On May 4, 2024, the table tennis Saudi Arabia Grand Slam continued, and on the first day of the main event, six national table tennis players appeared, Wang Chuqin, Liang Jingkun, Lin Gaoyuan, Lin Shidong, Chen Meng, and Wang Manyu participated in the singles, the Indian star was out, and Sutirta Mukherjee lost to Zhang Xuan.
There are not many highlights in the qualifying stage, the women's singles Indian Mukherjee sisters have been out, the first round of Eshika Mukherjee lost to the Dutch player Illand, the third round Sutirta Mukherjee lost to the Spanish player Zhang Xuan 2-3 (10-12, 11-3, 11-4, 8-11, 9-11).
Men's singles Japanese star Kazukawa Ruiki lost 0-3 to Slovakia's Pisteje, and Kagawa Ruiki was focused on participation again, wasting a good opportunity, Shinozuka Daito 3-2 (11-5, 8-11, 3-11, 11-6, 11-7) reversed Portugal's Monteiro, as the third person in the Paris Olympics, Shinozuka Daito almost qualifyed, this performance is actually not ideal, I am afraid it is difficult to help Tomokazu Zhangmoto.
Six matches of national table tennis have attracted attention, Lin Gaoyuan against the host player Shulebi, Liang Jingkun against Austria's Habesson, the two main forces occupy an absolute advantage, there is no suspense about the victory, Wang Manyu against Thailand's Olawan, Chen Meng against Romania's Diaconu, as long as they play normally, there is no problem, the two compete for the Olympic singles quota, and the debut state is also very critical.
Other foreign wars are somewhat difficult, Wang Chuqin against the French star Simon Goetz, the latter played back and forth with Liang Jingkun some time ago, the quality of the veneer is high, and the ability to hold each other is strong, although Wang Chuqin has the advantage, but there is really no need to fight hard, you can find opportunities from the first three boards, Lin Shidong against the Swedish star Moregard, the latter is experienced, won the men's singles runner-up at the World Table Tennis Championships, Lin Shidong is facing a severe test.
Many fans are discussing, Wang Manyu and Chen Meng who can get the singles place, in fact, Wang Manyu must have a better chance of winning, points ahead of Chen Meng, the last two encounters have won all, judging from the draw table, the semifinals are expected to meet, even if Chen Meng can win Wang Manyu, he still can't win the championship, and there are Zhang Benmeihe, Hirano Miyu, and Szokos in the same district to block, which can be described as difficult and need to be overcome by themselves.
The schedule will be announced on May 4: Lin Gaoyuan vs Shulaibi at 19:10, Liang Jingkun vs Habesson at 19:10, Wang Manyu vs Olawan Paranam at 20:20, Lin Shidong vs Moregaard at 20:55, Chen Meng vs Diaconu at 23:30, because there is still behind the time difference, at 0:5 Wang Chuqin vs Simon Goetz, Wang Chuqin and Lin Shidong's opponents are stronger, and it is no big deal to prepare in advance.