The 2024 Saudi Arabia Grand Slam has come to a successful conclusion, Chen Meng defeated Sun Yingsha 4-2 to win the women's singles title, and will secure the women's singles quota at the Paris Olympics, and she is also the women's singles champion at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics. Wang Chuqin defeated the German star Francesca to win the men's singles gold medal, so that the national table tennis won all 5 championships. After the game, the bonuses of the 12 participating players in this Grand Slam have also been released, let's take a look.
Liang Jingkun's performance was very average, he did not play his normal strength, participated in the men's singles and men's doubles events, stopped in the top 32 of men's singles and won a bonus of 11,000 US dollars, and stopped in the top 16 of men's doubles and won 2,000 US dollars, adding up to 13,000 US dollars, which is converted to 93,000 yuan. It is still unknown whether Liang Jingkun will be able to qualify for the Olympic men's team, but teenager Lin Shidong shines and looks like he will also have a chance to participate in the Olympics.
Lin Gaoyuan and Liang Jingkun had the same results, the men's singles stopped in the top 32, and Liang Jingkun partnered in the men's doubles to stop in the top 16, adding up to 93,000 bonuses. Lin Gaoyuan reached the men's singles final at the Macau World Cup, but was chased by Ma Long for 4 consecutive games to complete a big reversal, which had a great impact on him. Unconsciously, Lin Gaoyuan is also a veteran of national table tennis, and he has not yet achieved excellent results.
Fan Zhendong participated in the men's singles competition and finally reached the top 16 and received a reward of 14,000 US dollars, which was converted into just over 100,000 yuan. Fan Zhendong qualified for the men's singles for the Paris Olympics, it is indeed surprising, his state in 2024 is really poor, in the past, he gave people the feeling that he was very stable, and now it is very difficult to qualify, I don't know what Xiaopang has experienced, I hope he will find his familiar self as soon as possible.
24-year-old Qian Tianyi participated in the women's singles competition, and finally finished in the top 8, and she won a prize of 17,000 US dollars, which is converted to 122,000 yuan. Qian Tianyi's progress is very great, she won the women's singles runner-up at the 2023 WTT Singapore Grand Slam, which is full of gold, and in the 2024 Saudi Grand Slam, Qian Tianyi also reached the top 8, basically meeting expectations.
Chen Xingtong participated in the women's singles and women's doubles competitions, the women's singles stopped in the top 16 and received a prize of 14,000 US dollars, and the women's doubles stopped in the top 8 and won 3,500 US dollars, adding up to a prize of 17,500 US dollars, which is converted to 126,000 yuan. Chen Xingtong also has the opportunity to participate in the Olympic women's team competition, although he is not the absolute main force of national table tennis, but his state is relatively stable and there are no big ups and downs.
Ma Long participated in the men's singles and men's doubles, of which the men's singles stopped in the top 32 and won a prize of 11,000 US dollars, and partnered with Wang Chuqin to win the men's doubles championship with a prize of 8,500 US dollars, adding up to 140,000 yuan. Ma Long missed the Olympic men's singles quota, but this did not affect his mood, and he also thanked Wang Chuqin for leading him to win the men's doubles gold medal.
Wang Manyu participated in the women's singles and women's doubles competitions, the women's singles stopped in the top 32 and won a prize of 11,000 US dollars, and the women's doubles won the championship with a total prize of 8,500 US dollars, with a total prize of 140,000 yuan. Wang Manyu missed the women's singles quota at the Paris Olympics and was overtaken by Chen Meng, mainly Chen Meng's performance in the Saudi Arabia Grand Slam was too good, defeating Miyu Hirano, Miwa Zhangmoto, Hina Hayada and Sun Yingsha in a row to win the championship, this championship is invincible.
19-year-old Lin Shidong participated in the men's singles competition, and finally stopped in the top 4, and even led Wang Chuqin 2-0 in the semifinals, but was reversed by Wang Chuqin. Lin Shidong's performance was amazing, and he received a prize of 20,750 US dollars, which translates to nearly 150,000 yuan. Lin Shidong will definitely be the core of national table tennis in the future, he can already compete with Wang Chuqin, Fan Zhendong and other big brothers, and the newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, and he has a lot of hard work.
Wang Yidi participated in the women's singles and women's doubles competitions, and the women's singles reached the top 4 and received a prize of 20,750 US dollars, and the women's doubles stopped in the top 8 and received 3,500 US dollars, adding up to 170,000 yuan. Wang Yidi defeated Misei Ito in the knockout round, which was a relatively big gain, and she overcame her demons.
Sun Yingsha won the women's singles runner-up with a prize of 33,000 US dollars, and her partner Wang Chuqin won the mixed doubles championship with a prize of 8,500 US dollars, adding up to 300,000 yuan. Sasha has already locked up the women's singles quota for the Paris Olympics, she is more relaxed in the competition, and it is acceptable to lose to Chen Meng in the final, after all, Sister Meng's strength is indeed very strong, especially in the Saudi Arabia Grand Slam.
Chen Meng won the women's singles championship with a prize of 65,000 US dollars, and won the women's doubles championship with a prize of 8,500 US dollars, adding up to a reward of 530,000 yuan. Chen Meng is the biggest winner of this tournament, not only won two gold medals, but also qualified for the women's singles at the Paris Olympics, so she can celebrate.
Wang Chuqin was the biggest winner, winning three titles, with a prize of US$65,000 for the men's singles, US$8,500 for the mixed doubles and US$8,500 for the men's doubles, with a prize of 590,000 yuan. Wang Chuqin is really too stable, just like Ma Long in his youth, as long as he participates in the competition, he is likely to win the championship, and his psychological quality is also very good, and he will definitely complete great achievements in the future.