The 2024 Table Tennis Saudi Grand Slam singles competition is in full swing. The main force of national table tennis has played successively, and so far, Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng, Wang Manyu, Wang Chuqin, Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, Liang Jingkun, Lin Gaoyuan and Lin Shidong have all advanced to the top 32. However, in the end of a men's singles focus match, Hong Kong, China's famous Huang Zhenting broke the upset, losing 2-3 to Spain's Robles, and it was a pity to be out of the first round!
In the first game, Huang Zhenting's key ball performance was powerful, 13-11 to take the lead, in the second game, Robles fought fiercely, 11-8 equalized the score, and then in the third game, Huang Zhenting remobilized the state, 11-6 and the next city, in the fourth game, Robles 11-7 also colored, and the two sides entered the tiebreaker. In the fifth game, the two fought wits and courage, and used all their life's strength, and Huang Zhenting lost 12-14!
At the moment of losing, Huang Zhenting was very angry and threw away the racket, and Robles lay on the ground excitedly to celebrate.
In other focus matches, world champion Ni Xialian lost 2-3 to national table tennis star Qian Tianyi (15-13, 11-9, 7-11, 10-12, 7-11).
After the game, Qian Tianyi concluded: In fact, it is an affirmation of himself that he can win this game first, and there are big problems in the process, and he still needs to summarize and adjust in time. In the first two games, the problem of dealing with key points is more obvious. People are more impetuous, and the rhythm is not very well controlled.
In addition, Qian Tianyi's preparation before the game was very sufficient, and he watched Ni Xialian's video, but the feeling on the field was different from the preparation, Qian Tianyi was not very adaptable, and lacked changes, so he calmed down and thought about it ball by ball, and finally got the desired result!
In the other match, World Champion Magnus Magnus lost 3-0 to South Korea's Ahn Jae-hyun (9-11, 11-13, 6-11), not because Magnus didn't play well, but because Ahn Jae-hyun played better.
With Ni and Carlsen out of the first round, the two world champions said goodbye to the Saudi singles competition.
At the same time, the Saudi Arabia Grand Slam is indeed a hotbed of upsets, and many famous table tennis players are out of the game! The little-known Isabella in the table tennis world eliminated the Egyptian sister Meshef (11-9, 11-4, 7-11, 11-9) 3-1, after the game, the excited wow wow crying, the shouting resounded through the stadium, and then she will play against Sun Yingsha, the main force of national table tennis, the little devil should pay more attention, this opponent is of average level, but the shouting is more ferocious than Zhang Benzhihe!
In Women's Doubles, Bayo/Kukulova beat Polkanova/Szox 3-0 (11-4, 11-9, 11-8), and the Dutchman's Bayo was simply Szokos' big nemesis, knocking out the opponent in singles and doubles in less than a day.
Chinese Taipei's Chien Tongjuan eliminated Brazil's Bruna 3-2 (11-2, 6-11, 13-11, 9-11, 11-8).
Australia's Lim Boon Zheng swept 3-0 to upset Portugal's Freitas (11-9, 11-6, 11-7).
Chinese Taipei's Chen Siyu narrowly defeated Sweden's Carlberg 3-2 (11-8, 9-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-8).