In the early morning of May 10, Beijing time, the dust settled on the men's singles semifinals of the WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam. The national table tennis stabilized the situation with the loss of four main players, and finally Wang Chuqin and Lin Shidong were both promoted. However, the two will have a "civil war" in the top half of the bracket and fight for the only spot in the final. At the same time, Zhang Yuzhen and Francesca have also broken through strongly, and they will compete in the second half of the region, and the winner will compete with the national table tennis players for the final championship.
Wang Chuqin showed strong strength in the 4-0 victory over Denmark's dark horse Groth. Previously, Grote had won consecutive victories over Lin Gaoyuan and Shinozuka Daito, but it was difficult to parry against Wang Chuqin. In the first game, the two sides fought fiercely until the end, Wang Chuqin won the first place with an 11-9 narrow victory, and then won the second game 11-4, won the third game 11-8, and locked the win 11-9 in the fourth game.
On the other hand, the "youth duel" between Lin Shidong and Zhao Dacheng is also extremely intense. Although Zhao Dacheng pulled one back 11-5 in the second game, Lin Shidong quickly adjusted his form with his comprehensive forehand and backhand skills, and won consecutive scores of 11-4, 11-5, 11-5. In the end, the 19-year-old Chinese star defeated the 21-year-old South Korean star 4-1 and successfully advanced to the semi-finals.
In the competition of foreign associations, South Korea's main player Jang Woo-jin faced the world's fifth-ranked French player Felix Lebrun. After Zhang Yuzhen narrowly won 12-10 in the first game, she won the second game 11-8 in a row, and then went to the next game. Although she lost 8-11 in the third game, Zhang Yuzhen then adjusted her state and sealed the victory with two 11-7 to advance to the semifinals.
Francesca's match with teammate Qiu Dang was even more one-sided. Although Qiu Dang was named to Germany's Olympic squad this year with a performance over Liang Jingkun, Francesca has already proven her strength over Fan Zhendong in this tournament. Francesca got into the groove as soon as the match began, winning four games in a row (11-7, 12-10, 11-7, 11-5) to beat her team-mate 4-0 and eventually advance to the semi-finals.
Next, the showdown of the top four is full of suspense. The "intra-team battle" between Wang Chuqin and Lin Shidong will become one of the highlights, and fans expect them to contribute a high-level and fierce competition. Fans generally believe that Wang Chuqin is more experienced and slightly better in strength, but Lin Shidong, as a rising star, has more flexible tactical thinking and has a certain dark horse potential. Regardless of the victory or defeat, the national table tennis will secure a place in the finals.
In terms of foreign associations, the strong dialogue between Zhang Yuzhen and Francesca will also attract much attention. Zhang Yuzhen recently defeated Ma Long, Wang Chuqin and other main national table tennis forces, showing good strength, but Francesca has just reversed Fan Zhendong and the momentum is fierce. Both of them are eager to win, on the one hand, to compete for the highest honor in foreign associations, and on the other hand, to lay a psychological advantage for the final challenge of national table tennis players.
On the whole, the men's singles semifinals of the WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam will detonate more suspense and topics. Whether it is the "civil war" of Wang Chuqin and Lin Shidong, or the "foreign war" between Zhang Yuzhen and Francesca, they will become the focus of fierce confrontation. Fans are full of confidence in the performance of the national table tennis players, and they also look forward to more surprises from the foreign association. I hope that in the next competition, the national table tennis players can play steadily, maintain an enterprising attitude, and fight for the final championship!
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