On April 17, the final round of the group stage of the ITTF Macau World Cup was underway, and the game broke out a big upset. Chen Xingtong was forced to draw 2-2 by Thailand's No. 2 women's singles Wirawan. In the men's singles match, teenager Lin Shidong defeated French star Alex Lebrun 4-0 to advance to the round of 16. There were 9 Chinese players on the stage, with 7 wins and 2 draws.
Chen Xingtong is the fifth main force of the Chinese women's singles and the strongest women's singles player today. In the final round of the group stage, Chen Xingtong's opponent was Thailand's second sister Wirawan. Chen Xingtong's strength is much higher than that of his opponent, and he won the first two games 14-12 and 11-6 with a quick connection and line change. Chen Xingtong suddenly dropped the line and was continuously penetrated by his opponent's violent forehand, losing two games in a row 10-12 and 7-11, and the two sides finally ended 2-2. Although by virtue of it, Chen Xingtong still advanced to the top 16 by virtue of the small score advantage.
Lin Shidong, born in 2005, is the most promising men's singles player in China. In the third round, his opponent was the French genius brother Alex Lebrun. Alex Lebrun played fiercely and fought hard, beating China's main force many times.
In today's game, Lin Shidong was well prepared, gave full play to his speed and twisting advantages, and won four straight games 11-7, 11-8, 11-8, 11-4, and easily won the game. After winning this game, Lin Shidong successfully broke through from the group stage and advanced to the top 16.
Born in 2004, Kuo Man is a key training target for the Chinese women's singles. In the third round, her opponent was South Korea's Tian Zhixi. Kuaiman played averagely, always following the rhythm of his opponent, and finally played 2-2 with his opponent and missed the victory. This draw also made Kuaiman unable to qualify from the group.
In the men's singles competition, four members of the Chinese team ended the game and won all of them. World No. 1 Chuqin came out of the slump in the first round and easily defeated Kirill 4-0 to advance. Ma Long, the world No. 4, also played steadily, defeating Li Yuanzhang 4-0 and easily advanced. World No. 6 Lin Gaoyuan performed well, defeating world champion Zhuang Zhiyuan in straight games to advance to the round of 16. Teenager Lin Shidong lived up to expectations and defeated Alex Lebrun, the main opponent of national table tennis, 4-0 to advance to the round of 16.
In the women's singles competition, the Chinese team ended 5 matches, with 3 wins and 2 draws. World No. 2 Wang Manyu faced the strange player Batra, Wang Manyu found a way to deal with it and easily won 4-0. World No. 3 Wang Yidi did not perform well, and played 2-2 with Shan Xiaona. World No. 4 Chen Meng performed mediocre, dropping another game against Indian monster player Akula and winning 3-1 to advance. World No. 6 Chen Xingtong was almost upset, and was held to a 2-2 draw by Thailand's Wirawan.