On September 11, the 2024 WTT Macau Championship ended the first round of the women's singles, and the top 16 of the women's singles were all released.
Four national table tennis players Sun Yingsha, Chen Xingtong, Wang Yidi, and Wang Manyu participated in the women's singles competition and passed the test easily.
Japan and South Korea also had four players each, and the three members of the Japan team, Misei Ito, Miwa Zhangmoto and Miyu Kihara, all swept 3-0 to advance. Miu Hirano was eliminated by Chen Xingtong. Only 2 members of the Korea team, Kim Na-young and Zhu Qianxi, made it past the first round.
Women's Singles round of 16 against the situation
Sun Yingsha VS Jin Naying, Zhu Qianxi VS Ito Micheng
Chen Xingtong vs Linda · Bergstrom, Pritica · Pavard vs Zhang Benmeihe
A · Diaz vs Miyu Kihara, Wang Yidi vs Takahashi · Bruner
Zheng Yijing vs Olawan · Paranam, Zhu Yuling vs Wang Manyu
Korea's 4 women's singles players are concentrated in the 1/4 zone, and Tian Zhixi and Seo Hyo-won have been eliminated in the first round. In the second round, Jin Naying challenged Sun Yingsha, and Zhu Qianxi encountered Misei Ito, both of whom fell behind, and there is a high probability that they will stop in the top 16. Misei Ito did not perform well in the Paris Olympic cycle, and there were not many opportunities to meet Sun Yingsha. Unexpectedly, at the beginning of the new Olympic cycle, the first meeting between the two was close at hand.
Previously, Chen Xingtong had to go through a lot of twists and turns when he met a chipper, and he needed to prepare for difficulties in the second round against Bergstrom. There is also Zhang Benmeihe in the 2/4 area, Chen Xingtong's tactics are still a little more aggressive, the opponent's forehand attack and the ability to change the line are good, if you simply defend passively, it will be very difficult.
Wang Yidi's 3/4 area, the opponent is not particularly strong, if Diaz can pass the level of Kihara Miyu, she has forced Wang Yidi to a tiebreaker. However, as long as Wang Yidi plays normally, it is not a big problem to advance to the semifinals.
Although Zhu Yuling is now representing the Macau team in China, fans also hope that she can play a few more games and return to her previous sassy and heroic appearance in the court. But Wang Manyu and Zhu Yuling faced each other head-on, and the palms and backs of their hands were full of meat, but Wang Manyu's strength is indeed higher now, and there is no suspense about promotion. Olawan has to pass Zheng Yijing's level, and it is also quite difficult. The quarterfinals should be advanced to the quarterfinals by Wang Manyu and Zheng Yijing.