On April 21, the semifinals of the ITTF Macao World Cup ended, and the men's singles competition broke out a big upset, with the world No. 1 Wang Chuqin out of the game 0-4, and Ma Long and Lin Gaoyuan in the final. Zhang Benzhihe, Zhang Benmei and the brothers and sisters failed to go any further, and they were both defeated. Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu will meet in the women's singles final.
- In men's singles, the world's No. 1 was upset
In the men's singles match, both matches were scored 4-0, and the result was very unexpected. World No. 1 Wang Chuqin and veteran Ma Long were optimistic about Wang Chuqin before the game, because the two have been completely different recently, and Wang Chuqin has won all the last few encounters. However, this match was different from expectations, Ma Long played very well today, standing close to the stage to maintain the speed advantage, and finally Ma Long won four games in a row, 11-9, 12-10, 11-6, 12-10 upset, and advanced to the final.
In the other game, Lin Gaoyuan vs. Tomokazu Zhangmoto. Lin Gaoyuan broke out in the knockout round of this station, and advanced to the semifinals after eliminating Fan Zhendong. In this competition, Lin Gaoyuan played very imposingly, and then in the speed and ever-changing competition with Zhang Benzhihe, he occupied an absolute advantage, losing four straight games to the opponent, and in the fourth game, he also blasted out an 11-1 player score, defeating Zhang Benzhihe, and finally won 4-0 and advanced to the finals.
In the final, Ma Long and Lin Gaoyuan competed for the championship, both of them were in good shape, and Ma Long was optimistic about winning the championship in the final.
- In women's singles, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu will meet in the final
The match between Sun Yingsha and Chen Meng was a bit unexpected. Chen Meng played at the peak level in this competition, giving Sun Yingsha a lot of pressure, and the scene did not fall behind. In the end, the two sides fought 6 games, and Sun Yingsha made a strong reversal after starting 1-6 in the 6th game, and finally won 11-9, winning 4-2 and advancing to the finals.
Wang Manyu and Zhang Benmeihe's game, the game was also unusually stale. Wang Manyu started very smoothly and won two games in a row as soon as he came up. Since then, Zhang Benmei and Da Outbreak have continuously won two games by mobilizing Wang Manyu's two angles. The first five innings were tied at 3-2. In the sixth game, the scores of Zhang Benmeihe and Wang Manyu rose from 1-1 to 11-11, Wang Manyu won 13-11, and won 4-2.
In the final, Sun Yingsha will compete with Wang Manyu for the championship. This is the second consecutive final meeting between the top two in the world, and for the World Cup, both men are determined to win, and the final will be very exciting.