On July 2, the WTT Bangkok Star Challenge 2024 will kick off, Japan's Hina Hayada withdrew from the women's singles, and the Brazilian team Hugo withdrew from the competition, so that the two players participating in the national table tennis - Chen Xingtong became the top seed in the women's singles, and Lin Gaoyuan became the top seed in the men's singles.
Lin Gaoyuan
Lin Gaoyuan became the top seed in men's singles
Felix Lebrun, who was ranked No. 5 in the men's singles world, and Hugo, who was ranked No. 6 in the world, both signed up for the Bangkok Star Challenge, but both withdrew and did not want to compete for the second seed in the men's singles at the Paris Olympics.
In this way, Lin Gaoyuan, the world's seventh national table tennis player, became the top seed in men's singles. Only Lin Gaoyuan participated in the national table tennis men's singles, and the test he had to face was not small.
Chinese Taipei team Lin Yunru, Japanese team Zhang Ben Tomokazu, South Korean team Zhang Yuzhen, Nigerian team Aruna and other players participated in the competition, and the strength was strong.
Kino Hayata
Chen Xingtong became the top seed in the women's singles
Japan's Hina Hayata, ranked fifth in the women's singles world, withdrew from the women's singles and only participated in the mixed doubles after the last regular challenge in Tunis.
Hina Hayada only withdrew from the singles of the two low-level tournaments and also avoided being punished by the ITTF.
Chen Xingtong
Chen Xingtong, ranked sixth in the world, became the top seed in the women's singles.
Her main opponents are Japan's Miwa Zhangmoto, South Korea's Shin Yubin, Romania's Szokos, Japan's Misei Ito, and Germany's Han Ying.