On May 6, Beijing time, the ITTF WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam is underway. In this open, the national table tennis players currently maintain a winning record. In the men's singles 1/32 finals, South Korean star Lin Zhongxun played against Japan's Matsushima Teikong, both of whom are the main forces of Japan and South Korea, and their strength is very strong.
But then, the situation of the game changed abruptly, Lin Zhongxun withstood the pressure and won two games in a row 11:7 and 13:11, tying the big score, and the two sides drew 2:2. In the deciding game, Lim Jong-hoon sealed the victory with a thrilling 13:11 and won with a total score of 3:2. In this way, the Japanese men's singles Matsushima Teruku suffered a big reversal, and when the big score was 2:0 ahead, he was finally eliminated 2:3, a little regretful, Matsushima Terukor's impact is very strong, but the experience is still not as good as Lin Zhongxun.
Next, South Korea's Lim Jong-hoon faced Japan's Tomokazu Zhangmoto. The latter Zhang Benzhihe also played five games in the first round, defeating Croatian player Pucar with a total score of 3:2 and advancing in a thrilling manner. In the other men's singles 1/32 finals, Iran's Noshad Alamiyan once again played five games, won two games in a row after falling behind 1:2, and won the victory with a total score of 3:2.
In the women's singles 1/32 finals, Japanese Olympic champion Misei Ito faced Germany's Winter. At the beginning of the game, Ito Misei still completely suppressed the opponent, and now Ito Misei is playing very Buddhist, easily winning the first game 11:3. In the second game, Winter pulled one back 11:8. Next, Ito won two games in a row 11:2 and 11:5, defeating German player Winter with a total score of 3:1 and successfully advanced.
In the men's singles 1/32 finals, Australian-Chinese player Lin Wenzheng had a big upset, losing three games in straight sets, 11:9, 11:6, 11:7, and a total score of 3:0 eliminated Portugal's Marcos Freitas, you know, the latter Freitas is the European men's singles champion. In the other women's singles match, South Korea's Kim Na-young defeated Sweden's Linda Bergstrom in straight games 11-9, 12-10, 11-6, and a total score of 3-0.
In the women's doubles 1/16 finals, Romania's Samara/Dragoman won three games in a row, and eliminated the multinational combination of Aceves/Wang Xinru with a total score of 3:0 and successfully advanced. In the men's doubles 1/16 finals, Japan's Men's Doubles pair Hayasuke Togami/Shinozuka Daito also won three games in a row, eliminating Belgium's Larsenfuss/Allegro 3:0 on aggregate, and the two will next face South Korea's Lim Jong-hoon/Lee Sang-so.