After three days of competition, the three rounds of the 2024 ITTF Macau Men's and Women's World Cup have all ended, and the top 16 of the men's singles and women's singles have all been released.
In the top 16 of the men's singles, almost all of them are top players, and the six players in the national table tennis team, Wang Chuqin, Fan Zhendong, Liang Jingkun, Ma Long, Lin Gaoyuan, and Lin Shidong, all successfully advanced. The lowest-ranked man in the world is All Japan Championships Men's Singles champion Hayasuke Togami, who is currently ranked 25th. The top 16 of women's singles are also masters, and the "5 Golden Flowers" of national table tennis Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu, Wang Yidi, Chen Meng, and Chen Xingtong will advance together. The lowest-ranked of these was Thailand's Sutasini, who squeezed out Mimato Ito in the group stage to qualify. Her latest world ranking is 59th. With the exception of Sutasini, the other 15 players are all ranked in the top 20 in the world. Therefore, it is understandable that Kuaiman, who is ranked 22nd, stopped in the group stage.
Starting from April 18, the Macau Singles World Cup will enter the knockout round. The knockout rounds will be played in a best-of-seven format. On April 18, the men's and women's singles 1/8 finals will be held, and all 11 national table tennis players will appear, two of which are "civil wars" between national table tennis players.
National table tennis players schedule on April 18
11:00 Lin Gaoyuan VS Darko Joczyk
Darko was originally only strong on the left hand, but he has recently strengthened his forehand and has the ability to attack continuously. was able to eliminate Lee Sang-so in the group stage, and scored a lot of forehand points. Lin Gaoyuan is holding the racket with his left hand, and the left-hand diagonal line just corresponds to Daktro's forehand, so you need to pay more attention.
11:00 Wang Yidi VS Zhang Benmeihe
The Japanese table tennis women's team Paris Olympic lineup Hina Hayata, Miu Hirano, Miwa Zhangmoto, Hina Hayada and Miu Hirano have won against Wang Yidi in the past six months, and even won twice in the Paris Olympic cycle. Zhang Benmeihe definitely wants to break through the five main forces of national table tennis, and Wang Yidi bears the brunt, after all, they already have the experience of dealing with Wang Yidi.
Wang Yidi plays too "honestly", always wants to use his strength to eat his opponent, and is easy to follow the rhythm of his opponent. Zhang Benmei is young and vigorous, the style of play is more aggressive, he can attack but never defend, and he can change the line without hesitation, which is a fighting style of play. Once her hit rate comes up, it's really threatening. So to deal with her, on the one hand, Wang Yidi must dare to take the initiative to get started, and the first strike is strong; on the other hand, she must find her habitual line and be able to hold the two boards when she is passive, maybe she will make a mistake by herself.
11:50 Malone vs Felix Lebrun
Felix likes fast-paced games, and many opponents are disrupted by him, and Malone is also used to controlling the pace of the game, to see who affects whom in the end?
12:40 Liang Jingkun VS Anton Carlberg
As long as Liang Jingkun starts the horsepower, Carlberg can't bear it at all. Carlberg is only a threat in the first three boards and the return point, but in terms of the quality and speed of the board, Liang Jingkun has a clear advantage. Even if he retreats from Taiwan and pulls back, it is Liang Jingkun who has the advantage.
13:30 Chen Meng VS Sutasini Savitabut
Sutasini does not have a particularly outstanding technique, and it just so happens that Chen Meng's comprehensive skills can completely cover it, and it is not a big problem to win the game.
18:00 Wang Manyu VS Bernadette Szokos
Szokos is a tough opponent, and her versatile serve and continuous attacking ability have helped her overcome Chen Meng and Chen Xingtong. Wang Manyu's strong defensive ability allows her not to fall behind in multi-shot holds. At the same time, with the return and twist, it should be able to suppress the opponent's play well.
18:50 Lin Shidong VS Fan Zhendong
The two sides are evenly matched on the international stage, and Lin Shidong seems to be more confident of winning the match. You must know that even if Fan Zhendong has not been in good shape for nearly half a year, he has always remained in the top two in the world, and Lin Shidong is only ranked 18th for the time being, and he himself should feel that he has the top ten in the world. Although Fan Zhendong is still ranked second in the world, he is already in crisis, and the world ranking and Olympic points are in urgent need of results to maintain, and he cannot lose again and again to the youngster. Both men have reasons to win.
19:40 a.m.
Although Chen Xingtong defeated Sun Yingsha at the WTT Singapore Grand Slam in March, Sun Yingsha still has a clear advantage from the past record.
20:30 Wang Chuqin VS Hugo Calderano
Although Hugo lost to Liang Jingkun 2-4 in the men's singles final of the WTT Incheon Championships, he defeated Fan Zhendong in the semifinals, and his strength and the main force of national table tennis are between him. Wang Chuqin's game is not easy to play, don't slow down just because it is a best-of-seven game, Hugo is really hard to control when he is crazy.
In addition to the matches of national table tennis players, the 7 matchups between players from foreign associations are also very exciting: Zheng Yijing VS Zhu Qianxi, Miyu Hirano VS Tian Zhixi, Zhang Yuzhen VS Lin Yunru, Freitas VS Tomokazu Zhangmoto, A. Diaz VS Polkanova, Hayasuke Togami VS Omar Asal, Shin Yubin VS Hina Hayata.