After three rounds of qualifying, the Doha Stars Challenge has finally ushered in the main matchup, all 64 players have returned to their positions, and on January 10, it will officially usher in the challenge of the first day of the Doha main event, let's take a look at the schedule of the competition.
Due to the large number of participants, including singles women's doubles, men's doubles and mixed doubles, the matchup between players from outside the association cannot be presented to fans, as the singles seeded players have a first-round bye, and the first round is only doubles, but there is also a singles player who will make the finale. Let's take a look at the schedule of the national table tennis players on January 10.
January 10 National Table Tennis Schedule
18:00 T1 Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha VS Exech/Madarac
18:35 T3 陈梦/王曼昱VS金娜英/李时温
18:35 T4 Qian Tianyi/Chen Xingtong VS Akula/Gol Lampard
19:10 T3 Lin Gaoyuan/Lin Shidong VS Gulani/Kuwari
At 18 o'clock Beijing time, there will be the first match of the national table tennis players, Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha against Exech and Madarac, the pair is from Hungary, in fact, there are not many characteristics in the technical aspects of table tennis, and they are not very tough opponents, so Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha's first game should be based on adapting to the venue.
The second match came from the Women's Doubles duel between Chen Meng and Wang Manyu, who faced Lee Si Wen and Kim Na Young from South Korea. Jin Naying is a fledgling player in the South Korean team, and her strength is also very good, and Li Shiwen and Jin Naying's cooperation should create a certain threat to Chen Mengwang Manyu, but the threat is not too big.
The next two games, a men's doubles and a women's doubles are Qian Tianyi and Chen Xingtong and Lin Shidong and Lin Gaoyuan, their opponents are not tough, in the 1/8 finals, as long as they play steadily, it is not a big problem to advance to the 1/4 finals.
21:30 T4 Ma Long/Wang Chuqin VS Falke/Magnus
23:00 T1 Liang Jingkun/Qian Tianyi VS Lin Gaoyuan/Wang Manyu
23:00 T3 Lin Shidong/Kuaiman vs Ghana Sekaran/Batra
1:20(+1) T2 Zhang Rui/Kuaiman VS Miyu Nagasaki/Miwa Zhangmoto
1:55(+1) T3 梁靖崑/袁励岑VS艾什/埃克塞奇
Next up is the Men's Doubles match, the leading duo of Ma Long and Wang Chuqin is back in front of the fans, this is a men's doubles pair that fans may be looking forward to, and they are also the favorites to win the Doha Star Challenge, but they will face a very tough opponent in the first round, which will require them to get into the groove as soon as possible to meet this match.
Their opponents are Falke and Magnusson, from Sweden, the men's doubles champion of the World Table Tennis Championships in Houston, and their strength has been maintained very well. In the face of Ma Long and Wang Chuqin, they must show a very tough attitude in the first round, so this game will be very exciting. It already appears to be a title matchup for the Doha Stars Challenge.
The other is a civil war in the mixed doubles 1/8 finals, from Liang Jingkun and Qian Tianyi against Wang Manyu and Lin Gaoyuan. This civil war seems to be a repeat of the championship match, after all, the strength of the two is very close, and there is a lot of uncertainty, so there is no surprise who can win this game in the end.
Another focus battle worth looking forward to, from Zhang Rui Kuaiman vs. Nagasaki Meiyu and Zhang Benmei, this game itself is not too attractive, but the duel between the national table tennis and the Japanese table tennis itself is the focus of the battle, so the national table tennis must win this game.
2:30(+1) T1 Zhou Qihao VS Grote
At half past two in the morning of the next day, Beijing time, it will be the first men's singles main match of the national table tennis players, and the two sides of the duel are Zhou Qihao and Grote. Zhou Qihao's performance in international competitions in the past two years can be said to be not eye-catching, after all, the national table tennis coaching staff still hopes that Zhou Qihao can become the main player and be able to take charge of himself, but now it seems that Zhou Qihao still needs more strength and self-confidence. The Doha Star Challenge wishes Zhou all the best.