On April 17, Beijing time, the 2024 ITTF Macau Men's and Women's World Cup ended the first phase of the group stage. The national table tennis remained undefeated in the group stage, 6 people advanced to the top 16 of men's singles, 5 people advanced to the top 16 of women's singles, only Kuo Man missed the knockout round, she drew with Tian Zhixi, but unfortunately the small score was not as good as the opponent, and it was a pity to be out. In addition, the three seeded players such as Qiu Dang, Misei Ito, and Nina Mittram were upset and missed the second stage of the knockout round.
On the final day of the group stage, all 12 players of the national table tennis appeared, Chen Xingtong and Wang Yidi of the women's singles were forced to draw by their opponents, and Kuo Man defeated Tian Zhixi 2-2. Except for Kuo Man, all the other national table tennis players entered the second stage of the knockout round. Specifically, in men's singles, Wang Chuqin 4-0 Glasmenko, Fan Zhendong 3-1 Huang Zhenting, Ma Long 4-0 Li Yuanzhang, Lin Gaoyuan 4-0 Zhuang Zhiyuan, Lin Shidong 4-0 Alex Lebrun, Liang Jingkun 4-0 Christian Carlsen.
In the women's singles field, Sun Yingsha 4-0 Chen Siyu, Chen Xingtong 2-2 Olawan Palanan, Wang Manyu 4-0 Batra, Kuo Man 2-2 Tian Zhixi, Chen Meng 3-1 Akula, Wang Yidi 2-2 Shan Xiaona. The national table tennis women's team won three draws, Chen Xingtong and Wang Yidi were forced to draw by low-ranked players, which was considered an upset, but the two still entered the knockout round with the first place in the group. Kuaiman drew 2-2 with seeded player Tian Zhixi, but unfortunately ranked second in the group and missed the knockout round.
Of the 12 players in the national table tennis tournament, only Kuaiman missed the knockout round, 6 advanced to the top 16 of men's singles and 5 advanced to the top 16 of women's singles. In terms of seeded players, Qiu Dang in men's singles lost 1-3 to Hayasuke Togami and missed the round of 16. In the women's singles, Misei Ito drew 2-2 with Wang Amy, and both games were 2-2, but because the small score was not as good as Sutasini Savitabut, she missed the women's singles round of 16. Group 16 seeded Nina Mittram drew 2-2 with Polkanova and lost 38-39 to miss out on the knockout rounds by one point.
In addition, seeded Shin Yubin drew 2-2 with Zhang An and another seeded player, Tomokazu Zhangmoto, drew 2-2 with Grote, although Shin Yubin and Tomokazu Zhang both secured their places in the knockout rounds. After the group stage, the knockout roster is all determined, as follows:
The 16 men's singles groups are progressively from: Wang Chuqin, Fan Zhendong, Liang Jingkun, Ma Long, Lin Yunru, Lin Gaoyuan, Felix Lebrun, Hugo Calderano, Zhang Yuzhen, Tomokazu Zhangmoto, Hayasuke Togami, Darko Joczyk, Lin Shidong, Anton Carlberg, Freitas, and Assal.
The 16 women's singles groups are progressively advanced: Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu, Wang Yidi, Chen Meng, Shen Yubin, Chen Xingtong, Sutasini Savitabut, Hina Hayata, Zheng Yijing, Miwa Zhangmoto, Szokos, Diaz, Tian Zhixi, Miu Hirano, Zhu Qianxi, and Polkanova.
From the beginning of the fourth match day, the men's singles round of 16 and the women's singles round of 16 will be played, and each game is a best-of-7 system, good luck to the national table tennis!