On May 7, Beijing time, the Saudi Arabian Grand Slam held a singles 1/16 final competition, the four main forces of national table tennis were out, and Chen Meng and Fan Zhendong will be alone in the semi-district. The foreign association is also unpopular, Zhuang Zhiyuan and Ocharov, the two world champions, are out, please see the full text for details.
National table tennis has experienced a very heavy day, and the four main forces lose in one day, which is extremely rare.
Liang Jingkun lost to Alamiyan 2-3, the opponent is characterized by the use of backhands throughout Taiwan, Liang Jingkun was extremely uncomfortable with Alamiyan's serve, and finally failed to find a way to restrain him.
Lin Gaoyuan 1-3 Grote, Ma Long 0-3 Zhang Yuzhen, although it was expected to be a difficult game, but the interest of these two national table tennis games was not high, people looked very dull on the court, Zhang Yuzhen's fight was very fierce, and the stage rate was extremely high.
Ma Long has been wearing muscle patches since the Macau World Cup, this stop is obviously tired, I hope it is not a physical problem, the Dragons are now healthy to prepare for Paris more than anything else, let's recuperate.
Wang Manyu 1-3 India's first sister Batra, the two sides have played many times before, Wang Manyu maintained five consecutive wins, but lost in the last leg of the Olympic selection, which is undoubtedly a fatal blow to Wang Manyu, she will deduct 3000 Olympic points, Paris singles prospects are slim. Next, as long as Chen Meng does not lose the foreign war, he will get the singles place.
Chen Meng 3-0 Zhang Mo, the opponent is weak, the next round is a huge test for Chen Meng, first against Japan's second singles Miyu Hirano, and then Miwa Zhangmoto, the semifinals are likely to be against Hina Hayata, during which you can't lose a single game, you must enter the final to get the Olympic singles quota.
Lin Shidong 3-2 Firus, 11-1 in the first game, and soon got a big score of 2-0, but Firus did not give up and tenaciously equalized the score. In the deciding game, Lin Shidong fell behind 5-8, 7-10, and finally reversed 13-11, which is really a big heart, and I believe that this game will be very helpful to Lin Shidong's growth.
Wang Chuqin 3-0 Ionescu, only 14 minutes, the game seemed to be driven at double speed, Wang Chuqin easily handled.
Wang Yidi 3-0 Jin Naying, Wang Yidi's hitting quality made the opponent difficult to parry, and he left work at the speed of light in 17 minutes. Xu Xiaoyuan lost 0-3 to Chinese Taipei's first sister Zheng Yijing, and the Korean women's team was left with only Tian Zhixi.
The Japanese women's team won a big victory, Zhang Benmei and swept Shao Jeni 3-0, with a score of 11:7, 11:2, 11:3, unilaterally crushed.
Miyu Kihara 3-0 Shen Yubin, Shen Yubin only scored 6 points in a single game and was defeated miserably. Kihara's first three boards and holding the ball formed a suppression, and there were basically no unnecessary mistakes.
Hina Hayada 3-1 Shan Xiaona, Hina Hayada had a nosebleed and applied for a medical suspension in the intergame, and the weather in Saudi Arabia was very hot, which made many athletes extremely uncomfortable. Zhu Qianxi retired due to injury, and Miu Hirano won without a fight.
Japan's Hayasuke Togami fought hard in five games and lost to Hugo 2-3. Yoshimura Maharu 3-2 Assal, the next round against Wang Chuqin, the last time the two met was back in 2019, when Wang Chuqin won 4-1. Yoshimura has a lot of experience in the game, and Wang Chuqin should not be taken lightly.
Shinozuka Daito 3-1 Ocharov, Shinozuka Daito's backhand has some strength, and he is the third person in the team competition in Paris, Japan, and has won Ocharov before, and Ocha has become the seventh world champion to be eliminated.
The Saudi Grand Slam 1/8 finals are as follows
Men's Singles
Wang Chu Zhong VS Masaharu Yoshimura
Shinozuka Oden VS Grote
Lin Shidong VS Alamiyan
Aruna VS Zhao Dacheng
Zhang Yuzhen VS Daktronic
Women's Singles
Wang Yidi VS Yang Xiaoxin
Zhang Benmei and Vs Picorin
Chen Meng VS Miu Hirano
Hina Hayada VS Zheng Yijing
Batra vs Mittram
Both Chen Meng and Fan Zhendong will take on the heavy responsibility of guarding the half of the district alone. Opportunities are not inexhaustible, especially in the highly competitive national team, Wang Manyu has lost the initiative in singles competition, let's see Chen Meng's play, let's cheer for the Chinese team together!