On May 5th, Beijing time, the WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam will continue to compete in the singles 1/32 finals, in the games that have ended, the national table tennis has maintained a winning record, and the foreign association has two major upsets, and the seeded players Lin Yunru and Szokos are eliminated in one round, please see the full text for details.
6 national table tennis players took the lead in advancing to the top 32
The first round of the top 32 was decided in two days, and the national table tennis Lin Gaoyuan and Liang Jingkun swept Shulaibi and Harbesson 3-0 respectively, of which Shulaibi only scored 11 points in three games, which is really a huge difference in strength, and the national table tennis did not encounter too many challenges.
Wang Chuqin eliminated the French star Simon Goetz 3-0, and the last two games exploded, Wang Chuqin withstood the pressure and did not give the opponent a chance to fight back. Lin Shidong defeated Moregard 3-1, Xiao Mo's luck is always very poor, and he met the Chinese team in the first round after flying for so long, no wonder he played more and more, and finally suffered a round of tours.
Wang Manyu 3-0 Paranam, Chen Meng 3-0 Diaconu, this stop is not to be lost for Chen Meng and Wang Manyu, both of them have shown a good competitive state, at least not to lose the foreign war and successfully meet their teammates.
The foreign association broke out two major upsets
Men's singles No. 7 seed Lin Yunru lost 0-3 to teammate Zhuang Zhiyuan and suffered a round of defeat. After the game, I learned that it was the flu that defeated Lin Yunru, he had been lying for three days, his whole body was weak, and the game was also hard to play, hoping that Lin Yunru would recover soon.
Chinese Taipei's Gao Chengrui lost 2-3 to Alamiyan after five rounds of hard fighting, and veteran Zhuang Zhiyuan became the only seedling.
The No. 9 seed in the tournament, the first sister in Europe, Szokos, lost 2-3 to Bayo in five games and was eliminated, which was the first upset in the women's line. Chinese Taipei's first sister Zheng Yijing swept Sutasini 3-0.
In the men's singles focus match, Ocharov defeated A Lebrun 3-2, and almost every game scored key points, which was very intense. Also stuck with Lee Sang-so and Carlberg were the two sides battled for five games, and in the end Lee Sang-so narrowly won 3-2 and advanced to the next round.
Aruna narrowly defeated Indian veteran Achanta 3-2, Grote 3-1 Gerardo, Firus 3-0 Pitchford, the next round against Lin Shidong, Firus has both attack and has a certain strength, Lin Shidong must be fully prepared before the game.
Maharu Yoshimura 3-0 Alhadrawy, Shinozuka 3-0 Arshalev, Ionescu 3-1 Jinkhor, Cho Daesung 3-0 Pereira, Asal 3-1 Guo Yong.
The Japanese women's team won a big victory, Miu Hirano 3-0 Kukulova, Hina Hayada 3-0 Li Haoqing, and Miwa Zhang won three games in a row after losing one game first, defeating Liu Yangzi 3-1.
The German women's team and the South Korean team are both two wins and one loss, Mittram 3-2 Wang Amy, Shan Xiaona 3-0 Li Shiwen, Wan Yuan 0-3 to Zhang Mo, Xu Xiaoyuan 3-1 Hannah, Zhu Qianxi 3-2 Ji Minheng, the next round against Miu Hirano.
The singles 1/16 finals are as follows
Men's Singles Upper Half
Wang Chuqin vs Ionescu, Yoshimura Maharu vs Assal
Ocharov vs Shinozuka Daito, Hayashi Gaoyuan vs Grote
Liang Jingkun vs Alameyan, Lin Shidong vs Firus
Lee Sang-so vs Aruna, Cho Dae-sung vs Chong Ji-yeon
Women's Singles Bottom Half
Zhang Benmei and Shao Jenny, Bayo vs Picolin
Miyu Hirano VS Zhu Qianxi, Chen Meng VS Zhang Mo
Hina Hayada VS Shan Xiaona, Zheng Yijing VS Xu Xiaoyuan
Wang Manyu VS Batra, Mittram VS Zeng Jian
The first round of the men's singles lower half and the women's singles upper half (1/32 finals) will continue today, Sun Yingsha, Ma Long, Fan Zhendong and others will appear one after another, and the top 32 singles will all be produced, cheering for the Chinese team together!