On April 18, Beijing time, the 2024 WTT Macao World Cup ushered in the 1/8 finals of the knockout round. In the first 5 games of the end of the first stage of national table tennis, there were 3 wins and 2 losses, and the performance was unsatisfactory. Chen Meng swept 4-0, Ma Long and Lin Gaoyuan successfully advanced 4-2. Wang Yidi lost to Zhang Benmeihe 1-4, Liang Jingkun fought hard in 7 games, and lost to Anton Carlberg 3-4.
Lin Gaoyuan
Lin Gaoyuan, who was the first to play in the men's singles, redeemed himself in the group stage, and faced Snownia's Darko Joczyk, ranked 13th in the world, in the first round of the knockout round. In the first three games, Lin Gaoyuan executed his tactics resolutely and won three games in a row 11-7, 11-8, 11-9. In the fourth game, I was a little flustered, and I lost 7-11 without keeping an eye on it, and I lost 4-11 even faster in the fifth game. In the sixth game, Lin Gaoyuan bit the score, strengthened the fight, and won 11-8. As a result, they defeated their opponents with an aggregate score of 4-2 and got off to a good start and advanced to the top 8. In the next round, the winner of Fan Zhendong and Lin Shidong will compete for a place in the semi-finals.
Wang Yidi
Women's singles Wang Yidi appeared for the second time, Wang Yidi stumbled in the group stage and has not yet found her best condition. In the first round of the knockout round, he faced Japanese teenager Miwa Zhangmoto. As a result, Wang Yidi lost 10-12, 11-6, 8-11, 6-11, 14-16 with a total score of 1-4 and stopped in the round of 16. Wang Yidi lost to Japanese players one after another, whether it was technical or psychological state, and the label of "fear of Japan" has been labeled. Zhang Benmeihe is not yet 16 years old, and the echelon training of national table tennis really needs to be grasped.
Malone
In men's singles, Ma Long made his third appearance against French star F. Lebrun. The 35-year-old veteran is in good form, not losing a game in two games in the group stage to advance to the knockout round. In the first two games, Malone played quite well overall, winning two games in a row, 11-7 and 11-8. There were some unnecessary mistakes when leading in the third game, and he lost 7-11. In the fourth game, Malone moved himself well, 11-8 and then the next game. In the fifth game, F. Lebrun pulled one back 11-8. In the sixth game, Malone started again and won 11-8. Thus winning 4-2 on aggregate. The next round will be against the winner of Hayasuke Togami vs Omar.
Liang Jingkun
In men's singles, Liang Jingkun made his fourth appearance against Sweden's Carlberg. Liang Jingkun lost three games in a row after winning the first game, and although he stubbornly chased down three draws, he still lost 3-4 (11-3, 8-11, 5-11, 6-11, 11-8, 11-9, 6-11) and missed the quarterfinals. This time, Liang Jingkun played 7 rounds again, but in the end he did not realize his promise not to lose foreign wars, I really hope that in the future, no matter whether he wins or loses, he will not let the hearts of fans stand it.
Women's singles Chen Meng made her fifth appearance. Chen Meng is the defending champion of this tournament and is in good form overall. In the first round of the knockout round, he faced Thailand's Sutasini. As a result, Chen Meng encountered a slight resistance in the first round and eliminated his opponent in four straight games, 12-10, 11-4, 11-5, 11-4. In the quarterfinals, he faced Japan's Miu Hirano. Miu Hirano defeated South Korea's Tian Zhixi 4-3 and advanced to the top 8.
In the evening event, there will be two civil wars and two foreign wars in the national table tennis, Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin will appear, and the specific situation is as follows:
18:00 T2 Wang Manyu vs Szokos
18:50 T1 樊振东vs林诗栋
19:40 T2孙颖莎vs陈幸同
20:30 T1 Wang Chuqin vs Hugo