Lin Gaoyuan and Wang Manyu were defeated! The top four of the mixed doubles were born, and Tomokazu Zhang and Hina Hayada were reversed
On the evening of January 11, Beijing time, the list of the top four mixed doubles of the table tennis WTT Doha Star Tournament was released, and the three pairs of national table tennis appeared on the stage, with two wins and one loss, Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha, Lin Shidong/Kuo Man advanced, Lin Gaoyuan/Wang Manyu lost 0-3 to Lin Shidong/Kuo Man and was eliminated, stopping in the top eight.
Prior to this, another pair of national table tennis pairs Liang Jingkun/Qian Tianyi lost 1-3 to teammates Lin Gaoyuan/Wang Manyu, so at present, the Chinese team still has two pairs of players to break through, and the next will be to block the Romanian pair Ionescu/Szokos, South Korean pair Zhang Yuzhen/Tian Zhixi, and Zhang Benzhihe/Hayada Hina is 2-3 miserable reversal, some people are happy and some are sad! Please see below for detailed results.
Lin Shidong/Kuaiman 3-0 Mirage/Wang Manyu
Lin Gaoyuan/Wang Manyu is the mixed doubles champion of the 2022 National Championships, and Lin Shidong/Kuo Man is the mixed doubles champion of the 2023 National Championships, but the first two are often dismantled, and the latter two are currently fixed ace pairs of national table tennis, so the recent development is that Lin Shidong/Kuo Man is obviously better, and although Lin Gaoyuan/Wang Manyu only defeated Liang Jingkun/Qian Tianyi, it is difficult to continue to win against teammates.
After the start of the game, Lin Shidong/Kuo Man took the lead and won the first game 11-4 relatively easily. The second game was relatively stalemate, but the result was Lin Shidong/Kuo Man who narrowly won 11-9 and had the last laugh. In the third game, Lin Gaoyuan/Wang Manyu lost the battle, and Lin Shidong/Kuo Man finally ended the battle 11-7, thus defeating their teammates and advancing to the semifinals, which is really terrifying!
王楚钦/孙颖莎3-0黄镇廷/杜凯琹
Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha is a two-time World Table Tennis Championships and Asian Games mixed doubles champion, ranked No. 1 in the world, and has good strength; Huang Zhenting/Du Kaiqin is the mixed doubles champion in the finals, having defeated Xu Xin/Liu Shiwen, Mizutani Hayabusa/Ito Misei, and once had a chance to defeat Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha, but the strength is still obviously slightly inferior, and it is difficult to upset this battle.
After the start of the game, Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha showed super strength in the first game, and won the first place 11-3. In the second game, the national table tennis combination made persistent efforts and defeated the opponent 11-2. In the third game, Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha continued to exert their strength and ended the battle 11-3 - the three games combined only allowed the opponent to score 8 points, which is indeed an overwhelming advantage!
Ionescu/Szokos 3-2 Tomokazu Zhangmoto/Hina Hayata
Tomokazu Haramoto/Hina Hayada are Japan's strongest mixed doubles pair at the moment, while Ionescu/Szokos are the best mixed doubles pairs in Europe, and the first two are clearly stronger in terms of strength, and although their recent form has not been very consistent, it is widely believed that they still have a good chance of beating the Romanian pair.
After the start of the game, Tomokazu Zhang kept yelling, and then won 11-5 with Hina Hayata, but then lost 6-11 in the second game, 11-8 in the third game, and then lost 7-11 in the fourth game. In the deciding game, Tomokazu Zhangmoto/Hina Hayada took the lead and lost 8-11, and Ionescu/Szokos advanced to face the national table tennis Shidong/Kuaiman.
Jang Woo-jin/Tian Zhi-hee 3-2 Lim Jong-hoon/Shin Yu-bin
The members of these two pairs of South Korea are the core and main force of the current team, in terms of the position in the team, and Lin Zhongxun and Zhang Yuzhen are the men's doubles runners-up of the two-time World Table Tennis Championships and have been ranked No. 1 in the world, and Shin Yubin and Tian Zhixi are the women's doubles runner-up of the new World Table Tennis Championships and are currently ranked No. 1 in the world.
After the start of the game, Zhang Yuzhen/Tian Zhixi took the lead and won 2 consecutive games 11-8 to force their teammates into a desperate situation. In the third game, Zhang Yuzhen/Tian Zhixi successfully counterattacked and narrowly won 11-9, and then won 11-2 in the fourth game. In the deciding game, Zhang Yuzhen/Tian Zhixi ended the battle 13-11, and won 3-2 narrowly, advancing to the semifinals to face Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha, which is indeed fiercely competitive!