The 2024 Table Tennis Macau World Cup ushered in the third day of competition, and the high-profile men's singles top 16 list was finally announced. The Chinese national table tennis team lived up to expectations, and all six team members advanced, demonstrating the domineering and heritage of the Chinese team. Wang Chuqin, Fan Zhendong, Liang Jingkun, Ma Long, Lin Gaoyuan, Lin Shidong and other famous players have proved the strong strength of national table tennis to the world with overwhelming advantages.
In the six victories of the national table tennis men's singles, Wang Chuqin, Lin Gaoyuan and Ma Long all defeated their opponents with a score of 4-0, showing their impeccable strength. Especially in the duel against Chinese Taipei player Zhuang Zhiyuan, Lin Gaoyuan not only showed tenacious fighting spirit, but also conquered all the spectators with his outstanding performance.
As the leader of national table tennis, the defending champion Fan Zhendong also handed over a satisfactory answer. Although they dropped a game against Hong Kong's Wong Chun Ting, they won 3-1 and their overall performance was still solid and excellent.
In the focus battle between Liang Jingkun and Sweden's Karlsson, Liang Jingkun gave full play to his technical advantages, and launched a fierce attack on Karlsson at the beginning of the game, and in the face of Liang Jingkun's aggressive offensive, Karlsson had no way to fight back. Lost the first game 6-11. In the next game, Liang Jingkun was unrelenting and won the second game 11-2.
In the third game, Karlsson changed the pace of the game, but Liang Jingkun did not feel uncomfortable, and won the next game 11-7. In the final game, Karlsson launched a Jedi counterattack, but Liang won 12-10, and the former world champion was defeated 0-4 by Liang.
After the match between Liang Jingkun and Karlsson, the top 16 of the men's singles of the Macau Table Tennis World Cup were all decided. They are: Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin, Ma Long, Lin Gaoyuan, Liang Jingkun, Lin Shidong, Lin Yunru, Zhang Benzhihe, Zhang Yuzhen, Felix, Hugo, Hayasuke Togami, Darko, Carlberg, Freitas and Assal.
It is also worth mentioning that the organizing committee of this World Cup made a small oolong in the game. There was confusion about the result of the match between Tomokazu Zhang and Denmark's Gross Gross, and the original decision that Gross advanced was changed to Tomokazu Zhangmoto's qualification. Although this incident caused some controversy, it also added a touch of light-hearted topicality and fun to the tense match.
With the gradual deepening of the Macau Table Tennis World Cup, every match is full of variables and challenges. All 6 men's singles players of the national table tennis team advanced this time, which once again proved the strong strength of the Chinese table tennis team in the international arena. The outstanding performance and tenacious fighting spirit of the national table tennis players not only won the game, but also won the respect of the fans. Let's continue to look forward to more exciting moments to be staged at the Macau Table Tennis World Cup.