On the evening of April 16, Beijing time, the 2024 ITTF Macau Men's and Women's World Cups ended the second day of competition.
The second round of the group stage was contested on the match day, and the only player in the national table tennis team, Kuo Man, swept the Australian 51-year-old veteran Hong Jianfang 4-0 and occupied the initiative to qualify from the group. Since then, a total of 12 male and female players in the national table tennis have all appeared, achieving 10 wins and 2 draws.
April 17 is the third match day, and the final round of the group stage will be contested. All 12 players of the national table tennis will play in their second group stage and go all out to hit the top 16 places.
April 17 national table tennis players schedule
10:10 Wang Yidi VS Shan Xiaona
Shan Xiaona lost 0-4 to Du Kaiqin in the second round and missed the group ahead of schedule. Coupled with Wang Yidi's own strength, it is not a big problem to win the game in the end.
10:50 Ma Long VS Li Yuanzhang
Li Yuanzhang was ranked 42nd in the world by virtue of the Pan America Cup men's singles championship, but the overall strength is far from Ma Long, and there is no suspense in this match.
12:30 Chen Meng VS Sliga Akula
The granular style of play of many female players in India has brought vitality to the current world table tennis scene. Akula defeated Wang Yidi 3-0 at the World Table Tennis Championships in Busan this year, and then forced Wang Manyu to a tiebreaker at the Singapore Grand Slam.
In the first two rounds of the World Cup group stage, both sides won 4-0 against Natalia Bayo, and this matchup will determine who will advance from the group.
13:10 Wang Chuqin VS Kirill Glasmenko
Wang Chuqin was forced to draw by South Korean player Ahn Jae-hyun when he was leading 2-0 in the first round. It's a pity that Ahn Jae-hyun has an Achilles' heel: his performance is unstable, and he is often "not weak when he is strong, not strong when he is weak". Therefore, in the second round against Glasmenko, he failed to further expand his results and was forced to draw by his opponent. The group drew 2-2 in the first two rounds, and this result gave Wang Chuqin more room for error and reduced the pressure a lot.
13:50 蒯曼VS田志希
It was a contest between two left-handed players.
He hasn't competed in an international tournament for a long time, and has only competed in seven tournaments in the past year, most recently at the WTT Doha Stars Challenge in January. In order to qualify for the Paris Olympics, Tian Zhixi's competitive state this year has been maintained at a high level.
Both of them previously defeated Hong Jianfang 4-0, and this time the two had a direct dialogue, and whoever wins will advance to the top 16 of the World Cup women's singles.
14:30ip vs Zhuang Zhiyuan
Zhuang Zhiyuan lost 1-3 to Croatia's Tomislav Puka, which not only eliminated himself early, but also put Lin Gaoyuan in danger. With a record of one win and one draw in the first two rounds, Puka temporarily topped the group. Facing Zhuang Zhiyuan, Lin Gaoyuan must win, and preferably 4-0, in order to pocket the top 16 places.
17:00 Wang Manyu VS Manica Batra
This is the second "China-India matchup" of the day, and the Indian players are all grainy.
Wang Manyu's overall strength has an advantage, but you still have to pay attention not to capsize in the gutter. This is not only a World Cup group stage, but also related to the singles points of the national table tennis Olympics.
17:40 Lin Shidong VS Alex Lebrun
Alex was upset in the second round and was forced to draw by Alberto Mino, and if he wants to qualify from the group, he will inevitably beat Lin Shidong. The overall situation is in favor of Lin Shidong, but it can't be too casual, we must seize the opportunity and strive to win the game in one go.
18:20 Chen Xingtong VS Olawan Paranam
The two met in the quarterfinals of the women's singles at the Pyeongchang Asian Championships last year, when Chen Xingtong won 3-0. Chen Xingtong has strong overall strength, and he has been in good form recently, and his opponent has no chance to toss.
20:00# [VS Huang Zhenting
Huang Zhenting upset Duda and pushed himself into a corner, and only a 4-0 win over Fan Zhendong could make it out of the group, but it was almost impossible to achieve. In the first two rounds, Fan Zhendong 4-0 Duda, Duda 3-1 Huang Zhenting, such a result is very beneficial to Fan Zhendong. Of course, as long as Fan Zhendong plays normally, he will win two consecutive victories, and no matter what the opponent's result is, he will not be able to prevent him from advancing to the round of 16.
20:40 孙颖莎VS陈思羽
Chen Siyu can't even beat Zhu Chengzhu, and he has no chance when he meets Sun Yingsha.
22:00 Liang Jingkun vs Christian Carlsen
Liang has been gaining momentum lately and is already firmly in the third place in the world. Both of them are high-quality snowboard players, and Liang Jingkun is not afraid of tough encounters, whoever wins will advance, and the brave one who meets in a narrow road wins.
Since the World Cup is a four-game system, which means that the final qualifier of each group will have to play the third round before the result can be released, so on April 17, in addition to the national table tennis players' games, the duel between players from foreign associations is also very exciting. For example, Qiu Dang and Hayasuke Togami, Dakko and Lee Sang-so, Zhang Yuzhen and Simon Gotz, Lin Yunru and Matsushima Teikor, Hirano Miu and Yuan Jianan, Shin Yubin and Zhang An, Mittram and Polkanova, etc., are all strong confrontations.