The 2024 ITTF Macao World Cup will usher in the third round of the group stage on April 17, with a number of competitions in the noon stage, and the Chinese table tennis team will have Ma Long, Wang Chuqin, Lin Gaoyuan, Chen Meng, Wang Yidi and Kuo Man. After fierce competition, Lin Gaoyuan defeated Zhuang Zhiyuan 4-0 and successfully advanced to the top 16, while Kuo Man lost to Tian Zhixi by 3 points. In addition, Wang Chuqin, Ma Long, Chen Meng, and Wang Yidi all made the cut.
Men's group stage
Group 6: 4-0 Zhuang Zhiyuan [11-4;11-3;11-6;12-10]
Lin Gaoyuan and Zhuang Zhiyuan clashed, and according to the pre-match situation, Lin Gaoyuan had to win at least 3 games in this game to advance. In the first round, Lin Gaoyuan and Puka drew 2-2, and Lin Gaoyuan narrowly won that game with a small score of 42-41. In the second round, Puka defeated Zhuang Zhiyuan 3-1, so this game only needs to win 3 games to ensure promotion.
In this game, Lin Gaoyuan started strongly, quickly took a 7-1 lead, and stabilized the advantage to win the first game 11-4. Zhuang Zhiyuan needed a 4-0 win to pass this game, so Zhuang Zhiyuan lost the first game and went straight out. In the second game, Lin Gaoyuan continued to lead strongly 7-0 and won 11-3. In the third game, Lin Gaoyuan quickly took advantage again, leading all the way to win 11-6. So far, Lin Gaoyuan has locked in the qualification after winning the first three games.
In the fourth game, the two sides played to a stalemate, alternating back and forth to score 5 draws, and then Zhuang Zhiyuan scored consecutive points to lead 8-5, and Lin Gaoyuan bit the score to 8-9. After the pause, Zhuang Zhiyuan won the game point at 10-8, and Lin Gaoyuan withstood the pressure and scored 4 points in a row to reverse 12-10.
Group 1: Wang Chuqin 4-0 Glasmenko [11-7,12-10,11-2,11-5]
Wang Chuqin was forced to draw by Ahn Jae-hyun in the first round, and then Ahn Jae-hyun drew with Glasmenko in the second round, which greatly reduced the pressure on Wang Chuqin, and this game can be advanced with a 2-2 win. Wang Chuqin played well in this round, and carried the opponent in the second game to win the thrilling, while Glasmenko saw that the general trend was gone, and gradually lost his resistance later. Wang Chuqin won 6 games/lost 2 games and ranked first in the group and successfully advanced to the top 16 of men's singles.
Group 4: Ma Long 4-0 Li Yuanzhang【11-8,11-4,11-5,11-4】
Ma Long played very steadily in this event, winning 4-0 in the first round, and also firmly controlled the situation in this round, winning Li Yuanzhang in four straight games. Ma Long did not lose 2 games in the group stage, and there is no doubt that he will rank first in the group and advance.
Women's group stage
Group 3: Wang Yidi 2-2 Shan Xiaona【11-7,11-4,9-11,9-11】
The two sides drew 2-2 in this game, and when Wang Yidi was leading in 2 games, he was chased by the opponent for 2 games in a row. However, according to the pre-game situation, Wang Yidi won 2 games to ensure promotion, and Wang Yidi seemed to be a little relaxed after winning 2 games, but Wang Yidi was also a victory this time, winning 40-33. In the end, Wang Yidi and Du Kaiqin had the same win-loss ratio, and Wang Yidi previously defeated Du Kaiqin 3-1, thus beating the opponent to advance.
Group 4: Chen Meng 3-1 Akula [11-4,11-4,13-15,11-2]
According to the relevant situation before the game, Chen Meng only needs to win this game to advance, including a 2-2 small victory. However, the competition for the national table tennis Olympic quota is fierce, and the recent loss of foreign wars has a great impact, and winning 3-1 can ensure that no points will be deducted internally. Chen Meng's total score in the group stage was 7 wins/1 loss, ranking first and advancing to the round of 16.
Group 13: Kuo Man 2-2 Tian Zhixi [4-11; 6-11; 12-10; 11-4]
Kuo Man took on South Korea's first sister Tian Zhixi, and this match must be won to advance, including a 2-2 narrow victory. In the first 2 games, Kueman only scored 10 points, and this situation was very difficult, and he had to rely on small points to win later. Although Kuo Man won 12-10 in the third game, he had to beat Tian Zhixi 11-0 in the fourth game to advance, and Tian Zhixi was also promoted with the same small score. As Tian Zhixi scored in the fourth game, Kuo Man also announced that he was out of the group.