On April 17, Beijing time, the three rounds of the 2024 Macau ITTF Men's and Women's World Cup were all over, and all 16 men's singles and women's singles were born. After the post-match draw, the situation of the round of 16 was also released. There are 6 men and 6 women in the national table tennis competition, of which 6 men and 5 women advance to the top 16 of singles.
Men's singles
In the first round of the group stage, Wang Chuqin and Lin Gaoyuan were both forced to draw by their opponents, but in the last round, they fought back and swept their opponents 4-0, and finally became the first in the group with one win and one draw, and successfully advanced to the top 16 of men's singles. The other four players of the national table tennis team, Fan Zhendong, Liang Jingkun, Ma Long, and Lin Shidong, also successfully qualified.
Among the top 10 seeds in men's singles, only Qiu Dang was upset. Tomokazu Zhang is also "nine deaths and one life": after being judged out first, he was later recognized as promoted. Anton Carlberg and Lim were particularly competitive, with Lim just four points away from the round of 16 before being knocked out.
Men's singles round of 16 matchups
Zone 1/4 Wang Chuqin VS Hugo Calderano, Zhang Yuzhen VS Lin Yunru
Zone 2/4 Hayasuke Togami vs Omar Assal, Felix Lebrun vs Ma Long
Zone 3/4 Liang Jingkun vs Anton Carlberg, Marcos Freitas vs Tomokazu Zhangmoto
Zone 4/4 Darko Joczyk vs Lin Gaoyuan, Lin Shidong vs Fan Zhendong
The results of the draw for 6 national table tennis players are not ideal, and half of the national table tennis players are concentrated in the 4/4 area. Lin Shidong and Fan Zhendong had just played each other at the WTT Singapore Grand Slam, but they didn't expect to meet again in the tournament so soon. Fan Zhendong definitely doesn't want to lose to the junior brother repeatedly, but Lin Shidong definitely wants to rise in the competition, after all, the strength is here, I want to get more points, and stabilize in the top ten in the world as soon as possible. Darko has to face the "encirclement and suppression" of the three national table tennis people, and he should also know that it is "more than lucky".
Wang Chuqin's 1/4 district, whether it is Hugo, Zhang Yuzhen or Lin Yunru, can create a lot of pressure on us. Zhang Yuzhen also won Wang Chuqin at the Busan Team World Table Tennis Championships, so she needs to be cautious.
In the 2/4 area where Ma Long is located, the 3 players from the foreign association are not very comprehensive players, so Ma Long can catch the weaknesses and break them all.
In the 3/4 area where Liang Jingkun is located, Zhang Benzhihe should still be the main opponent. In the previous Incheon Championship, Liang Jingkun "let two chase three" thrilling reversal of Tomokazu Zhangmoto, if "narrow road meeting" again, we must avoid the problem of slow heating.
Women's singles
In the first round of the women's singles group stage, all 6 national table tennis players won, but in the third round, Kuo Man faced Tian Zhixi, who was also a left-handed player, and the first two games were completely suppressed. The five main national table tennis women's singles Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu, Wang Yidi, Chen Meng, and Chen Xingtong played steadily as a whole and all successfully advanced.
Among the top 10 seeds in the Women's Singles, only Mimato Ito was knocked out of the tournament, and she was held to a draw by Sutasini and Amy Wang in the group stage. Especially in the third round of the group stage, Ito Misei took a big lead twice, but was equalized by Wang Amy, and the result was "snipe and clam competition", and Sutasini "fisherman profited", picking up a place in the top 16 in vain.
Women's Singles round of 16 against the situation
Zone 1/4 Sun Yingsha VS Chen Xingtong, Zheng Yijing VS Zhu Qianxi
Zone 2/4 Miu Hirano vs Tian Zhixi, Sutasini Savitabout vs Chen Meng
Zone 3/4 Wang Yidi vs Zhang Benmeihe, Sofia Polkanova vs Adriana Diaz
Zone 4/4 Shin Yubin vs Hina Hayata, Bernadette Szokos vs Wang Manyu
Sun Yingsha and Chen Xingtong were in the same 1/4 area, but they didn't expect it to be a "civil war" from the beginning. The last time the two sides met was in the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam in Singapore, where Chen Xingtong won. But judging from the records of the two sides, Sun Yingsha won more.
In the 2/4 zone where Chen Meng is located, the biggest opponent should be Miu Hirano, although he only lost once many years ago. But now Miyu Hirano has also gone through the age of youth, and she has fallen to the bottom and then got up, and her competitive state is also good, and this time she has the opportunity to just touch the bottom.
Wang Yidi is alone in the 3/4 area, whether it is Zhang Benmeihe or Diaz, they all want to pull her off the horse. Wang Yidi's state in the group stage is average, with a score of 3-1 in one game and 2-2 in the other, and he needs to adjust again.
In the 4/4 area where Wang Manyu is located, Hina Hayada and Szokos are the two foreign association players who have won the most national table tennis in the Paris Olympic cycle, but they have failed to break through Wang Manyu's "five finger pass".
The Table Tennis Association has stricter requirements for the national table tennis women's singles: you can't lose foreign wars, and Olympic points will be deducted if you lose foreign wars. So for players who are alone in a certain area, the pressure is even greater.