In the early morning of May 7th, Beijing time, the WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam ended the third day of the main event, and 11 seats were born in the top 16 of singles (detailed chart attached at the end)! The national table tennis team and the Japanese team each had 4 players lose out, the South Korean team has only 5 players left with 12 participants, and the South Korean women's singles 6 players are the only seedlings left with Tian Zhixi, the following brings detailed information.
First of all, let's look at the situation of the national table tennis team, in this event, there are 6 players in the national table tennis men's and women's singles (full), in addition to the top ten main players, the remaining two are Lin Shidong and Qian Tianyi, the first round of the main competition is the 1/32 finals, all 12 national table tennis players won and advanced to the top 32!
However, from May 6th to the early morning of May 7th, Beijing time, in the second round of the singles main event, that is, the 1/16 finals, 4 main players of the national table tennis suffered losses in one day, namely Wang Manyu, Ma Long, Liang Jingkun, Lin Gaoyuan, I have to say that the national table tennis team suffered Black Monday in Saudi Arabia!
Wang Manyu, the second seed in women's singles, lost 1-3 to India's "first sister" Batra, throughout the game, Wang Manyu completely fell into the rhythm of the opponent, and after falling behind, Wang Manyu, who was under great pressure, looked very tight, and finally lost the foreign war, according to the national table tennis Paris Olympic selection rules, Wang Manyu will be deducted 3000 Olympic selection points.
In this way, Wang Manyu lost the initiative in the women's singles quota at the Paris Olympics, and Chen Meng ushered in an opportunity. As long as Chen Meng does not lose the foreign war in this Grand Slam and holds the lower half of the region, then the national table tennis Paris Olympic selection points will surpass Wang Manyu and get the women's singles ticket for the Paris Olympics.
However, Chen Meng needs to endure the big challenge of foreign wars, and then the women's singles 1/8 finals will face Japanese player Miu Hirano, and then in the 1/4 finals and semifinals, it is very likely to face Zhang Benmei and Hina Hayata, Chen Meng may continue to play against Japan's main players, to see if Chen Meng can seize the opportunity after Wang Manyu's unexpected loss.
Ma Long, the No. 3 seed in the men's singles of the tournament, lost 0-3 to South Korea's Zhang Yuzhen, throughout the game, Zhang Yuzhen's condition is very good, his own unnecessary mistakes are few, and the quality of the snowboard is very high, Ma Long seems to have no good way.
You must know that when Ma Long won the Macau singles table tennis men's singles championship half a month ago, he showed super tenacity, but the dragons' problem-solving ability was gone, and they lost 0-3 to Zhang Yuzhen and missed the men's singles round of 16, which was really disappointing to fans.
Liang Jingkun, the No. 4 seed in the men's singles of the tournament, lost 2-3 to Iran's Alamiyan, you must know that Liang Jingkun was in the case of a 2-1 lead, and was defeated by the opponent in two games in a row, and defeated the opponent 5-11 in the deciding game.
Lin Gaoyuan, the No. 6 seed in the men's singles, lost 1-3 to Denmark's Grote, who has made great strides in the past year, especially in terms of stability in foreign battles. Half a month ago, he reached the men's singles final of the Macau Singles World Cup, and although he finally lost to the Dragons and was the runner-up, Lin Gaoyuan's performance won the applause of fans.
However, when he came to the stage of the Saudi Arabian Grand Slam, facing the world No. 27 Grote, Lin Gaoyuan lost 2 games in a row as soon as he came up, although he pulled back a city 14-12 in the third game, and lost 11-13 in the fourth game, which is indeed a pity.
On the third match day of the main event, the remaining 4 players in the national table tennis singles all won, and the specific results were: Wang Chuqin 3-0 Ionescu (Romania), Lin Shidong 3-2 Firus (Germany), Chen Meng 3-0 Zhang Mo (Canada), Wang Yidi 3-0 Kim Naying (South Korea).
The 19-year-old Lin Shidong of the Chinese table tennis men's team won a very thrilling game, once fell behind 8-10 in the deciding game, saved 2 match points and finally won 13-11, the young Lin Shidong showed a big heart, and the future is definitely promising!
On the 4th match day of the main competition on May 7, Beijing time, Fan Zhendong, Sun Yingsha, Chen Xingtong, and Qian Tianyi 4 players will play the singles 1/16 finals, respectively against Ahn Jae-hyun (South Korea), Luprescu (Serbia), Jian Tongjuan (Chinese Taipei), Polkanova (Austria), I wish the above 4 national table tennis players good luck!
Next, bring the situation of the Korean team, the Korean team in this event is also full of participation, there are 6 men's and women's singles, and the 6 men's singles are Zhang Yuzhen, Lin Zhongxun, Lee Sang-so, Zhao Dacheng, Ahn Jae-hyun, Wu Huicheng;
In the second round of the men's singles main event, Lee Sang-so also lost out, facing the "first brother in Africa" Aruna, Lee Sang-so only lost 2 points in the tiebreaker 11-13, which is indeed a pity.
South Korea men's singles remaining 4 people, Zhang Yuzhen and Zhao Dacheng have won 2 consecutive games to advance to the men's singles round of 16, especially Zhang Yuzhen in the men's singles 1/16 finals, 3-0 victory over Ma Long's game, the overall performance is very strong, and Zhao Dacheng in the 1/16 finals, 3-2 victory over Chinese Taipei veteran Zhuang Zhiyuan.
Lin Zhongxun and Ahn Jae-hyun will play the 1/16 finals in the fourth match day of the main competition on May 7, Beijing time, respectively against Japan's Tomokazu Zhangmoto and national table tennis player Fan Zhendong, these two matches will definitely attract the attention of many fans.
The six South Korean women's singles players are Shin Yubin, Tian Zhixi, Zhu Qianxi, Xu Xiaoyuan, Kim Naying, and Li Shiwen. In the first round of the main event, Li Shiwen lost and went out of the tournament and lost 0-3 to the German Chinese veteran Shan Xiaona.
In the second round of the women's singles, that is, the 1/16 finals, the four South Korean women's singles players who have already played, Shin Yubin, Zhu Qianxi, Xu Xiaoyuan, and Kim Naying all lost, of which Zhu Qianxi retired due to injury, and the specific results of the rest of the players were: Shin Yubin 0-3 Kihara Miyu (Japan), Xu Xiaoyuan 0-3 Zheng Yijing (Chinese Taipei), Kim Naying 0-3 Wang Yidi.
At present, there is only one player left in the Korean women's singles, Tian Zhixi, who will play the women's singles 1/16 finals on the fourth match day on May 7, against the Chinese-American Zhang An, and the probability of Tian Zhixi winning is still very high.
To sum up, it is not difficult to see that of the 12 players in the Korean singles, 7 players have lost out of the tournament so far, and more than half of them have been defeated, which is indeed very miserable!
Finally, let's look at the situation of the Japanese team, the Japanese team in this event is also full of participation, there are 6 men and women's singles, and the 6 men's singles are Tomokazu Zhangmoto, Hayasuke Togami, Matsushima Teruku, Yoshimura Maharu, Shinozuka Daito, and Kawa Ruiki, of which Shinozuka Daito and Kawa Ruiki have to start from the qualifying round.
As a result, Kawa Ruiki suffered a defeat in the first round of the men's singles qualifying round, losing 0-3 to Slovak veteran Pisteje. And Shinozuka Daito won 3 games in a row, successfully broke through from the qualifying round, and advanced to the main event!
In the first round of the main event, Matsushima Teruma lost 2-3 to South Korea's Lim Jong-hoon, and in the second round of the main event, Hayasuke Togami suffered a defeat and lost 2-3 to Brazilian player Hugo.
Of the remaining three players, Yoshimura and Shinozuka have advanced to the round of 16, and in the men's singles 1/16 finals on the third matchday, Yoshimura defeated Egypt's Assal 3-2, while Shinozuka eliminated Germany's Ocharov 3-1. Tomokazu Zhang will play the 1/16 finals on the fourth day of the main match on May 7, against South Korea's Lim Jong-hoon.
The 6 Japanese table tennis women's singles are Hina Hayata, Miwa Zhangmoto, Misei Ito, Miyu Hirano, Miyu Kihara, and Miyu Nagasaki. In the first round of the main event, Miyu Nagasaki lost in the civil war and lost 1-3 to teammate Miyu Kihara.
The four people of Hina Hayata, Miwa Zhangmoto, Miyu Hirano, and Miyu Kihara have advanced to the top 16 of the women's singles, and the results of the women's singles 1/16 finals are: Hina Hayada 3-1 Shan Xiaona (Germany), Zhang Benmei and 3-0 Shao Jeni (Portugal);
Miu Hirano's opponent Zhu Qianxi retired due to injury, and Miyu Kihara 3-0 Shin Yubin (South Korea). Ito will play the 1/16 finals on the fourth day of the main event on May 7 against Hong Kong's To Hoi-king.
It is not difficult to see that the Japanese team also has 4 players who lost and went out, namely Hayasuke Togami, Teruku Matsushima, and Ruiki Kawa and Miyu Nagasaki.
And 3 days after the end of the main match, the Saudi Arabia Grand Slam still broke out a lot of upsets, with the deepening of the game, the process will be more exciting! I hope that the remaining 8 national table tennis players will have a better performance in the next game, I wish them good luck, national table tennis come on!