On May 5, Beijing time, the singles match of the Saudi Arabia Grand Slam Table Tennis was in full swing. At present, it is the first round of the main competition, the Grand Slam masters gathered, the national table tennis sent 12 people to participate, there have been 6 people (Wang Chuqin, Liang Jingkun, Lin Gaoyuan, Lin Shidong, Chen Meng and Wang Manyu) successfully passed the first level, and the remaining 6 people (Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, Sun Yingsha, Wang Yidi, Chen Xingtong and Qian Tianyi) will appear on stage tonight to continue to break through.
In the match that ended in the afternoon, Swedish world champion Carlsen broke a big upset, losing 0-3 to South Korean star Ahn Jae-hyun (9-11, 11-13, 6-11), with Carlsen's out, Swedish men's table tennis has been close to annihilation, Carlberg lost to South Korea's Lee Sang-so 2-3, and Moregard lost 1-3 to national table tennis player Lin Shidong. Watching the disciples go out one after another, old Carlson felt uncomfortable in his heart.
Sweden is a traditional powerhouse in table tennis, but it has been a bit sluggish in recent years, with Carlsen and Falke winning the men's doubles title at the World Championships together, and Moregard's best result being the runner-up in singles at the World Championships.
In other key matches, South Korea's other main force Zhang Yuzhen defeated Chinese Taipei's Feng Yixin (11-6, 9-11, 11-5, 11-6) 3-1, and South Korea's women's table tennis main Tian Zhixi defeated Hong Kong, China Zhu Chengzhu (4-11, 14-12, 11-8, 11-9) 3-1.
South Korea's other main force in women's table tennis, Shin Yubin, also got off to a good start, sweeping Spain's Zhang Xuan (11-6, 11-4, 11-8) 3-0! Although it is difficult for Shin Yubin to defeat the main force of national table tennis, he is still very confident in the face of opponents from other associations.
The South Korean table tennis team is the main opponent of the national table tennis team, and their impact has always been strong, and this time Lee Sang-so, Jang Woo-jin, Ahn Jae-hyun, Tian Ji-hee and Shin Yu-bin all performed well. Later, South Korean teenager Oh Young-sung (son of Oh Sang-yun) will face German world champion Boer, looking forward to it together!
Germany's Duda defeated Australia's Aditya (11-2, 6-11, 11-6, 11-4) 3-1, and the United States' Zhang An finally made his start at the Grand Slam, 3-0 France's Charlotte Lutz (11-9, 11-7, 11-8), who had beaten Japan's world champion Miu Hirano, but his international results in recent years have been relatively mediocre.
In the doubles, Luxembourg's world champion Ni Xialian and teammate Denut were upset by France's Pavard/Camille Lutz (6-11, 12-14, 11-6, 4-11), before facing Korea's Tian Ji-hee/Shin Yu-bin.
In Men's Doubles, the multinational pair of Ionescu/Robles also suffered an upset, losing 2-3 to another multinational pair, Nuitik/Dias.
Nuitik/Dias will face Hong Kong's Ho Kwan Kit/Lam Siu Heng in the next round.