Zhang Benzhihe said in a post-match interview: I saw a lot of upsets this time, especially after Lin Gaoyuan, Ma Long, and Liang Jingkun were out, and he said that he was confident that he would win the Saudi Arabian Grand Slam men's singles championship this time
Zhang Benzhihe in the May 7th game, Zhang Benzhihe against Lin Zhongxun, the first game Lin Zhongxun played very well and quickly won the first game 11:3, but in the second game, Zhang Benzhihe adjusted his skills and tactics and quickly led the score, Lin Zhongxun continued to chase the score to 5:6, Zhang Benzhihe called a timeout, after the pause came back, Zhang Benzhihe continued to score 11:6 to win the second game, the third game Zhang Benzhihe played more released to 11:5 and then won another game, the fourth game, Lin Zhongxun played well at the beginning, but Zhang Benzhihe bit the score, and the two played to 9: 9, the key point Zhang Benzhi and dare to shoot scored 2 points in a row to win the fourth game 11:9, and defeated Lin Zhongxun with a total score of 3:1 to advance to the next round
Tomokazu Zhang celebrated wildly after winning the game, saying that this time the masters were almost out, and he was bound to win this championship this time, because he said that he had been panicking for too long and hoped to stand on the top podium this time.