On May 8, the third round of the WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam women's singles ended with a focus battle, Chen Meng performed strongly, blasted two 11-2, swept Miu Hirano 3-0, and advanced to the quarterfinals of the women's singles. The Chinese team is currently 5-2 today, and Lin Gaoyuan/Liang Jingkun performed poorly again, 0-3 upset.
Chen Meng 3-0 Miu Hirano
Chen Meng is the most talked-about player in this tournament, because her and Wang Manyu's battle for an Olympic singles quota will be born in this tournament. After Wang Manyu was upset in the second round, Chen Meng's performance will be the biggest attraction.
Chen Meng's opponent in the third round is Miyu Hirano, who has performed very well overall this year, swept Wang Yidi 3-0, and also defeated many other Chinese players. This game is also a small test to test Chen Meng.
Chen Meng entered the state quickly today, and he broke up Miyu Hirano at the beginning. A strong serve and a rush on the first three boards, and an invincible defense destroyed Miu Hirano's confidence. Chen Meng hit 11-2 in the first and second games in a row, defeating Miu Hirano. In the third game, Miu Hirano eased up, no longer blindly grabbing speed, but had a good effect. However, due to the gap in strength, Miu Hirano lost again 7-11 and lost 0-3. Chen Meng easily advanced to the quarterfinals 3-0, one step closer to the Olympic singles quota.
In the other three games, Wang Yidi lost first and then won, reversing 8-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-7, and winning 3-1 to advance to the quarterfinals. Japan's other two players were also strong, with Miwa Haramoto beating Pickling 3-0 and Mimato Ito beating Miyu Kihara 3-1 to reach the quarter-finals.
In the 1/4 finals, there will be two Sino-Japanese battles, Chen Meng vs Zhang Benmeihe, Wang Yidi vs Ito Misei, both of which are focus battles.
The Chinese player has finished 6 matches so far, with 5 wins and 2 losses. Sun Yingsha/Wang Chuqin 3-0 Tomokazu Zhangmoto/Hina Hayada advanced to the mixed doubles final. Wang Chuqin and Lin Shidong advanced to the quarterfinals of men's singles. Chen Meng and Wang Yidi advanced to the quarterfinals of women's singles. In the women's doubles match, Chen Meng/Wang Manyu 3-2 Chen Xingtong/Qian Tianyi. In the men's doubles match, Lin Gaoyuan/Liang Jingkun was in a slump again, losing 0-3 to Carlsen/Carlberg, and went out on both lines.