On May 14, Beijing time, with the successful conclusion of the 2024 WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam, the WTT Star Challenge Ljubljana is about to start. The WTT World Table Tennis Federation (WTT) has given a list of the top five seeded players, among which the top three seeded players in men's singles are Felix Lebrun, Calderano Hugo, and Tomokazu Zhangmoto.
The just-concluded 2024 WTT Saudi Grand Slam is a very high-standard event. In this tournament, almost all the best players are brought together. In men's singles, the Chinese men's table tennis team sent Wang Chuqin, Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, Lin Gaoyuan, Liang Jingkun, and Lin Shidong to participate. The Japanese team also sent Tomokazu Zhangmoto, Hayasuke Togami, Shinozuka Oden and other main lineups.
This competition was full of upsets, Ma Long, Fan Zhendong, Lin Gaoyuan, and Liang Jingkun were upset in the men's singles 1/16 finals. After several world champion teammates went out one after another, the world No. 1 "Big Head" Wang Chuqin was stable enough, and after a fierce battle, he reached the final with Germany's Francesca. In the championship match, Wang Chuqin defeated Francesca 4-2 to win the championship.
After the WTT Saudi Grand Slam, the 2024 WTT Star Challenge Ljubljana will start from June 11 to 16.
The WTT World Table Tennis Federation gave the names of the top five seeded players, and its official Weibo wrote: "WTT Star Challenge Ljubljana 2024, the top 5 will be ranked at the registration deadline, and the final seeding will be determined according to the world ranking at the time of the draw."
The top five seeded players in the men's singles are: Felix Lebrun, Calderano Hugo, Tomokazu Zhangmoto, Qiu Dang, and Dimiteo Ocharov. As the No. 1 seed, 18-year-old "Glasses Man" Felix swept Tomokazu Zhang 3-0 in the Saudi Arabia Grand Slam men's singles 1/16 finals. In the upcoming Ljubljana race, will Felix still have a hot performance?