Table Tennis Goa Stars Tournament: January 26 Schedule Announced! Four world champions are on the scene, or a fierce battle may break out
On January 26, Beijing time, the table tennis WTT Goa Star Tournament is about to usher in the first day of competition, and many famous players who have byes in the first round because of their high rankings are about to make their debuts, including world champion Ocharov and others, and the other two world champions Zhuang Zhiyuan and Liang Xiayin have also been successfully promoted and will continue to participate in the battle.
However, some people are happy and some are worried, the world champion Karlsson passed the doubles and singles but was upset in one round, Zhao Dacheng played singles, mixed doubles and Zhu Qianxi were swept away, which shows that the competition is indeed very fierce, and a vicious battle may still break out next, which is worth paying attention to!
There are no national table tennis and Japanese players participating in this star match, but there are many masters from other associations, including four world champions to join, as mentioned earlier, Germany's Ocharov has not appeared for the time being, and Chinese Taipei's Zhuang Zhiyuan won all the men's singles and men's doubles, and South Korea's Liang Xiayin experienced a five-game hard battle, but finally won Wales' Hussey 3-2 to advance.
Sweden's world champion Karlsson was in average form, and although the men's doubles successfully defeated the Korean pair, the men's singles was defeated 2-3 and was eliminated by France's Piccard with mediocre results, and only stopped at the round of 64, which was a shocking surprise.
In addition to Karlsson, South Korea's hopeful Zhao Dacheng, who had beaten Fan Zhendong, also stopped in the first round, he lost 0-3 to Croatian veteran Pucar, and Zhao Dacheng also collapsed in the mixed doubles event with Chinese partner Zhu Qianxi, also losing 0-3 to Hong Kong, China's finals champion Huang Zhenting/To Hoi Kim, and was eliminated in the first round of the main draw again.
According to the arrangement, on January 26, the top 16 singles and the top 4 doubles and the final list will be born, and all the masters will appear, and a number of famous players will also meet on this day, and the more interesting matches are as follows:
As can be seen from the above figure, the South Korean team will soon usher in several important intra-team battles because of too many troops and good strength, among which the two main Olympic players Shin Yubin and Choi Hyo-joo can only keep one, and the core players Lee Sang-so and Zhang Yuzhen will usher in the impact of the younger generation Wu Huicheng and Zhao Shengmin.
Of course, the competition between athletes from other associations is also full of highlights, and athletes and combinations with good results may not be sure of winning, so let's sit back and wait for the new big battle to begin!