On April 19, the 1/4 finals of the ITTF Macao World Cup were played, and the top 4 were released:
Men's Singles: Ma Long, Wang Chuqin, Lin Gaoyuan, Zhang Benzhihe;
Women's Singles: Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu, Zhang Benmeihe.
This time, the Chinese team failed to win the top 4 of the men's and women's singles, including Tomokazu Zhang and Miwa Zhangmoto, a pair of Japanese siblings.
Among them, Ma Long 4-2 Hayasuke Togami, the score of six games: 5-11, 11-5, 7-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-3. The first four games were tougher.
Lin Gaoyuan 4-2 Fan Zhendong, the score of six games: 11-7, 6-11, 11-7, 6-11, 12-10, 11-7. Fan Zhendong called 3 timeouts, but still couldn't escape from Lin Gaoyuan's backhand clutches.
Wang Chuqin 4-1 Zhang Yuzhen, the score of five games: 11-6, 11-4, 11-2, 9-11, 11-6. Wang Chuqin once lost to Zhang Yuzhen in the World Cup team competition, but this game can almost be described as chopping melons and vegetables.
Tomokazu Zhang 4-2 Anton Carlberg, 9-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-4. The reason why Zhang Benzhihe reached the top 4 was that Liang Jingkun, who was supposed to stop him, fell in the round of 16.
Zhang Benmei and Adriana Diaz 4-1, the score of five games: 11-3, 11-7, 11-2, 8-11, 11-8. Zhang Benmeihe is worth paying attention to, she defeated Wang Yidi in the round of 16, and her gold content in the semifinals is not low.
Chen Meng 4-0 Miu Hirano, the score of four games: 11-5, 11-8, 11-9, 11-6.
Wang Manyu 4-1 Hina Hayata, the score of five games: 11-8, 11-7, 8-11, 11-6, 11-8
Sun Yingsha 4-2 Zheng Yijing, the score of six games: 11-5, 11-2, 9-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-5.
The semi-final matchups were: Ma Long vs. Wang Chuqin, Zhang Benzhihe vs. Lin Gaoyuan, Chen Meng vs. Sun Yingsha, and Wang Manyu vs. Zhang Benmeihe. The April 20 match starts at 6 p.m.