On April 18, the 1/8 finals of the ITTF Macao World Cup were fully opened, and the three top six in the world were upset, all from China. In the men's singles competition, world No. 3 Liang Jingkun lost to Carlberg 3-4, and world No. 6 Lin Yunru lost to Zhang Yuzhen 2-4 and missed the quarterfinals. In the women's singles competition, the world's No. 3 Wang Yidi lost to Zhang Benmeihe 1-4 and missed the quarterfinals.
- 3. The world's top six are out of the game
Liang Jingkun, ranked No. 3 in the world, has just won the Busan Championship at the last stop, and is in good form. In the 1/8 finals, his opponent was the Swedish teenager Carlberg. Liang Jingkun played a little more impatient today, winning the first game 11-3 and then losing three games in a row, with the scores being 8-11, 5-11, 6-11. Under pressure, Liang Jingkun adjusted his tactics in time and won two games in a row 11-8 and 11-9 to tie the score to 3-3. At the critical moment, Liang Jingkun did not withstand the opponent's offensive and lost 6-11, losing 3-4 and missing the quarterfinals.
Lin Yunru is ranked 6th in the world and faces Zhang Yuzhen from South Korea in the quarterfinals. Lin Yunru got off to a good start, winning two games in a row, 13-11, 11-5. After that, Zhang Yuzhen exploded, kept fighting, and could score any ball, and finally won four games in a row, with the scores of 14-12, 11-5, 11-6, and 11-5. Lin Yunru was upset and missed the quarterfinals.
In the women's singles match, world No. 3 Wang Yidi once again continued her slump and was defeated 4-1 by Japan's 15-year-old Miwa Zhangmoto. So far, Wang Yidi has lost to Japan's three main forces, Hina Hayata, Miu Hirano, and Miwa Zhangmoto. This loss basically indicates that she will not be able to participate in the Paris Olympics.
In the Men's Singles, Malone defeated Felix Lebrun 4-2 and Lin Gaoyuan 4-2 Darko. The four spots in the men's singles quarterfinals are Ma Long, Lin Gaoyuan, Carlberg and Zhang Yuzhen.
In the other matches of the women's singles, Chen Meng 4-0 Sutasini, Miu Hirano 4-3 Shin Yubin, Zheng Yijing 4-1 Zhu Qianxi. The four spots in the women's singles quarterfinals were Chen Meng, Miwa Zhangmoto, Miu Hirano and Zheng Yijing, and Japan won the women's singles by a big margin.