The semi-finals were all released: Chief Executive Ma Long, Wang Chuqin 3-0 clean sheet I

On January 4, Beijing time, the second match day of the WTT men's finals, the men's singles 1/4 finals were all over, and all the semi-finals were released.

In the two matches that ended first in the afternoon, Fan Zhendong swept Aruna 3-0, and Liang Jingkun lost to Qiu Dang 2-3.

In the two 1/4 finals in the evening, Ma Long and Lin Gaoyuan's "national table tennis civil war", the two fought five games, and finally Lin Gaoyuan narrowly won 3-2 and grabbed a place in the semifinals, which was also Lin Gaoyuan's first victory over Ma Long in the international arena. In the focus battle between Wang Chuqin and Zhang Benzhihe, Wang Chuqin blocked the opponent 3-0, advanced to the semifinals strongly, and continued to stick to the second half.

1. Lin Gaoyuan 3-2 Ma Long

五局比分：11-4，5-11，11-9，9-11，11-5。

Previously, the two were on the international stage, and Ma Long maintained a seven-game winning streak against Lin Gaoyuan. But Ma Long won not easily every time, and he fought to the tiebreaker many times, the last time he met was at the Pyeongchang Asian Championships, and Ma Long also won five games hard.

In this game, Ma Long was a little slow to heat up, and he didn't do a good job of receiving the serve after the opening, and the first three boards were relatively passive. Lin Gaoyuan had a strong backhand, a fast return speed, and almost no unnecessary mistakes, and quickly opened the score and easily won the first game 11-4. In the second game, Ma Long enriched his serve, combined with the change of length, which disrupted Lin Gaoyuan's rhythm of the game. At the same time, he strengthened the control in the stage, and he was good at swinging short, and he did not give Lin Gaoyuan a chance to tear up his backhand. In the end, Malone successfully pulled one back with 11-5.

In the crucial third game, the two sides did not give in to each other, and the score took the lead alternately, and it was a stalemate until a 9-9 draw. At the end of the game, Malone did not score a point in the service round, and finally lost another game 9-11. In the fourth game, Malone had no way to retreat, increased his forehand attack, and made a perfect start of 5-1. At 4-8, Lin Gaoyuan returned the ball to chase 2 points in a row, and Malone had to ask for a timeout. Although Lin Gaoyuan saved two game points at the end of the game, Ma Long decisively pulled a straight line with a forehand at a critical moment, and finally pulled back a game with a thrilling 11-9, and the big score chased to a 2-2 draw.

In the deciding game, Lin Gaoyuan made a perfect start of 4-0, but after being chased back by Ma Long, he immediately asked for a timeout, which was really cautious. Although Ma Long once chased the score to 4-5, he then lost 5 points in a row, and Lin Gaoyuan got the match point 10-4, and finally sealed the victory 11-5.

2. Wang Chuqin 3-0 Tomokazu Zhangmoto

Scores in three games: 12-10, 11-8, 11-6.

Zhang Benzhi and the fast belt near Taiwan are very threatening, and Wang Chuqin returns the ball very deeply, just to force the opponent to retreat, and once took an 8-4 lead. But Tomokazu Zhang also seized the gap in the large angle of Wang Chuqin's forehand and played a wave of 6-1 scoring to get the game point 10-9. Wang Chuqin withstood the pressure and scored 3 points in a row at the end of the game, and finally won the first game 12-10.

In the second game, the two fought for every ball, and the score took the lead alternately. After 7-8, Wang Chuqin did a better job of serving and returning, scoring four points in a row to win 11-8. Zhang Benzhihe 8 usually chose to pause, but instead disrupted his rhythm of the game. In the third game, Wang Chuqin became more and more courageous, and locked the victory with 11-6.

Men's singles semifinals: #vses, Wang Chuqin vs Qiu Dang.