On April 18, the group stage of the ITTF Macao World Cup was all over, and the top 16 of the men's singles were released. In the group stage, the traditional powerhouses Sweden and Germany were all wiped out, and no one advanced, which was very unexpected. The Chinese team performed strongly, winning all 6 games.
- The Germans were completely annihilated
Germany are China's strongest opponents today, with an ultra-luxurious line-up of Qiu Dang, Ocharov, Bol, Francesca and Duda. In this competition, Qiu Dang and Duda participated.
Qiu Dang is ranked 10th in the world and is in the same group as Hayasuke Togami and Ahmed. Qiu Dang missed a good opportunity to group and finally finished second with a record of 1 loss and 1 draw, and finally ranked second and missed the promotion.
Duda and Fan Zhendong are in the same group. This grouping basically announced that he had no chance to advance. Duda finished second in the group with a record of 1 win and 1 loss, and missed out on qualifying.
- South Korea and Sweden are the only seedlings left
The South Korean team has 4 participants, 1 has advanced and 3 has been eliminated. Jang Woo-jin deserves to be the first brother of South Korea, and defeated Simon Goetz and Mohammed 4-0 respectively in the group stage to advance strongly. Lim Joong-hoon, Ahn Jae-hyun and Lee Sang-so were not so lucky, and they all finished second in the group and missed out on the round of 16.
The Swedish team has four players: Moregaard, Carlberg and Carlsen. Carlberg was lucky to advance by a small margin. Moregaard's form declined badly, and he eventually lost to Assal and missed out on the round of 16. Because Magnus was in the same group as Liang Jingkun, due to strength problems, he finally ranked second and missed the promotion.
- Six members of the Chinese team advanced
The five main players of the Chinese team, Wang Chuqin, Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, Liang Jingkun, Lin Gaoyuan, and the teenager Lin Shidong, 6 people played. All members passed the group stage competition, and at the same time won the first place in the group stage, and all advanced to the round of 16.
The top 16 were China's Wang Chuqin, Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, Liang Jingkun, Lin Gaoyuan and Lin Shidong, Japan's Tomokazu Zhangmoto and Hayasuke Togami, South Korea's Zhang Yuzhen, Chinese Taipei's Lin Yunru, Sweden's Carlberg, France's Felix Lebrun, Brazil's Hugo, Slovenia's Darko, Portugal's Maclas, and Egypt's Assal.