At present, the top 16 men's singles of the Saudi Arabian Grand Slam have all been produced, and as many as 7 world champions have finally been upset, they are Ma Long, Liang Jingkun, Lin Gaoyuan, Ocharov, Karlsson, Zhuang Zhiyuan, and Bol. In the men's singles match that just ended, world champion Bol played against European champion Qiu Dang, and finally world champion Bol lost 1-3, with a score of 6-11, 11-8, 9-11, 7-11, and did not play at the level of the world champion at all.
The next quarterfinals will be more intense, and there are only 3 players left in the national table tennis men's singles, which is inevitably a little worried. In the 16-8 match, Wang Chuqin will stop Japan's world champion Maharu Yoshimura, Fan Zhendong will face Francesca, and Lin Shidong will face his fierce rival Alamiyan.
These three games are not easy to play, and there is a possibility of upset loss, especially for the 19-year-old national table tennis player Lin Shidong, who will take on the heavy responsibility of avenging the national table tennis brother Liang Jingkun. Because Alamiyan knocked out the national table tennis world champion Liang Jingkun in the second round of the men's singles, fans hope that Lin Shidong can stop the dark horse's progress and can't let him break through the national table tennis defense line again.
Now for Lin Shidong, it is both an opportunity and a challenge, if in this event, he can become famous, maybe there is a chance to impact the Olympic substitute qualification. In addition, for Wang Chuqin and Fan Zhendong, who have just been selected for the men's singles qualification for the Paris Olympics, fans hope that they can defend the honor of national table tennis with excellent performance, help the national table tennis men's team to impact the championship of this event, and live up to the trust and expectations of Liu Guoliang and Wang Hao. The national table tennis players continue to work hard!