ranked 16th in the world, and his best result in the 2023 season is the non-championship championship.
2017 Swedish Open [Fan Zhendong 4-0], 2019 World Table Tennis Championships in Budapest [Fan Zhendong 4-0], 2019 German Open [Fan Zhendong 4-1], 2023 Ljubljana Stars [Fan Zhendong 3-0]
16:40，梁靖崑vs邱党
World No. 4 Liang Jingkun eliminated Lin Yunru 3-1 in the first round and maintained his all-win record (3-0). Qiu Dang, ranked 13th in the world, defeated Lin Shidong 3-2 in the first round, defeated Lin Shidong for the first time, and gave the national table tennis the first defeat of the "New Year"!
2017 Austrian Open [Liang Jingkun 4-1], 2021 Houston World Table Tennis Championships [Liang Jingkun 4-3]
20:00, Ma Long vs Lin Gaoyuan
World No. 3 Ma Long and World No. 7 Lin Gaoyuan will stage the first national table tennis derby of this tournament! Ma Long swept Zhang Yuzhen 3-0 in the first round to advance, and Lin Gaoyuan defeated Carlberg 3-1 in the first round to advance, both of which maintained three consecutive victories against their respective opponents (all winning records)!
The last three meetings: 2022 Budapest Stars Tournament [Ma Long 3-2], 2023 Durban Paper [Ma Long 4-1], 2023 PyeongChang Asian Championships [Ma Long 3-2]
20:40, Wang Chuqin vs Tomokazu Zhangmoto
World No. 2 Wang Chuqin defeated F-Lebrun 3-1 in the first round to win this Eurasian championship matchup. Tomokazu Zhang is ranked 11th in the world, and his best results in the 2023 season are only the semifinals of the Macau Championship and the Goa Star Tournament, and he defeated Ocharov 3-2 in the first round of this tournament to advance!
The last 4 encounters: 2022 Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships [Zhang Benzhihe 3-1], 2022 Xinxiang Finals [Wang Chuqin 4-2], 2023 Macau Championships [Wang Chuqin 4-0], 2023 Pyeongchang Asian Championships [Wang Chuqin 3-0]
In addition, the men's doubles field will also start the quarter-finals!
17:20, Feng Yaoen/Guo Yong vs Lebrun brothers
18:00, #/Wang Chuqin vs Huang Zhenting/He Junjie
21:20, Yuan Licen/Xiang Peng vs Yuya Uda/Hayasuke Togami
22:00, Lin Gaoyuan/Lin Shidong vs Francesca/Ocharov