On April 15, 2024, Beijing time, the 2024 Table Tennis World Cup kicked off in Macau. This is the return of the World Cup after three years, and the competition has been suspended for three years due to the pandemic. In this World Cup, the number of participants in the men's and women's competitions has increased from 16 to 48, and the competition will start with a group round-robin, with the group stage winners advancing to the knockout round, and players from the same association cannot be placed in the same group.
Each association can send up to four players to participate in the tournament, and the defending champions and World Junior Championship Under-19 champions automatically qualify. Since the defending champion of the National Table Tennis Men's Singles World Table Tennis Championships Fan Zhendong and the U19 World Youth Championships Men's Singles Champion Lin Shidong automatically qualified for the competition, and the defending champion of the Women's Singles World Table Tennis Championships Sun Yingsha and the U19 World Youth Championships Women's Singles Champion Kuo Man automatically qualified for the competition, so a total of 12 national table tennis players participated in this competition. Eleven of them will play in the group stage on this match day, and here are the results of this match day.
Liang Jingkun 4:0 Lin Wenzheng
Liang Jingkun is ranked 3rd in the world, and Australia's 18-year-old Lin Wenzheng, ranked 42nd in the world, Liang Jingkun has just won the championship in the Incheon Championship, and he is in hot form, and Lin Wenzheng can only be a sparring partner in this game. In the first game of the game, Liang Jingkun quickly entered the state, took a 6:1 lead at the beginning, and won the game with an 11:2 quick victory, making a good start. In the second game, Liang Jingkun was like a rainbow, taking the lead 5:1, and then continued to lead, and finally won the game 11:6. In the third game, Liang Jingkun firmly controlled the game and finally won the game 11:5. In the fourth game, Liang Jingkun led 7:5 at the beginning, and then scored 3:0 in waves, and finally won the game 11:6, winning 4:0.
Sun Yingsha 4:0 Zhu Chengzhu
Sun Yingsha is ranked No. 1 in the world, and Hong Kong player Zhu Chengzhu is ranked No. 52, two players who are not at the same level in terms of strength. Sun Yingsha is the trump card of national table tennis and the most stable player, although she is basically sure to qualify for the singles of the Paris Olympics, but the recent new points rules of the Table Tennis Association have made her have to be vigilant and must ensure the victory of every foreign battle.
In the first game of the game, Sun Yingsha took a 4:2 lead at the beginning, but then Zhu Chengzhu chased the score strongly, and the score between the two sides once reached 9:9, and Sun Yingsha scored two points in a row at the critical moment, winning the first game with 11:9 and getting off to a good start. In the second game, Sun Yingsha took the lead of 7:3, and finally won the next game 11:4. In the third game, Sun Yingsha took a 4:0 lead at the beginning, and then continued to maintain the lead, and finally won 11:8, leading 3:0. In the fourth game, Sun Yingsha took advantage of the victory to chase, opened the bow left and right, took a 6:2 lead at the beginning, and finally won 11:3, winning 4:0.
Fan Zhendong 4:0 Duda
Fan Zhendong is ranked No. 2 in the world, with an advantage in terms of historical results and world rankings. With the Paris Olympics approaching, Fan Zhendong has basically decided to participate in the Olympics as the No. 2 player in men's singles, but everything is possible before the final list is out. Fan Zhendong played as the defending champion in this competition, and in the first game of the game, Fan Zhendong quickly entered the state and won the game with an 11:1 quick victory, making a good start. In the second game, Duda fought back strongly and once took a 9:6 lead, but Fan Zhendong was more experienced and finally achieved a single-game reversal of 11:9. In the third game, after the start, Duda once again took a 6:3 lead, and then Fan Zhendong continued to chase the score to a 9:9 draw, and at the critical moment, Fan Zhendong withstood the pressure and won the game 14:12. In the fourth game, Fan Zhendong played steadily and steadily, and then won the next game with 11:9, ending the game with a big score of 4:0.
Lin Shidong 4:0 Mino
Lin Shidong qualified for this competition with the men's singles championship of the U19 World Youth Championships, ranking 14th in the world. In the first game of the game, Lin Shidong did not encounter much obstacle and won the game 11:7. In the second game, Lin Shidong accelerated his attack and played his powerful backhand twist Laga forehand burst ball, and finally won the next game 11:7. In the third game, Lin Shidong took a 7:5 lead at the beginning, and Mino's second half was defeated, and finally Lin Shidong won 11:7. In the fourth game, Lin Shidong took advantage of the victory to chase after him, and won the game 11:4, winning 4:0.
Chen Meng 4:0 Bayo
Chen Meng, ranked No. 4 in the world, is a Grand Slam player who crushes his opponent in the face of Bayo. This tournament is crucial for Chen Meng, as it is about who will compete as the No. 2 player in the women's singles between her and Wang Manyu. In the first game of the game, Chen Meng took the lead of 5:1, and then continued to maintain the lead, and finally won the game 11:4. In the second game, Chen Meng did not encounter any challenges and won the next game 11:4. In the third game, Chen Meng made a dream start of 9:0 and won the game with a quick victory of 11:1. In the fourth game, Chen Meng chased after the victory, and won the next game with a score of 11:4, winning 4:0.
Malone 4:0 Salin
Double-lap Grand Slam Malone is ranked 4th in the world and Saleen is ranked 35th. At present, Ma Long and Liang Jingkun are close to each other in Olympic points, and the two are competing for a men's team qualification for the Paris Olympics. In the first game of this game, Ma Long took the lead in entering the state, leading from 4:1 to winning 11:4 and getting off to a good start. In the second game, the two sides were stalemate at the beginning, and Ma Long made a later effort, and finally won the next game 11:6. In the third game, Malone took an absolute lead of 7:0 at the beginning and finally won 11:4. In the fourth game, Ma Long was like a rainbow and attacked quickly, winning the game with a quick victory of 11:3 and winning with a big score of 4:0.
Lin Gaoyuan 2:2 Puka
Lin Gaoyuan is ranked 8th in the world and Puka is ranked 48th in the world, and Lin Gaoyuan has an advantage from the world ranking. In the first game of the game, Lin Gaoyuan was relatively slow to heat up, Puka took the lead of 6:3, and then Lin Gaoyuan gradually found his senses, chased the score to 9:9 in a row, and withstood the pressure at the critical moment to win the first game 12:10. In the second game, Lin Gaoyuan took advantage of the victory to chase and won the next game 11:7. In the third game, Lin Gaoyuan dropped the line again, and Puka led 5:3 at the beginning, although Lin Gaoyuan continued to chase the two sides to a 11:11 draw, and Puka scored two points in a row at the critical moment and pulled back a game at 13:11. In the fourth game, Puka continued to cause trouble for Lin Gaoyuan, and finally won the next game 11:8, and the two sides fought to a 2:2 draw.