On July 4, Beijing time, the main event of the 2024 WTT Bangkok Star Challenge began.
The national table tennis sent Lin Gaoyuan and Chen Xingtong to participate in this event, and only participated in the singles competition. Let's focus on the singles match.
The draw for the singles main draw is out. Lin Gaoyuan's signing is very good, and Chen Xingtong's signing is a little worse.
In the men's singles draw, Lin Gaoyuan ranked first in the top half as the No. 1 seed. There were 48 players in the main event. The tournament starts with the 1/32 finals. There are 32 players participating in the 1/32 finals, and 16 players have a bye in the first round and directly enter the top 32.
Men's Singles Zone 1/4:
Lin Gaoyuan, as the No. 1 seed in men's singles, naturally had a first-round bye. Desai, which is also in the 1/16 zone, played against Feng Yixin, and the winner played the 1/16 final with Lin Gaoyuan. Lin Gaoyuan has a very good chance of advancing to the round of 16.
Japan's Kawa Rui-ki in Zone 2/16 took on Hong Kong's Wong Chun-ting, and the winner took on India's Achanta. Both of these games are difficult to predict. The winner of this district is highly likely to play the 1/8 final against Lin Gaoyuan.
Lin Gaoyuan will not meet a particularly strong opponent before the 1/8 finals. Of course, it is also necessary to prevent upsets. Lin Gaoyuan dropped the chain more often, otherwise it would not be difficult for him to make a breakthrough.
Liao Zhenting in the 3/16 zone played Sangu Ansin, and the winner played the 1/16 final against South Korean player Lee Sang-so. Dole in the 4/16 zone played against Stampe, and the winner played the 1/16 final with Zhao Dacheng. Lee Sang-so is likely to meet Cho Dae-sung in the 1/8 finals.
If Lin Gaoyuan enters the quarterfinals, he will meet a strong opponent in the quarterfinals.
Men's Singles Zone 2/4:
Lin Zhaoheng in the 5/16 zone played against Shah, and the winner played the 1/16 final with Lin Zhongxun. Hauge in the 6/16 zone played against Feng Yaoen, and the winner played the 1/16 final with Zhuang Zhiyuan. Madrid in the 7/16 zone played against Huang Yancheng, and the winner played the 1/16 final against Japan's Yoshimura Maharu. In the 8/16 zone, Guo Yong played against Porter, and the winner played Ahn Jae-hyun in the 1/16 final.
Men's Singles Zone 3/4:
There are many high-level players in this area, such as Lim Zhongxun, Ko Seungrui, Shinozuka Daito, and Tomokazu Zhangmoto. Competition in this area is very high.
Men's Singles Zone 4/4:
This area has high-level players such as Aruna, Yuya Uda, Teruku Matsushima, and Hayashi Yunru.
If there are no big surprises, Tomokazu Zhang and Lin Yunru are expected to meet in the semifinals in the second half. Both of these players are very strong and are in the bottom half, which is beneficial to Lin Gaoyuan.
In the women's singles draw, Chen Xingtong is the No. 1 seed in women's singles. She had a first-round bye.
Women's Singles Zone 1/4:
Li Yuzhen in the 1/16 zone played against Shibata Shaji, and the winner played the 1/16 final with Chen Xingtong. Xu Xiaoyuan in the 2/16 zone played against Zeng Jian, and the winner played the 1/16 final with Han Ying.
A. Mukherjee in the 3/16 zone played J. Savitabut, and the winner played Miyu Kihara in the 1/16 finals. Li Haoqing in the 4/16 zone played against Schillena, and the winner played the 1/16 final with Zheng Yijing.
In every game of Chen Xingtong, he will encounter relatively strong opponents.
Women's Singles Zone 2/4:
This area has high-level players such as Szokos, Du Kaiqin, Nagasaki Miyu, Zhu Qianxi, and Ito Mimako.
Women's Singles Zone 3/4:
This district has high-level players such as Diaz, Palanan, Shin Yubin, etc.
Women's Singles Zone 4/4:
This area has high-level players such as Tian Zhixi, Mittram, Kim Naying, and Jang Ben Miwa.
The competition in the top half is significantly greater. If Chen Xingtong reaches the semifinals, he is expected to face Ito in the semifinals. It depends on whether Chen Xingtong can survive to the finals. If she can make it to the final, she still has a chance of winning the title.
At the WTT Bangkok Star Challenge held in April 2023, Lin Gaoyuan won the men's singles, men's doubles, and mixed doubles championships, and Chen Xingtong won the women's singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles championships. Let's see if they can defend their singles titles.
In order to help Lin Gaoyuan achieve good results, Zhang Chao also came to Bangkok to serve as Lin Gaoyuan's off-court guidance.
Looking forward to Lin Gaoyuan and Chen Xingtong achieving good results.