On May 8, Beijing time, the 2024 WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam entered the fifth day of the main event, and the men's doubles 1/4 finals broke out, with the national table tennis champion combination Lin Gaoyuan/Liang Jingkun defeating the Swedish combination Carlsen/Carlberg 0-3 and missing the men's doubles semifinals. Because Lin Gaoyuan and Liang Jingkun lost in the men's singles field before, the two also ended the Saudi Grand Slam early, and fans ridiculed that both of them went home.
On the fifth day of the main event, the national table tennis immediately suffered a defeat and appeared in the men's doubles quarterfinals, that is, Lin Gaoyuan/Liang Jingkun defeated the Swedish combination Christian Carlsen/Anton Carlberg 0-3. Lin Gaoyuan and Liang Jingkun partnered in men's doubles many years ago and won many championships, they are very strong and have a tacit understanding, but the two have not been paired for a long time, and this time it is not easy to find a tacit understanding in a short period of time.
Facing the Swedish pair Christian Carlsen/Anton Carlberg, Lin Gaoyuan/Liang Jingkun also worked hard, but they were almost hot, both in the presence and in the coordination were very average, and soon lost three games in a row 6-11, 8-11, 6-11, and lost 0-3 and missed the men's doubles semifinals. With Lin Gaoyuan/Liang Jingkun out, only Wang Chuqin/Ma Long are left in the men's doubles field, and if the two can win the quarter-finals, they will face the Swedish pair Christian Carlsen/Anton Carlberg in the semi-finals.
In the Men's Doubles, Hayasuke Togami/Daito Shinozuka swept past Chen Haohua/Pisteye 3-0 in three games, 11-6, 11-4, 11-6, and the Japanese pair of Hayasuke Togami/Shinozuka easily advanced to the semi-finals against France's Lebrun brothers in the semi-finals. A. Lebrun and F. Lebrun beat Gomez/Boggs 3-1 to ease their place in the men's doubles semi-finals, with the two young pairs battling it out for a place in the final.
Women's doubles 1/4 finals, the two pairs of national table tennis had a direct dialogue, Chen Meng/Wang Manyu, Wang Yidi/Chen Xingtong played 5 rounds, and finally Chen Meng/Wang Manyu won 3-2 thrillingly, the score of the five games was: 12-10, 9-11, 11-7, 6-11, 12-10, it can be seen from the game points that the two pairs of combinations competed very fiercely, Wang Manyu/Chen Meng narrowly won by 2 points in the deciding game, which was not easy. Wang Manyu/Chen Meng advanced to the Women's Doubles semi-finals against Bayo/Kukulova, who eliminated Sweden's Bergstrom/C. Carlberg 3-1. Elsewhere, world No.1 Tian Zhixi/Shin Yubin eliminated Miyu Nagasaki/Kim Na Young 3-1 and faced Liu Yangzi/Wu Yonglin in the semi-finals, who eliminated Matlova/Balazova 3-2.
In the Mixed Doubles, Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha swept past Tomokazu Zhangmoto/Hina Hayada 3-0 to advance to the Mixed Doubles final, while Alex Lebrun/Yuan Jiannan took on Wong Chun Ting/To Hoi Kim in the other Mixed Doubles semi-final. So far, the women's doubles have decided the semi-finals of the three doubles events, and the two semi-finals are: Chen Meng/Wang Manyu vs Bayo/Kukulova, Liu Yangzi/Wu Yonglin vs Tian Zhixi/Shin Yubin. The Men's Doubles trio have already advanced to the semi-finals, with one of the semi-finals being A. Lebrun/F. Lebrun vs Hayasuke Togami/Shinozuka Oto, while Christian Carlsen/Anton Carlberg will face the winner before Ma Long/Wang Chuqin and Nuitik/Dias in the semi-finals. Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha await the winner between Wong Chun Ting/To Hoi Kim and Alex Lebrun/Yuan Jiannan in the Mixed Doubles final.
On the whole, the performance of national table tennis in the three doubles events is in line with expectations, Lin Gaoyuan/Liang Jingkun is a little regrettable, but the opponent's strength is not bad, and this result is relatively normal!