On May 8, Beijing time, the 2024 Table Tennis Saudi Grand Slam continued, and today's game has come to a climax, with the top 16 in singles, the top 8 in men's doubles and women's doubles, and the top 4 in mixed doubles.
So far, all the national table tennis doubles have been promoted, and the singles four have been played, all of which were encountered in the second round of the game on the 6th. Today's match continues at 15:30, Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha and Zhang Benzhihe/Hina Hayada compete for a place in the finals, which is already a very familiar opponent.
The Japanese pair has always been very competitive in this Olympic cycle, but from the second half of last year to the present, there have been some declines in results, and there have been upsets, resulting in a drop to third in the world rankings, but they have not been able to relax on them, they are good at playing hot form.
At 16:05, Chen Meng/Wang Manyu and Wang Yidi/Chen Xingtong fought for a place in the semifinals, Chen Meng/Wang Manyu is the top seed in women's doubles, and Yidi/Chen Xingtong is not a seed combination, their strength is also very strong, it must be a fierce confrontation.
At 16:40, Liang Jingkun / Lin Gaoyuan and Carlsen / A. Carlberg competed for a men's doubles semi-finals, Liang Jingkun and Lin Gaoyuan rarely match men's doubles, the Swedish combination began to build last year, Carlsen's partner was Falke, but because after winning the World Table Tennis Championships, the state declined significantly, and the substitution was also a rescue, which was also a challenge to the national table tennis combination.
At 18:35, Wang Chuqin played against Japan's world champion Yoshimura Maharu, with the current state of Wang Chuqin, Yoshimura Maharu is difficult to shake.
At the same time, there is also a match between Lin Shidong and Alamiyang, and I believe that Lin Shidong must learn from Liang Jingkun's lesson and make full preparations.
At 19:10, Chen Meng played against Miyu Hirano, a focus battle, the two sides played each other in the Macau World Cup, Chen Meng won 4-1, the strength is naturally stronger than Chen Meng, and Miyu Hirano is also more threatening.
At the same time, there is also a match between Wang Yidi and Yang Xiaoxin, the opponent is more difficult and the strength is relatively strong, and she needs to withstand her continuous attacks.
At 19:45, Fan Zhendong played against the German star Francesca, Fan Zhendong had lost to him before, and the Singapore Grand Slam also won Ma Long, an opponent that cannot be underestimated.
At 20:20, Chen Xingtong and Qian Tianyi's civil war competed for a place in the quarterfinals.