Challenger Doha: Bol defeated Tomokazu Zhang 4-3 to claim the men's singles title, and Tian Zhixi won the WTT women's singles title for the first time

In the early morning of January 21, Beijing time, the 2024 WTT Regular Challenge Doha came to an end.

On the last final day, the four champions of men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles and women's doubles were decided. South Korea were undoubtedly the biggest winners, winning three of them, including Tian Zhixi's double title, which was also her first WTT women's singles title after the restructuring. The 42-year-old veteran Bol Baodao is not old, and he went all the way to the end, defeating Tomokazu Zhang 4-3 and winning the men's singles championship.

1. Women's Doubles Final: Tian Zhixi/Shin Yubin 3-0 Kaufman/Winter

The score of the three games: 11-8, 11-5, 11-4.

The Germans were the 'dark horses' of the tournament's Women's Doubles, beating second seeds Zheng Yijing/Li Yuzhen 3-2 in the first round, and then eliminated the Indian pair and Thailand to reach the final. However, there was a clear gap between their overall strength and the world's No. 1 Korean pair Tian Zhixi/Shin Yubin, and there was not much confrontation in the final, and the Korean pair always maintained the lead, winning the championship easily 3-0.

2. Men's Doubles Final: Lee Sang-so/Lim Joong-hoon 3-2 Lin Zhaoheng/Ho Junjie

五局比分：11-13，11-4，9-11，11-7，11-6。

In the first game, the two sides took the lead alternately until it was tied at 9-9, and the Hong Kong pair won the first game 13-11 after resolving a game point.

But at the beginning of the second game, the state of both sides was up and down, and both sides lost points in a row. In the second game, the Hong Kong, China pair lost 9 points in a row after 3-0, and the result was a 4-11 defeat. After 0-1 in the third game, the Hong Kong, China pair scored 6 points in a row, and then lost 5 points in a row to tie 9-9, and finally won 11-9. After 4-4 in the fourth game, the Hong Kong, China pair lost 5 points in a row, and finally buried the good game 7-11. In the deciding game, the Hong Kong combination completely collapsed, falling behind 1-7 at the beginning, and finally the Korean pair sealed the victory 11-6.

3. Claim the finals: Tian Zhixi 4-3 Shen Yubin

七局比分：8-11，11-9，14-16，9-11，18-16，11-8，11-5。

The two had just teamed up to win the women's doubles title and soon entered the women's singles title race.

Familiar teammates will narrow the gap between the strength of the two. Tian Zhixi is the fastest to win, and Shen Yubin has a strong ability to defend and counterattack. Tian Zhixi is a left-handed player, her tactic is to take the initiative in her own hands, take the initiative to attack, and tear the big slash line with her backhand continuously, always suppressing Shen Yubin's forehand at a large angle; Once Shen Yubin stands up and the defensive counterattack is completed, Tian Zhixi can't bear it.

After Shen Yubin took a 3-1 lead in the first four games, his tactics were more conservative in the back, giving Tian Zhixi too many opportunities to attack. Tian Zhixi led 8-3 in the deciding game and sealed the victory 11-5.

4. Men's singles final: Bol 4-3 Tomokazu Zhangmoto

七局比分：8-11，11-9，11-6，6-11，8-11，11-9，11-8。

Although Bol is a German player, he is not as rough as most European men's players, his style of play is delicate, and his short ball skills are exquisite. Zhang Benzhi and COSCO Taiwan's ability is also relatively average, and he likes to be close to Taiwan. But Bol is not a power player, and it will be difficult for Tomokazu to borrow from his returns. Therefore, most of the time, the two of them first control the stage, and then seek the opportunity to take the initiative, or fight back after rubbing for a long time.

The first four games between the two sides were tied 2-2, and the crucial fifth game was won by Tomokazu Zhangmoto. The sixth game was the most dangerous for Bol, who was once 5-9 behind, but unexpectedly a sideline ball completely changed the direction of the game, and Bol scored six points in a row to magically reverse the game 11-9. In the deciding game, Bol fell behind in the first half of the game, and after 5-7, he played another wave of 6-1 scoring waves and won 11-8.

The women's singles champion Tian Zhixi is 31 years old, and the men's singles champion Bol is 42 years old. The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris will be held, and the veterans will use the habit of many years of sports to readjust their bodies and conditions to the best every Olympic year. With the 400 points of the championship of this event, Tian Zhixi will return to about 20th place in the rankings, ranking in the top three of the Korean women's singles. Bol is temporarily ranked 182nd in men's singles, with these 400 points, the world ranking will return to around 40, and his teammates in front of him are Qiu Dang, Ocharov, Francesca, Duda and other 4 people.

The WTT Challenger Doha medal was final

Mixed Doubles Champion: Sun Yingsha/Wang Chuqin (China)

Runner-up: Wang Manyu/Lin Gaoyuan (China)

Men's Singles Champion: Boll (Germany)

Runner-up: Tomokazu Haramoto (Japan)

Women's Singles Champion: Tian Zhixi (South Korea)

Runner-up: Shin Yubin (South Korea)

Men's Doubles winners: Lee Sang-so/Lim Joong-hoon (Korea)

First Runner-up: Lam Siu-hang / Ho Kwan Kit (Hong Kong, China)

Women's Doubles winners: Shin Yubin/Tian Ji-hee (Korea)

Runner-up: Koopman/Winter (Germany)