In the first round of the mixed doubles of the WTT Doha Star Challenge, Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin defeated Hungary's Eksech/Madarac 3-0. In the first two games, although Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin took the lead at the beginning, they were quickly caught up by the opponent in the middle game due to the light opponent. Fortunately, Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin relied on their solid skills to hold on, otherwise it would have been really difficult.
In the first two games, the Sun-Wang combination narrowly won 11-9, and the third game was much easier. Wang Chuqin received the serve and pulled back, and started the game 3-0 with a straight forehand, and Madarac fell behind 0-6 with Wang Chuqin's serve in a row. Wang Chuqin tore a backhand quickly and at a wide angle to expand the score to 9-0, Exech received the serve and hit a backhand, and Madaraz fell behind 2-9 with a forehand serve.
Wang Chuqin used his best serve to make the opponent lose points again, and won the third game 11-2. In this way, the Sun Yingsha combination won easily, the pair has not worked together for a long time, and they still need to continue to run in if they want to find their peak form.
Wang Manyu and Chen Meng defeated the Korean pair Lee Si Win / Kim Na Young 3-0, and in the first game, Wang Manyu started 5-1 directly, and finally won the first game 11-7. Chen Meng's serve round in the first game was still directly attacked by the opponent in a row, and in the second game, Wang Manyu's service wheel advantage was obvious, and he finally won 11-3 at the beginning of 3-1, completely limiting the opponent.
In the third game, Jin Naying tore her backhand quickly, and Li Shiwen received the serve and pulled the side, and the two sides opened to 4-4. Chen Meng brought a backhand quickly, and Jin Naying continued to attack with a backhand to reach 5-5. Chen Meng was directly pulled back by Jin Naying to score two consecutive serves, and the score was overtaken 7-5. Wang Manyu caused Li Shiwen to eat the serve, and overtook the opponent 8-7 to ask for a timeout.
Then Wang Manyu grabbed the backhand serve, and Li Shiwen pulled the forehand far away to chase the score to 8-9. Jin Naying stepped down, and Chen Meng won the third game 11-8 with a forehand. Chen Meng's advantage is still in COSCO, and he is currently struggling in the first three boards. The opponents in the subsequent doubles matches are getting stronger and stronger, and whether Wang Manyu can lead this partner remains to be tested by the competition.
Chen Xingtong and Qian Tianyi defeated India's Akula/Golpard 3-0, winning 11-6, 11-7 and 11-5 in three games. The main reason is that the national table tennis combination is faster, especially Qian Tianyi's backhand attack is basically straight line, which makes it difficult for the Akula combination to adapt.
On the whole, the strength of women's table tennis is still very good, and they basically beat their opponents cleanly. Next, Chen Xingtong and Qian Tianyi will challenge Wang Manyu and Chen Meng, which is the real competition between the strong. I believe that Chen Xingtong will go all out to defeat their opponents and prove themselves again.
In the mixed doubles competition, Lin Yunru and Chen Siyu lost 2-3 to Zhang Yuzhen and Tian Zhixi. The first two games were tied at 1-1, and the third game was a watershed moment. Lin Yunru and Chen Siyu led by one point 7-6 in the middle game and asked for a timeout, and then Lin Yunru received the serve and pulled a straight line, and grabbed a backhand to get the game point 10-7.
In the case of such a big lead, Zhang Yuzhen continued to receive the serve and pull back to score to tie the score, and Tian Zhixi won the third game 13-11 with a continuous forehand change. The South Koreans were quite passive in the third game, with Lin Yunru and Chen Siyu losing points at the last minute. In the fourth game, Lin Yunru and Chen Siyu scored consecutive points in the service extension link and took a 6-2 lead.
Tian Zhixi ate the serve, and Chen Siyu easily won the fourth game 11-4 with a short forehand. Lin Yunru and Chen Siyu played the advantage of the first three boards in this game, but they did not adhere to this style of play in the deciding game, and their tactics were more wavering.
At the beginning of the tiebreaker, the two sides were tied at 3-3. Lin Yunru's forehand changed to go off the stage, Zhang Yuzhen received the serve and pulled back, and the service score led 6-3. Lin Yunru quickly brought a straight ball with a forehand to chase the score to 4-6, and the opponent asked for a timeout. Chen Siyu changed the line with a forehand to chase the score to 5-6, and Zhang Yuzhen and Tian Zhixi threw the score away 9-5.
Chen Siyu lost points too quickly at the critical moment, and finally lost the tiebreaker 6-11. Lin Yunru as a male player is indeed the main scoring point, and Chen Siyu is too passive as a veteran at a critical moment. Although Tian Zhixi is also a veteran, he showed a strong offensive suppression ability in the deciding game, and the stability of the game was higher.
Tian Zhixi's opponents in the next round will be his teammates Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin, and the winner between the two pairs will challenge Sun Yingsha. It can only be said that the Korean pair is also very involuted in the mixed doubles and doubles competitions, which is also one of their advantages in winning the championship.
In the women's singles match, French player Yuan Jiannan was swept 0-3 by Swedish chipper Bergström, Yuan Jiannan didn't seem to be very good at chipping, otherwise he didn't win a game. Bergstrom's opponent in the next round is Szokos, and these European players all meet in the 2/8 zone, including Hina Hayata, who is also known as the group of death, which is particularly involuted.
It seems that there will be a lot of upsets in this Doha Star Challenge, which may also be caused by competitors getting together. Players who usually look good are likely to be eliminated first in this kind of high-level event, so fans should not be surprised if they see a similar situation in the future.