On May 5th, Beijing time, the WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam entered the 5th day of competition, which is also the second match day of the singles main event, and the top 32 singles will be born!
In the first match day of the singles main draw on May 4, all 6 players from the national table tennis team won, and the specific results were: Wang Chuqin 3-0 Simon Goetz (France), Liang Jingkun 3-0 Habesson (Austria), Lin Gaoyuan 3-0 Shulaibi (Saudi Arabia), Lin Shidong 3-1 Moregaard (Sweden), Wang Manyu 3-0 Paranam (Thailand), Chen Meng 3-0 Diaconu (Romania).
The overall performance of the national table tennis players is still quite stable, and on the first match day of the main event, two top ten seeded players lost out and suffered a round of tours, namely Lin Yunru, the No. 7 seed in the men's singles of the tournament, and Szokos, the No. 9 seed in the women's singles of the tournament.
Lin Yunru lost 0-3 to his teammate, 43-year-old veteran Zhuang Zhiyuan, throughout this game, Lin Yunru was completely out of shape, and Zhuang Zhiyuan was obviously very well prepared and played actively. After all, the two are teammates and are very familiar with each other, Lin Yunru's first-round exit was the biggest upset on the first day of the main competition!
You must know that Lin Yunru is in the 2/4 area of the men's singles, and the national table tennis players in the same district as Lin Yunru are Liang Jingkun and Lin Shidong, and if the two do not lose the foreign war, they will meet in the 1/8 finals. Now that Lin Yunru is out of the first round, no matter who advances to the quarterfinals between Liang Jingkun and Lin Shidong, the next 1/4 finals will be much easier.
Szokos lost 2-3 to Poland's Bayo, you must know that Szokos won two games first, and was beaten out by Bayo three games in a row, which surprised many fans.
You must know that Szokos is one of the current rivals of the national table tennis women's team, last year defeated Chen Meng twice, this Grand Slam is also in the same 3/4 zone as Chen Meng, with Szokos out of the game in advance, Chen Meng is likely to be in the same 3/4 zone of the Japanese player Zhang Ben Miwa, compete for a place in the top four, I wish Chen Meng good luck! The following brings the remaining 6 national table tennis players on May 5 match information.
19:30, Fan Zhendong VS Boggs (Chile)
Fan Zhendong, 27, world No. 2 in men's singles, and Boggs, 22, ranked 51st in the world, have never faced each other before.
According to the current national table tennis Paris Olympic points, Fan Zhendong has won the men's singles quota for the national table tennis Paris Olympics, and he is only officially announced, but Fan Zhendong's recent state is not very good.
The Singapore Grand Slam was blocked by teammate Lin Shidong from the men's singles round of 16; the next Incheon Championship was blocked from the men's singles final by Brazilian player Hugo; half a month ago at the Macau Table Tennis Singles World Cup, Fan Zhendong was blocked by Lin Gaoyuan from the men's singles top 4, and now he has come to the stage of the Saudi Grand Slam, Fan Zhendong urgently needs to prove himself with excellent performance.
19:20, Qian Tianyi VS Ni Xialian (Luxembourg)
Qian Tianyi, 24, ranked 25th in the women's singles world, and Ni Xialian, 60, ranked 42nd in the world, have met once before, and Qian Tianyi has won.
Qian Tianyi won the women's singles runner-up in the Singapore Grand Slam held in March last year, and the world ranking once ranked among the top ten, even surpassing the main national table tennis player Chen Xingtong.
However, in this year's Singapore Grand Slam, Qian Tianyi was blocked out of the women's singles semi-finals by teammate Wang Yidi, and has lost a lot of world ranking points, and the current world ranking has dropped to 25th.
Judging from the signing table, Qian Tianyi and Chen Xingtong are in the 2/8 area, and the two are likely to compete for a place in the quarterfinals of women's singles.
Qian Tianyi's opponent in the first round of the main tournament, Luxembourg's 60-year-old veteran Ni Xialian, is indeed a respectable player, although he is over sixty years old, he is still fighting on the front line of table tennis, and this persistence and love deserve applause from everyone.
19:45, Sun Yingsha VS Liu Xinyin (Chinese Taipei)
Sun Yingsha, 23, world No. 1 in women's singles, and Liu Xinyin, 36, ranked 60th in the world, have previously met once and Sun Yingsha has won.
At present, Sun Yingsha ranks first in the selection points of the National Table Tennis Paris Olympics, and has won the women's singles quota of the National Table Tennis Paris Olympics in advance. In the World Table Tennis Championships in Durban in May last year, Sun Yingsha won her first singles world championship, and then won the singles World Cup half a month ago, making Sun Yingsha only one step away from the Olympic singles championship at the Grand Slam.
However, it was on the stage of the table tennis singles World Cup women's singles final that Sun Yingsha interrupted the game due to a sidekick in the deciding game, which caused it to be controversial.
In fact, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu are both very good players, and no matter who wins, it is the victory of the national table tennis team! But what the author wants to say is that the current fan circle culture in the sports field is indeed too heavy, and in Sun Yingsha's game, there are many fans and fans shouting at the scene, which is indeed a little beyond the scope of cheering, so the situation is not beneficial to Sun Yingsha herself.
20:20, Malone vs Allegro (Belgium)
Ma Long is 35 years old and ranked third in the men's singles world, while Allegro is 28 years old and ranked 87th in the world. The two have met once before, with Malone coming out on top.
Judging from the current national table tennis Paris Olympic selection points, the Dragon team did not win the top two of the national table tennis men's team, so far they will not be able to participate in the singles competition of the Paris Olympics, but the Dragon team is basically the third person in the national table tennis Paris Olympic men's team.
Half a month ago, the 35-year-old Ma Long won the men's singles championship of the Table Tennis Singles World Cup, which is also the 30th world championship title of the Dragons and the 8th singles world championship title of the Dragons.
22:35, Wang Yidi VS Pavard (France)
Wang Yidi, 27, world No. 3 in women's singles, and Pavard, 19, ranked 26th in the world, have met once before, with Wang Yidi coming out victorious.
At present, although Wang Yidi has lost the hope of qualifying for Paris, every subsequent competition is an opportunity for Dadi to prove himself. In the past year, Wang Yidi has lost a number of crucial foreign battles in a row, especially to many Japanese players such as Hina Hayata, Miyu Hirano, and Miwa Zhangmoto, and has been questioned to a certain extent.
But since the Tokyo Olympics, Wang Yidi's progress is still obvious to all, I hope Dadi will make persistent efforts in the future competitions, and wish her good luck!
0:05, Chen Xingtong VS Samara (Romania)
Chen Xingtong is 26 years old and ranked 6th in the world, and Samara is 35 years old and ranked 32nd in the world. The two have not played each other before, and this match is considered an encounter, but with Chen Xingtong's overall strength, it is not difficult to defeat Samara.
As one of the main players of national table tennis, Chen Xingtong has been tepid, he can defeat any player when he is in good condition, and he can lose some games that should not be lost when he is in bad condition, and there is still a certain gap between the top players in terms of stability. With Chen Xingtong's current age, it is still very difficult to be among the top three main players of the national table tennis women's team.
With the deepening of the game, the competition process will become more and more exciting! I look forward to every national table tennis player can have an outstanding performance and defend the glory of the national ball in a foreign country!