On April 19, the 1/4 finals of the ITTF Singles World Cup were held, and Ma Long ushered in the challenge of Hayasuke Togami. In this game, the two sides fought fiercely for 6 rounds, and Ma Long eliminated Hayasuke Togami 4-2 and successfully broke into the men's singles semifinals. The scores in the six games were 5-11, 11-5, 7-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-3.
In the first game, Ma Long fell behind his opponent 1-4, 2-6, and although he struggled to chase it to 5-7 after that, he was only 2 points away, but then Hayasuke Togami scored 4 points in a row, and Ma Long lost the first game 5-11.
In the second game, Malone scored 5 points in a row after 2-3 and established a lead on the court. After that, he continued to win the second game 11-5.
In the third game, Malone started 1-6 behind Hayasuke Togami, and then he scored four points in a row to chase 5-6. After the middle game, Hayasuke Togami pulled away again, and Malone lost the third game 7-11.
In the fourth game, Malone scored 6 points in a row after 1-3 and established a 7-3 lead. After that, Malone maintained the lead and won the fourth game 11-7.
In the 5th game, Malone led 4-1 at the beginning, Hayasuke Togami caught up with 2 points, and Malone scored 7 points in a row after 4-3, and easily won the 5th game 11-3.
In the sixth game, Malone scored 7 points in a row at the beginning and took a 7-0 lead. After that, Malone did not give his opponent any chance to fight back, and won the sixth game 11-3.