The 2024 ITTF WTT Qatar Doha Star Challenge will start the first round of competition, the national table tennis will be in full swing in the doubles competition, this match day the national table tennis players will usher in ten games, including "foreign war" and "internal war", in the first mixed doubles competition, the national table tennis world No. 1 Wang Chuqin / Sun Yingsha ushered in a strong start, they swept the Hungarian combination Esek / Madras 3-0 in straight games. Former world No.1 Wong Chun-ting/To Hoi-king of Hong Kong, China, were equally strong, winning three games in a row to knock out Pitchford/Hussey and set up a run with the world No. 1 in the national table tennis tournament for a place in the semi-finals. The national table tennis rivals South Korea performed even more eye-catchingly, with two pairs, Lim Joong-hoon/Shin Yu-bin and Jang Woo-jin/Tian Ji-hee, both successfully defeating their respective opponents to advance to the quarterfinals, and the two pairs will meet in the next round, and the South Korean team also locked a place in the mixed doubles semi-finals in advance.
National table tennis world No. 1 Wang Chuqin / Sun Yingsha first opponent is the Hungarian combination Esek / Madras, the comprehensive strength of the national table tennis combination is significantly stronger than the opponent, the suspense of winning the first round is not big, this season Wang Chuqin / Sun Yingsha has repeatedly encountered challenges in the mixed doubles event, the goal of the two in this competition is to win the championship, but the challenge they face is not small. In the first game, Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha won relatively easily, but from the process point of view, there were still some troubles, in the first game, Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha started to score consecutive points to open the difference, in the second half of the game, the Hungarian combination suddenly made a continuous effort to chase the score to only one point, Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha withstood the pressure and scored two points in a row to win 11-9 to take the lead. The second game process is similar to the first game, Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha were forced to score by the opponent after taking the lead at the beginning, and the two seized the opportunity to go to the next city 11-9 at the end of the game, and in the third game, Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha finally showed the world's No. 1 style, they swept the opponent 11-2, and defeated Essex/Madras with a total score of 3-0 to advance to the quarterfinals.
Hong Kong's Wong Chun-ting/To Hoi-king take on the cross-association pair of Pitchford/Hussey, the former world No.1 has a glorious past in the mixed doubles event, but their form has declined to varying degrees in recent years, and the first-round match against Pitchford/Hussey was a big test for them, but in the end, it proved that "a skinny camel is bigger than a horse", and Hong Kong won with relative ease. In the first game, Pitchford/Hussey couldn't keep up with Wong Chun Ting's attack, although they played very tenacious, but the score has been constantly stretched, Wong Chun Ting/Du Hoi Kim took the lead 11-5, in the second game, Wong Chun Ting/Du Hoi Kim won still easily, after playing a good start, he gradually opened the score and 11-4 and then went to the next city, the third game The first half of the game between the two sides competed fiercely, but in the second half of the game, the Hong Kong combination took the initiative and won 11-7, and the total score was 3-0 over Pitchford/ Herssey, advancing to the quarterfinals with their heads held high, will compete with national table tennis world No. 1 Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha for the semifinals.
The national table tennis doubles rival South Korea performed strongly, and the first two pairs defeated their respective opponents and met in the quarterfinals, securing a place in the semifinals of mixed doubles in advance. The famous Lin Zhongxun partnered with Shin Yubin against the Spanish combination Robles / Xiaoyao Qian, the Korean combination withstood the test in this game, the first game of the game between the two sides fell into a hard battle, the two pairs have been biting the score, they have been fighting until 15 draws before separating the winner, Lin Zhongxun / Shin Yubin scored two points in a row to take the lead 17-15, and then the two sides still played difficult to solve, but the more skilled Lin Zhongxun / Shen Yubin still seized the opportunity to 11-8, Won two games in a row 11-7, defeated the Spanish pair Robles/Xiaoyao Qian with a total score of 3-0, and advanced to the quarterfinals.
South Korea's other pair of pairs Zhang Yuzhen / Tian Zhixi faced the Chinese Taipei combination Lin Yunru / Chen Siyu, the two combinations are equal, the outcome of the game depends on the on-the-spot performance, the first four games of the two sides you win a game I chase a game to a 2-2 draw, the deciding game Lin Yunru / Chen Siyu failed to withstand the pressure and lost 6-11, the total score was 2-3 to lose to the Korean pair Zhang Yuzhen Tian Zhixi, stopped in the first round of mixed doubles, and Zhang Yuzhen / Tian Zhixi is to advance to the quarterfinals of teammates Lin Zhongxun / Shin Yubin, for the South Korean team to lock the mixed doubles semi-finals in advance.