On April 19, the quarterfinals of the Macau World Cup were underway, and in the just-concluded men's singles match, the world's No. 2 Fan Zhendong lost to Lin Gaoyuan 2-4 and missed the semifinals. In the women's singles competition, Sun Yingsha 4-2 Zheng Yijing advanced to the semifinals, and the women's singles semifinals were all released.
- Fan Zhendong 2-4 Lin Gaoyuan
Fan Zhendong is ranked No. 2 in the world, and he has been ranked No. 1 in the world for a long time during the Tokyo and Paris Olympic cycles. In the past two months, Fan Zhendong has been in poor condition, and has missed the top four for 2 consecutive stops, and there is no harvest. In this game, he almost broke out again in the 1/8 finals, and reversed Lin Shidong 4-3 to advance with difficulty.
In the 1/4 finals, Fan Zhendong's opponent was Lin Gaoyuan, the king of the civil war. The two are both from Guangdong at the same time, players in the same period, and they are very familiar with each other. Fan Zhendong is still in poor condition today, his speed is not as good as Lin Gaoyuan, his offense can't penetrate Lin Gaoyuan, and he is at a disadvantage overall. In the end, the two sides fought 6 rounds, and Fan Zhendong was upset 2-4 and missed the semifinals. The scores were 7-11, 11-6, 7-11, 11-6, 10-12, 7-11.
So far, the men's singles semi-finals have been released, and the third is Ma Long, Lin Gaoyuan and Zhang Benzhihe. The last seat will be between Wang Chuqin and Zhang Yuzhen.
- Sun Yingsha 4-2 Zheng Yijing
Sun Yingsha is the world's No. 1 and the strongest women's singles player in the past two years, with outstanding strength. In this competition, she easily advanced to the quarterfinals all the way. In the 1/4 finals, Sun Yingsha's opponent was Chinese Taipei star Zheng Yijing.
Sun Yingsha entered the state quickly, and scored quickly with her strong ability to the first three boards, and easily won 11-5, 11-2. In the third set, Zheng Yijing fought more successfully and pulled back a game 11-8. Sun Yingsha stabilized the situation and won the fourth game 11-7. In the 5th game, Sun Yingsha played conservatively and lost again 10-12. In the 6th game, Sun Yingsha started strongly 6-0, and finally won 11-5, won 4-1, and advanced to the semifinals.
So far, the women's singles semi-finals have all been released, and China has 3 seats and Japan has 1 seat. Wang Manyu 4-1 Hina Hayata, Chen Meng 4-0 Miu Hirano, Zhang Benmei and 4-1 Diaz.