On April 19, Beijing time, the WTT Macao World Cup entered the 1/4 finals, and in the just-concluded focus battle, Olympic champion Chen Meng eliminated Japanese star Miu Hirano 4-0 and successfully advanced to the semifinals. Hexagonal warrior Ma Long refused to cause an upset, and after falling behind 1-2, he reversed and eliminated Hayasuke Togami 4-2 and reached the semifinals.
Chen Meng 4-1 Miu Hirano
Chen Meng is ranked fourth in the world, Miu Hirano is ranked 12th in the world, has played 8 times in his career, Chen Meng has an absolute advantage of 7 wins and 1 loss, and the last time the two met was in the women's team final of the Hangzhou Asian Games, Chen Meng narrowly defeated Miu Hirano 3-2.
Miu Hirano is known for her speed, fast connection speed, good at playing and holding each other, advanced backhand technology, and focusing on the control of landing points and rhythm. Chen Meng is good at attacking with spin and has a high quality single cricket.
In the first game, Chen Meng played steadily, using the spin advantage to deal with Miyu Hirano's speed advantage, and took the lead 11-5.
In the second game, Chen Meng continued the hot hand, led 9-6, and got the game point at 10-7, although Miyu Hirano used a backhand to change the line to save a game point, Chen Meng won the second game with a long backhand after serving, 11-8, and led 2-0.
In the third game, Miu Hirano launched a crazy counterattack, using a quick connection to score consecutive points to take an 8-4 lead, and then Chen Meng increased the spin of the return to suppress the opponent. scored two points in a row, the score chased to 7-9, Chen Meng used the forehand transfer to score another point, after the score came to 8-9, Miyu Hirano called a timeout to adjust, after the pause came back, Chen Meng used the serve, 9-9 to tie, Chen Meng backhand twisted and pulled two points in a row, 11-9 reversal to win the third game, the big score 3-0 lead.
In the fourth game, Miu Hirano used her speed to impact Chen Meng, but Chen Meng played steadily, leading 6-4, and used the rotation of the serve to suppress the opponent, 11-6 and then the next game, thus sweeping Miu Hirano 4-0 and successfully advancing to the women's singles semifinals.
Ma Long reversed Hayasuke Togami 4-2
Ma Long, ranked No. 4 in the world, defeated French star Felix Lebrun 4-2 in the 1/8 finals and advanced to the quarterfinals. Ma Long's specialty technique lies in the use of forehand lethality, but running the whole Taiwan with his forehand requires physical support.
Japan's Hayasuke Togami, ranked 25th in the world, has met twice in his career, with Ma Long beating his opponent completely.
In the first game, Hayasuke Togami was in hot form, dominating the topspin match, leading 6-2 and winning the first game 11-5.
In the second game, Ma Long actively adjusted his tactics, strengthened the scramble for the first three boards, pulled back a game 11-5, and drew 1-1.
In the third game, Ma Long made a series of mistakes and fell behind with a score of 1-6, although he continued to catch up in the game, he still lost another game 7-11, and fell behind 1-2.
In the fourth game, Malone increased his back grab, pulled back a game 11-7, and tied 2-2.
In the fifth game, Malone encountered a strong encounter and was full of firepower, leading 3-1 and winning 11-3.
In the sixth game, Ma Long led by a score of 7-0, and the momentum of Ma Long did not give the opponent another chance, 11-3 and the next game, the big score reversed Hayasuke Togami 4-2 and advanced to the men's singles semifinals.