On April 5, 2024, Beijing time, the Macau Table Tennis World Cup will begin. The World Cup is one of the three traditional major tournaments of table tennis, second only to the Olympic Games and the World Table Tennis Championships, and is one of the components of the "Grand Slam". Due to the epidemic, the World Cup has been suspended for three years, and the reopening of the competition this year has ushered in an excellent opportunity for national table tennis players to win the Grand Slam. This year's national table tennis sent 12 people to participate, 6 men and 6 men's and women's singles, of which only Ma Long, Chen Meng and Fan Zhendong have won the World Cup.
In this competition, the national table tennis sent the main players to participate in the competition and do pre-competition drills for the Paris Olympics. The total prize money for the World Cup is up to $1 million, of which 1,500 points are awarded for the championship. This tournament is divided into group stage and knockout stage, players take the lead in the group stage, and the winner will advance to the knockout stage according to the group points ranking. On the first day of the game, 11 national table tennis players played, among which Chen Meng and Ma Long took the lead in participating in the group stage, playing four games in each game, first ranking according to the game score, and ranking according to the small score if the game score is the same.
Chen Meng 4:0 Bayo
Chen Meng is ranked No. 4 in the world, absolutely crushing Bayo from historical results and rankings. This competition is an Olympic points ranking competition, the Paris Olympics is approaching, and the current quota of national table tennis is still unclear, especially the national table tennis women's singles. At present, Sun Yingsha has basically confirmed that she has won the ticket, and the second player in the women's singles will most likely be produced among the two players, Chen Meng and Wang Manyu. Not long ago, the Table Tennis Association adjusted the Olympic points rules for the women's team, with harsh conditions, deducting 3,000 points for each loss in a foreign war, and deducting 3,000 points for being eliminated in the group stage.
At the beginning of the game, Chen Meng quickly entered the state, in the first game, Chen Meng took a 5:1 lead at the beginning, then won the game point 10:4, and finally won the first game 11:4 and got off to a good start. In the second game, Chen Meng played steadily and took the lead of 3:1, and then the score continued to lead, and finally won the next game at 11:4, leading 2:0. In the third game, Chen Meng was like a rainbow, and he made a dream start of 9:0 at the beginning, directly beat Bayo, and finally won the game with a quick victory of 11:1. In the fourth game, Chen Meng took advantage of the victory to chase after him, took a 5:1 lead at the beginning, and finally won the game 11:4, and swept Bayo 4:0.
Malone 4:0 Salin
Malone is ranked 4th in the world and Saleen is ranked 35th. Malone is a two-time Grand Slam player, and facing Saleen is definitely a piece of cake. In terms of men's table tennis, the current Olympic points Wang Chuqin 21920 points, Fan Zhendong 17552 points, Ma Long 10160 points, Liang Jingkun 9055 points, from the point of view, Wang Chuqin and Fan Zhendong have basically booked two places in the men's singles, and now it is necessary to select a player from Ma Long and Liang Jingkun to participate in the men's team.
In the first game of the game, Ma Long showed the momentum that an Olympic champion should have, taking a 4:1 lead at the beginning, and then continuing to lead, and finally won the first game 11:4 and made a good start. In the second game, the two sides played a stalemate after the start, and after the score was tied 4:4, Malone scored consecutive points, and took the lead in winning the game point at 10:5, and finally won the next game at 11:6. In the third game, Malone started with a dream start of 7:0, and then although Salin continued to chase points, Malone finally won the game 11:4 and led 3:0. In the fourth game, Ma Long was like a rainbow, taking a 6:1 lead at the beginning, and finally won the next game with 11:3, ending the game with a big score of 4:0.