On April 18, the third day of the ITTF competition ended, and the top 16 singles were all released, and the game broke out three major upsets. In the men's singles competition, the world No. 10 Qiu Dang lost 1-3 to Hayasuke Togami in the last game and missed the top 16. In the women's singles match, China's strongest opponent Misei Ito was not in good shape, and played 2-2 with American player Wang Amy, and finally lost by a small score and missed the top 16.
- As soon as the upset came, Qiu Dang was out of the game
Qiu Dang is currently ranked 10th in the world and is the strongest direct shot player today. In this competition, Qiu Dang is in the same group as Hayasuke Togami and Ahmod, which is also a good sign. Qiu Dang was obviously out of shape in this game, 2-2 Ahmod in the first round, and lost the points that he had to take. In the second round, Qiu Dang played against Hayasuke Togami. Qiu Dang was completely disadvantaged, and was even beaten 0-11 in the fourth game, and finally lost 1-3 in an upset, completely missing the group qualification.
- The second upset, Misei Ito was out of the game
Ito is currently ranked 9th in the world and is the biggest opponent of the Chinese women's team. Throughout the Tokyo Olympic cycle, Misei Ito has been unlimited, with an Olympic mixed doubles champion, an Olympic women's team runner-up, and an Olympic women's singles third runner-up.
In this competition, Misei Ito is in the same group as Sutasini and Amy Wang, which can be said to be a very good draw. However, Ito was not in good shape, and the first round was 2-2 with Sutasini, and in the second round with Wang Amy, it was 2-2 again. It was a very interesting group, with all three games being 2-2 and creating an endless loop. In the end, through the calculation of small scores, Ito Misei ranked second in the small score, and finally missed the promotion.
- The underdog is three, and many famous players are out
In the men's singles competition, the famous players Aruna, Moregard, Lee Sang-so, and Lim Zhongxun all performed poorly in this tournament, and failed to break through from the group stage, and finally upset in the group stage. In the women's singles competition, famous players such as Du Kaiqin, Fu Yu, Shan Xiaona, Kuo Man, and Yuan Jiannan also missed the top 16 due to various factors.