1-3! Doha Star Match was a big upset: the women's table tennis star was out of the first round and missed the chance to fight Hina Hayada again
On January 10, 2024, the table tennis WTT Star Tournament in Doha continued, and the first round of the women's singles was an upset, Hong Kong, China's Du Hoi-kin lost 1-3 to South Korea's Lee Shi-win, and missed the rematch against Japan's Hina's Hayata.
The first sister of Hong Kong, China, Du Kaiqin, has a good strength, once defeated Wang Manyu and other national table tennis players, and has been in the ranks of masters for a long time, it is a period of continuous downturn, many games have performed poorly, it is reported that Du Kaiqin's injury is somewhat serious, which will inevitably affect her competitive state, but in any case, as long as she plays at a normal level, it should be no problem to win Li Shiwen, everyone really didn't expect an upset.
Although South Korean player Li Shiwen often signs up for the competition, but often focuses on participation, and there are no particularly outstanding results, women's doubles partner Kim Naying, lost 0-3 to Chen Meng/Wang Manyu earlier, the first round of the defeat is out, this women's singles opponent's advantage, Li Shiwen can only be based on fighting, and strive to play the best level, from the mixed doubles performance, Du Kaiqin is in good shape, and Huang Zhenting easily passed.
After the start of the game, Du Kaiqin made continuous mistakes in the first game, both sides were competing in the near stage, it was difficult to form a multi-shot hold, Du Kaiqin always dropped the line suddenly, the handling of the serve was too simple, and the advantage of high quality of the board was not brought into play, but was transferred by the opponent to drop the point, Li Shiwen led the way in an all-round way, taking the lead with 11-6, and now it is difficult for Du Kaiqin to stay focused, and the situation is different in each game.
In the second game, Li Shiwen still used flexible techniques and tactics, not fighting hard with Du Kaiqin, making the opponent very uncomfortable, playing very awkwardly, and never having his own rhythm, Du Kaiqin is experienced, choosing to see the moves, continue to strengthen the quality of the board, but the feel is too bad, always return the ball out of bounds, Li Shiwen seized the opportunity to win another game with 11-6, Du Kaiqin's situation is not good.
In the third game, Du Kaiqin stabilized his mentality, Li Shiwen was a little anxious, he wanted to win and wait for the opponent to make a mistake, this is definitely not good, Du Kaiqin was not to be outdone, and blasted out 11-3 and also colored, in the fourth game Li Shiwen changed his rhythm, Du Kaiqin was not prepared, his ability to adjust on the spot was almost good, his service round was not good, Li Shiwen took advantage of the situation to chase, ended the game 11-8, and finally eliminated Du Kaiqin 3-1.
Originally, everyone was looking forward to Du Kaiqin fighting Hina Hayada again, and continuing to stage a key showdown, but now Du Kaiqin is out of the game, Li Shiwen is against Hina Hayata, there is no suspense in the result, as for the mixed doubles, I am afraid that it will end here, Huang Zhenting/Du Kaiqin met Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha, and the luck was too bad to meet the world No. 1 in national table tennis, Du Kaiqin failed to get points, and the ranking will only fall further.