On April 17, 2024, Beijing time, the 2024 Table Tennis World Cup in Macau ushered in the third day of competition. The World Cup is one of the three major competitions of table tennis (Olympic Games, World Championships, and World Cup), and it is an important competition for players to achieve Grand Slam. Due to the pandemic, the World Cup has been suspended for three years and will be held again this year. For national table tennis players, the return of this tournament can help them achieve the Grand Slam as soon as possible.
The competition has been increased from 16 to 48 players, and the competition is divided into two stages: the group stage and the knockout stage. In the group stage, every group of three people will play a round-robin match, and according to the ranking of points, the group leader will advance to the knockout round. The group stage will be played in four games per game, and the knockout stage will be played in a best-of-seven format. In the group stage that has ended before, Chen Meng, Wang Chuqin, Wang Yidi and Ma Long have successfully broken through from the group stage and advanced to the top 16 of the knockout round. The rest of the players played as follows.
Sun Yingsha 4:0 Chen Siyu
Sun Yingsha is ranked No. 1 in the world, and Chinese Taipei's Chen Siyu is ranked No. 38. Sun Yingsha has already won the World Championships in her career, and if she wins this tournament, she will be one step closer to her Grand Slam. At present, Sun Yingsha ranks first in Olympic points, although the strict points policy of the Table Tennis Association makes the qualification for the Paris Olympics full of more uncertainty, but with Sun Yingsha's strength, it is not a big problem to win the game. In the first round of the group stage, Sun Yingsha defeated Zhu Chengzhu 4:0.
In the first game of the game, Sun Yingsha quickly entered the state and took a 4:2 lead at the beginning. Then Sun Yingsha continued to maintain the lead, and finally won the game 11-7 and got off to a good start. In the second game, Sun Yingsha took a 7:3 lead at the beginning, and finally won the next game with 11:7, leading 2:0 with a big score, and Sun Yingsha had already qualified from the group stage. In the third game, Chen Siyu took a 3:0 lead at the beginning, and then Sun Yingsha played a wave of 6:0 scoring climax, and finally won the game 11:9. In the fourth game, the competition between the two sides was fierce, and the score rose alternately to lead, and finally Sun Yingsha won the game 11:9, and won the big score 4:0 to advance.
Fan Zhendong 3:1 Huang Zhenting
Fan Zhendong is ranked No. 2 in the world, and Wong Chun-ting of Hong Kong is ranked No. 36. At present, the national table tennis men's singles Wang Chuqin and Fan Zhendong are the top two Olympic points, and if nothing else, the two will get two places in the Olympic men's singles. However, in the just-concluded Incheon Championship, he was upset in the semi-finals, which made many fans sweat about his form, and he is also the defending champion of this competition.
In the first round of the group stage, Fan Zhendong 4:0 Duda, so Fan Zhendong was under less pressure in this game. In the first game of the game, Fan Zhendong quickly entered the state, took a 7:2 lead at the beginning, and finally won the game 11:5 and got off to a good start. In the second game, Huang Zhenting fought back strongly and once took a 5:4 lead. Fan Zhendong chased the score to 8:8 in a row, and at the critical moment, Huang Zhenting scored three points in a row, and finally pulled back a game at 11:8. In the third game, Fan Zhendong took a 3:0 lead at the beginning, and then continued to maintain the lead, and finally won 11:9. In the fourth game, Fan Zhendong took advantage of the victory to pursue, played steadily, and finally won the next game with 11:7, winning 3:1 and advancing to the round of 16.
Chen Xingtong 2:2 Olawan Paranam
Chen Xingtong is ranked 5th in the world and Thailand's Olawan Palanam is ranked 36th. In the first round of the group stage, Chen Xingtong defeated Liu Xinyin 4:0, and Olawan defeated Liu Xinyi 3:1, so in this game, Chen Xingtong only needs to win a small score to advance. In the first game of the game, the two sides competed fiercely, and finally Chen Xingtong won the game with a thrilling 14:12. In the second game, Chen Xingtong took advantage of the victory to chase and won the next game 11:6. In the third game, Olawan Paranan fought back strongly and pulled one back at 12:10. In the fourth game, Chen Xingtong was out of line, and Olawan Paranan seized the opportunity to score consecutive points, and finally won the next game 11:7, and the two sides drew 2:2. With a small score advantage, Chen Xingtong advanced to the knockout round thrillingly.
Lin Shidong 4:0 Alex Lebrun
Li Shidong, ranked 18th in the world, qualified for the tournament with the men's singles title at the U19 World Junior Championships, while France's Alex Lebrun was ranked 21st. In the first round of the group stage, Lin Shidong defeated Minoan 4:0, while Alex defeated Mino 2:2, so as long as Li Shidong won two games in this game, he could advance. In the first game of the game, Lin Shidong quickly entered the state, continued to exert force in the second half, and finally won the first game 11:7 and got off to a good start. In the second game, Lin Shidong played steadily and steadily, continued to maintain the lead in the score, and finally won the next game 11:8. With Lin Shidong winning two games in a row, he has advanced to the round of 16. In the third game, Lin Shidong took advantage of the victory to chase and did not give Alex a chance, and finally won 11:8. In the fourth game, Lin Shidong was as imposing as a magnificent, winning the game with a quick victory of 11:4, and advancing to the knockout round with a big score of 4:0.
Wang Manyu 4:0 Manica Batra
Wang Manyu is ranked No. 2 in the world, while India's Manika Batra is ranked No. 37. According to the points rules announced by the latest Table Tennis Association, women's team players will be deducted 3,000 points as long as they lose a foreign war or are eliminated in the group stage, so for Wang Manyu, this game is under great pressure. At present, the national table tennis women's singles Sun Yingsha points lock in the qualification of the women's singles, and the qualification for the second women's singles will be generated between Chen Meng and Wang Manyu.
Wang defeated Romania's Diaconu 4-0 in the first round, and she only needs two games to qualify. In the first game of the game, Wang Manyu quickly entered the state, took a 4:1 lead at the beginning, and finally won the first game 11:6 and got off to a good start. In the second game, Batra fought back strongly and led 3:1 at the beginning. Subsequently, Wang Manyu continued to attack and suppress backhand, scored continuously, and took the lead in the game point at 10:4, and then Batra made a mistake, and Wang Manyu won 11:4. With Wang Manyu winning two games in a row, he has locked in the qualification. In the third game, Wang Manyu quickly took a 4:1 lead, although Batra chased the score strongly, but Wang Manyu firmly controlled the game and finally won the game 11:9. In the fourth game, Wang Manyu took advantage of the victory to chase, the momentum was like a rainbow, and the next game was 11:4, and the big score was 4:0 and successfully advanced to the knockout round.
Lin Gaoyuan 4:0 Zhuang Zhiyuan
Lin Gaoyuan is ranked 8th in the world, and Chinese Taipei's Zhuang Zhiyuan is ranked 33rd. In the first round of the group stage, Lin Gaoyuan 2:2 Pucar, and Pucar defeated Zhuang Zhiyuan 3:1 in the second group stage, so Lin Gaoyuan needs to win by a big score in this game to qualify. In the first game of the game, Lin Gaoyuan quickly entered the state, took a 6:2 lead at the beginning, and then continued to maintain the score lead, and finally won the first game 11:4. In the second game, Lin Gaoyuan took advantage of the victory to chase, and with a wave of 8:0 scoring, he finally won the next game with 11:3. In the third game, Lin Gaoyuan played steadily and steadily, continued to maintain the lead, and finally won the game 11:6, winning 3:0 with a big score and qualifying. In the fourth game, although Zhuang Zhiyuan fought back strongly, the general trend had gone, and finally Lin Gaoyuan won the next game with 12:10, and won 4:0 to advance to the round of 16.
Kuaiman 2:2 Tian Zhixi
He is ranked 22nd in the world and South Korea's Tian Zhixi is ranked 17th. In the first group game, Kuo Man defeated Australian-Chinese Hong Jianfang 4-0, and Tian Zhixi also defeated Hong Jianfang 4-0, so the outcome of this game determines who of the two can qualify. In the first game of the game, Kuo Man was relatively slow to heat up, and Tian Zhixi seized the opportunity to score consecutive points, and finally won the first game 11:4. In the second game, Kuo Man still made mistakes, and Tian Zhixi's condition was getting better and better, and finally won the next game 11:6. In the third game, Tian Zhixi made a dream start of 6:0, and then Kuo Man's state was online, and he fought back strongly, and finally pulled back a game at 12:10. In the fourth game, Kuaiman took advantage of the victory to chase and firmly control the game, and finally won the next game at 11:4, with a big score of 2:2 and a small score of 36:33 Tian Zhixi won.