Currently, the WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam is in full swing. In the match on May 6, the national table tennis had three consecutive world champion-level main players Liang Jingkun, Lin Gaoyuan and Wang Manyu out of the game.
As of press time, the results of the completed matches are summarized as follows:
1. Men's singles 1/16 finals, Noshad Alamiyan 3-2 Liang Jingkun, the score is: 12-14, 11-6, 8-11, 11-9, 11-5
2. Men's singles 1/16 finals, Wang Chuqin 3-0 Oveidou Ionescu, the score is: 11-5, 11-3, 11-6
3. Women's singles 1/16 finals, Manica Batra 3-1 Wang Manyu, the score is: 6-11, 11-5, 11-7, 12-10
4. Men's singles 1/16 finals, Lin Gaoyuan 1-3 Jonatan Grote, scores: 8-11, 7-11, 14-12, 11-13
In the games that have ended, the performance of national table tennis is really a bit indescribable, losing 3 of the 4 games in total, Liang Jingkun, Lin Gaoyuan and Wang Manyu all lost to players from other associations.
Among them, the losses of Liang Jingkun and Lin Gaoyuan further confirm that Wang Chuqin, Fan Zhendong and Ma Long's qualifications for the Paris Olympics are more secure, and the three of them are also the most consistent players in the men's team now. Among them, Wang Chuqin and Fan Zhendong participated in the men's singles, and Ma Long was the men's team leader.
The focus is on the women's singles side of the competition, at present, Sun Yingsha has steadily won the qualification for the women's singles of the Paris Olympics, Chen Meng and Wang Manyu are still in a state of competition, the key is this WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam.
Before the game, due to the WTT Singapore Grand Slam championship and the WTT Incheon Championship runner-up in the first two competitions, Wang Manyu has surpassed Chen Meng by more than 1,000 points in points.
The problem is that Wang Manyu lost to India's Batra at this time, which is also the player that the Chinese table tennis women's team has lost in the team competition of the Busan World Table Tennis Championships, this time Wang Manyu loses, 3000 points will be deducted, and Chen Meng will be behind. Assuming that Chen Meng can play normally and not lose foreign battles, Chen Meng will achieve a point overtake, and there will be a great possibility to partner Sun Yingsha in the women's singles event of the Paris Olympics.
The current suspense is that Chen Meng will likely face Miu Hirano, Hina Hayada and Miwa Zhang of the Japanese team, and whether she can win without losing the foreign war. Let's continue to observe the next matches in this station and cheer for the national table tennis!