On May 11, Beijing time, the 2024 WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam ushered in the finale, and CCTV5 broadcast the live broadcast of the game throughout the whole process. In the women's singles final, the world's No. 1 "Little Devil" Sun Yingsha will stage a Chinese derby with teammate Chen Meng. In the men's singles final, the world's No. 1 "big head Wang Chuqin faced Germany's fierce Patrick Francesca. Earlier, Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin won the mixed doubles title as they swept away Tomokazu Zhangmoto/Hina Hayada 3-0 in the semi-finals.
The 2024 WTT Saudi Grand Slam is a very high-profile event. In this competition, the Chinese men's table tennis sent Wang Chuqin, Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, Lin Gaoyuan, Liang Jingkun, and Lin Shidong to participate, and the Chinese women's table tennis sent Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu, Wang Yidi, Chen Meng, Chen Xingtong, and Qian Tianyi to participate.
The Japanese team also sent all the main players to participate, including Hina Hayata, Miwa Zhangmoto, and Miyu Hirano in women's table tennis, and Tomokazu Zhangmoto, Hayasuke Togami, and Oden Shinozuka in men's table tennis. After fierce competition, Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng, Wang Yidi, and Hina Hayada reached the top 4 in women's singles.
Wang Chuqin, Lin Shidong, Patrick Francesca and Zhang Yuzhen reached the men's singles semifinals. In the men's singles, the teenager Lin Shidong must be performed. In the case that Ma Long, Fan Zhendong, Lin Gaoyuan, and Liang Jingkun were out of the game one after another, Lin Shidong played a very strong performance.
In the men's singles 1/8 finals, the opponent of teenager Lin Shidong was Iran's Noshad Alamiyan. Despite his lack of popularity, Alamyan caused a big upset in the 1/16 finals, knocking him out 3-1 against Liang Jingkun, who recently won the WTT Singapore Grand Slam men's singles title.
Coming to the men's singles 1/8 finals, Lin Shidong, who had defeated Fan Zhendong at the Singapore Grand Slam, continued his recent excellent form, and did not give Alamiyan a chance to continue to move forward, he won 3-1, with a score of 11-7, 8-11, 15-13, 11-9 in four games.
After that, Lin Shidong successfully advanced to the men's singles semifinals and faced world No. 1 Wang Chuqin in the semifinals. In this semi-final, Lin Shidong played the passion that a young man should have, and although he missed the final 3-4, his overall performance was remarkable. In the upcoming men's singles final, Wang Chuqin will face Francesca, looking forward to his dream of 3 crowns in this competition! In the women's singles final, Sun Yingsha and Chen Meng will see who plays better on the spot!