On March 27, 2024, Beijing time, the WTT Incheon Championship ended on the first day of competition, and good news came from the national table tennis, Wang Yidi, Liang Jingkun, and Ma Long appeared on the court one after another, all of which were victorious, and Ma Long swept Moregard 3-0, and he was in quite good shape. The championship broke out the first upset, the world No. 7 Shin Yubin led 2-0 and lost three games in a row, was reversed by Polkanova, and suffered a round trip. After Shin Yubin was out, Li Shiwen was also eliminated, and the host South Korea suffered a series of blows.
On the first day of the competition, 3 national table tennis players appeared on the stage, and they all encountered great challenges. Wang Yidi eliminated Yang Xiaoxin 3-1 and advanced to the round of 16 of women's singles, and then faced the winner between Samara and Zhang An. In the men's singles, Liang Jingkun narrowly defeated Anton Carlberg 3-2 and next faced Darko Joczyk. Veteran Ma Long came back from behind in the first two games to sweep Moregard 3-0 and then face the winner between Guo Yong and Lim Jong Hoon.
The national table tennis got off to a good start in the Incheon Championships, with Fan Zhendong, Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng, and Wang Manyu on the second match day. Hosts South Korea have won three in a row before suffering two defeats. Tian Zhixi defeated Yuan Jiannan 3-2 and advanced to the top 16 of women's singles, and then faced Misei Ito. Oh eliminated Omar Asal 3-2, Lee Sang-so swept Lee Yuanzhang 3-0, and Oh Sung-cheng and Lee Sang-so joined hands to advance to the top 16 of men's singles.
Subsequently, South Korea's highest-ranked Shin Yubin lost three games in a row with a 2-0 lead and was reversed by European player Polkanova, which was the first big upset of this tournament, after all, Shin Yubin is the top eighth seed. After Shin Yubin was out, another South Korean player, Lee Shiwen, was also eliminated, she lost three games in a row after winning one game first, and was reversed by Tina Meshev and missed the round of 16, and the Korean women's table tennis was hit in a row.
Elsewhere in the Men's Singles, Francesca eliminated Huang Zhenting 3-1 and went 11-1 in the first game of the match, which was quite strong, and he will face the winner between Fan Zhendong and Matsushima Teruma in the second round. Hugo Calderano eliminated Hayasuke Togami 3-2 and Darko Joczyk swept past Pitchford 3-0. In the final match of the first day, world champion Ocharov was in solid form, knocking out Freitas 3-1 to advance to the men's singles round of 16, where he will next face the winner between Felix Lebrun and Linde.
In the Women's Singles, Linda Bergström eliminated Olawan Paranam 3-2 to face the winner of the next round between Sun Yingsha and Miu Hirano. Bruna Takahashi eliminated Shan Xiaona 3-1 and faced Polkanova in the next round. Szokos swept Hannah Gouda 3-0, and Misei Ito narrowly defeated Liu Yangzi 3-2 to advance to the round of 16 after a hard battle!