The 2024 WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam men's singles 1/8 finals have all been played. The Chinese men's table tennis team has another big player, and only 2 players have advanced to the quarterfinals. And the bottom half is lost.
The specific results are as follows:
Zone 1/4: Wang Chuqin defeated Japanese table tennis player Yoshimura Maharu 3-1. Yoshimura won the first game 11-9. Wang Chuqin won three games in a row with 11:8, 11:9, and 11:5, and beat Yoshimura Maharu to convince him.
Denmark's Gross narrowly beat Japan's Daito Shinozuka 3-2. Shinozuka Daiden has a certain strength. He won the second and fourth games quickly 11-5, 11-2, but Grote won the first, third and fifth games 13-11, 11-7, 11-8.
Wang Chuqin and Grote played the men's singles 1/4 finals. Wang Chuqin should easily advance to the semi-finals.
Zone 2/4: Lin Shidong won 3-1 against Iran's Alamiyan. Alamiyan has a certain amount of strength and won against Liang Jingkun in the 1/16 finals. Alamiyan put a lot of pressure on Lin Shidong. Lin Shidong won the first game 11-7. Alamyan pulled one back at 11-8. Lin Shidong won two more games with difficulty 15:13 and 11:9. In the end, Lin Shidong defeated Alamiyan 3-1 and advanced to the men's singles quarterfinals, avenging Liang Jingkun.
South Korea's Cho Dae-sung won 3-2 against Aruna, the first brother of Africa. Zhao Dacheng won very hard. Aruna won the first two games 11-6, 11-7. Zhao Dacheng won three games in a row with 11:5, 11:9, and 13:11 and staged a super reversal.
Lin Shidong and Zhao Dacheng played the men's singles 1/4 finals. This game could be more exciting.
Zone 3/4: French teenager F. Lebrun swept Japan Tomokazu Haramoto 3-0. A duel between two young players. Tomokazu Zhangmoto, who became famous earlier, was swept by F. Lebrun. Zhang Benzhi and the three games only scored 6 points, 6 points, and 5 points respectively. Zhang Benzhihe really can't do it, and he looks very lost.
South Korea's Jang Woo-jin narrowly defeated Slovenia's Darko 3-2. Zhang Yuzhen won the first two games 13-11, 11-6. Darko pulled back two games 11-6, 14-12. Zhang Yuzhen quickly won the fifth game 11:4 and finally advanced to the quarterfinals. Zhang Yuzhen still has strength.
F. Lebrun and Zhang Yuzhen in the quarterfinals. It's a strong conversation, and it's going to be very good.
Zone 4/4: Germany's Qiu Dang won 3-1 against Brazil's Hugo. The first game was a stalemate. Qiu Dang won the first game 11-9. Hugo pulled one back at 11-4. Qiu Dang won two more games 11:5, 11:8.
German player Francesca won 3-2 against national table tennis player Fan Zhendong. Fan Zhendong's current state is too sluggish, and he doesn't know when he will recover. How can he participate in the Paris Olympics in his state.
Qiu Dang and Francesca played the men's singles quarterfinals.
The men's singles quarterfinals were produced, and only two national table tennis players advanced, and the lower half of the region was lost. The Japanese table tennis results were the worst, and the whole army was wiped out! Germany also have two players who have qualified for the quarter-finals, and they have already secured one of them to reach the semi-finals. South Korea also had two players advance to the quarterfinals.