Alexis LeBron started his World Cup debut with a tough opening bout, drawing with Alberto Song Min-ho in the final bout (3-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-4). With only 34 points scored in this match, Lebrun faces the task of winning four matches tomorrow against Lin Shidong to secure a place in the second stage.
Creating an ideal group stage result for himself, Du Kaiqin beat Shan Xiaona (11-8, 11-8, 11-6, 11-7) 4-0 to level their score at 2-2. With 5 matches won in Group 3 and a total of 68 points, Du cemented her position in the best group stage.
Hong Kong's great beauty Chu Chengzhu ended her final group stage with a thrilling victory, beating group second seed Chan Si Yu 3-1 (11-7, 12-10, 11-9, 8-11) in a thrilling battle to keep fans on pins and needles. This marked Zhu's third victory over Chen, bringing their score to 3:3.
In the opening match against Ahmed Salah, Matsushima won 3-1 (11-9, 4-11, 11-3, 11-4) and scored 37 points. This puts him one point ahead of the No. 1 seed in Group 11, Qiu Dang, and puts him in the ideal position for the second stage. He will face Qiu tomorrow to decide who will advance to the next round.
Zhang Mo had a strong performance in the final group game, beating second seed Kim Na-young in Group 10 3-1 (11-8, 8-11, 13-11, 12-10). In this match, Zhang scored a total of 44 points, bringing her current total to 69 points. In the new competition system, every point counts, and regardless of the outcome of tomorrow's final group game, Zhang now finds himself in a strong position.
Other matches that have been completed are shown in the table below: