On January 10th, the WTT Doha Star Challenge 2024 ushered in the first match day of the main event, and the national table tennis staged a "civil war" in the first round of mixed doubles, Lin Gaoyuan/Wang Manyu defeated Liang Jingkun/Qian Tianyi 3-1, for Liang Jingkun and Qian Tianyi, it avoided the fatigue of five matches a day on the 11th.
A total of 16 pairs of mixed doubles will play in the main match, and there are four pairs of national table tennis.
Lin Gaoyuan/Wang Manyu won the first game 10-8 game points and was tied 12-10. In the second game, after 5-5, Liang Jingkun/Qian Tianyi scored consecutive points and won 11-5.
In the third game, the two sides took each other's leads, and Lin Gaoyuan/Wang Manyu took the lead in the second half and won 11-8. In the fourth game, Lin Gaoyuan/Wang Manyu opened the score and won the game 11-6.
Due to WTT's compressed schedule for the Star Challenge, on the second matchday, the 11th, players who play three games may play five games a day, which is very tiring.
Due to the "civil war" meeting in advance, Liang Jingkun and Qian Tianyi could have avoided it after the mixed doubles were out.
In the second round of mixed doubles, Lin Gaoyuan/Wang Manyu faced Lin Shidong/Kuo Man, these four players are all three, and the pair that is out of the game is equivalent to "reducing the burden" in advance.