On January 10, Beijing time, the Doha Star Challenge ushered in the main stage, after two days of qualifying rounds, the list of players who advanced to the main round has been released, and the only player in the national table tennis to participate in the qualifying tournament Yuan Licen is out, it is a pity that he missed the men's singles main stage. Next, the main force of the national table tennis is combined, and on the first match day, the national table tennis is more doubles and singles byes.
The world's No. 1 mixed doubles Shatou combination kicked off the opening match for the national table tennis, starting from 18 o'clock in the evening, the Shatou combination Sun Yingsha and Wang Chu participated, and the two have not been together for a while, Sun Yingsha is about to usher in her debut in 2024, which is full of highlights. Wang Chuqin's one-day doubles match, in addition to teaming up with Sun Yingsha to play in mixed doubles, also has to participate in the men's doubles 1/8 finals, the opponent is Falke and Antonsen, two strong opponents, which is not easy.
Liang Jingkun, Kuo Man and Lin Shidong also competed in the mixed doubles and doubles, one-day doubles. At the same time, on the first day of the main match, there was also a national table tennis civil war on the same day, the successful combination of Lin Gaoyuan and Wang Manyu against Liang Jingkun and Qian Tianyi, who can advance depends on the state and performance on the spot.
This is the debut of the national table tennis women's team in 2024, and Chen Meng also said before the trip that "the first flight of the new year", and there are many expectations for 2024. At present, Chen Meng ranks second among women in the National Table Tennis Olympic Points Trials, behind Sun Yingsha, who has a huge advantage, and beats Wang Yidi and Wang Manyu, and the gap between the three is very large. Heading into 2024, players will have to fight to qualify for the Olympics and earn more Olympic points before they have a chance to compete in Paris.
The men's team has participated in the Doha men's finals before, and this time it is in a state of continuous rotation in Doha, and it is not easy to maintain good physical fitness and condition, especially Wang Chuqin, Lin Gaoyuan and others are multi-tasking, so active physiotherapy and recovery are very important.
In this way, from January 10th to January 13th, the main force of national table tennis will appear in Doha and participate in the Doha Star Challenge, looking forward to their performance.