On May 10, Beijing time, the 2024 WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam continued, and CCTV5 broadcast the live broadcast of the game. Today, the men's and women's singles semi-finals will be contested, with the two world No. 1 kings Chuqin and Sun Yingsha joining hands with five Chinese players to attack strongly, with the biggest focus being double Olympic champion Chen Meng facing Japan's Hina Hayata.
The 2024 WTT Saudi Grand Slam is a very high-profile event. In this competition, the Chinese team sent a total of 12 players, the women's table tennis is: Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu, Wang Yidi, Chen Meng, Chen Xingtong, Qian Tianyi, and the men's table tennis is Wang Chuqin, Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, Lin Gaoyuan, Liang Jingkun, Lin Shidong.
The Japanese team also sent a full main lineup, including Tomokazu Zhangmoto, Miwa Zhangmoto and siblings, as well as players such as Hina Hayata, Miu Hirano, Mimato Ito, Hayasuke Togami, and Maharu Yoshimura.
After fierce competition, four Chinese women, Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng, Wang Yidi, and Qian Tianyi, entered the top 8 of women's singles, and two Chinese players, Wang Chuqin and Lin Shidong, reached the top 8 of men's singles.
The Japanese team Hina Hayata, Miwa Zhangmoto, and Misei Ito also reached the top 8 of the women's singles. Tomokazu Zhang was eliminated 0-3 by French "Glasses Man" Felix Lebrun in the men's singles 1/8 finals, and no Japanese men's table tennis player advanced to the men's singles top 8.
In the women's singles 1/4 finals, Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng, Wang Yidi, and Hina Hayada advanced to the top 4 of women's singles. Among them, Chen Meng defeated Zhang Benmeihe 4-1 and Wang Yidi defeated Ito Misei 4-3. Men's Singles 1/4 finals. Wang Chuqin and Lin Shidong advanced to the top 4 of men's singles, among them, Lin Shidong defeated South Korean player Zhao Dacheng 4-1.
Today, the men's and women's singles semi-finals will be contested, with Sun Yingsha and Wang Yidi, Wang Chuqin and Lin Shidong performing two Chinese derby matches. Several key matches and match times in the semi-finals are: Chen Meng vs Hina Hayada (22:00), Sun Yingsha vs Wang Yidi (22-40), Wang Chuqin vs Lin Shidong (23:30), looking forward to the wonderful performance of the 5 Chinese players!