The 2024 WTT Macau Championship will usher in the 1/8 finals on the evening of September 11, and this match day will start with five matches. After fierce competition, the three players of the Chinese table tennis team, Wang Manyu, Sun Yingsha and Liang Jingkun, all advanced, while Zhu Yuling, a player from Macau, China, was eliminated by Wang Manyu. In addition, Japan's Miwa Haramoto and Sweden's Moregard also qualified.
Women's Singles
Wang Manyu 3-0 Zhu Yuling【11-5,11-4,11-6】
This is the eighth meeting between the two sides on the international stage, with a slight 4-3 advantage over the previous seven meetings against Wang, who last met at the 2020 Doha Open, when Wang won 4-2. The two sides met again after 4 years, and Wang Manyu played strongly in this game, defeating the opponent in three straight games, and won 4 consecutive victories against Zhu Yuling, and also qualified for the women's singles quarterfinals.
Zhu Yuling returned to the field after many years, eliminated Poland's Bayo 3-0 in the first round, and met world No. 3 Wang Manyu in this round, and Zhu Yuling, who had been absent from the arena for a long time, could not find a way to restrain herself. Zhu Yuling's previous world ranking stayed in the 17th week of 2022, and she scored 90 points in this Macau Championship, and will be ranked around 160th in the world ranking in the next period.
Sun Yingsha 3-0 Kim Na-young【11-9,11-6,11-7】
Sun Yingsha, ranked No. 1 in the world, played and let go of the burden of losing gold in the Olympic women's singles, and the new Olympic cycle started again. Sun Yingsha's opponent in this match is Kim Na-young, a 17-year-old Korea teenager who is currently ranked 44th in the world.
This game is the first meeting between the two sides in history, and Sun Yingsha still has to adapt to the rhythm at the beginning and adopt a steady and steady strategy. Sun Yingsha's comprehensive strength is obviously better than that of her opponent, and Sun Yingsha made a decisive shot in the key ball, won the game in three straight games, and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals of women's singles.
Parvard 0-3 Miwa Zhang [6-11, 5-11, 2-11]
France's Pavard takes on Japan's Miwa Haramoto, the 20-year-old is ranked 19th in the world, while the 16-year-old is ranked eighth in the world. This is the fifth meeting between the two sides in history, and the first 4 against Zhang Benmei and the other have a 3-1 advantage. In this game, Zhang Benmeihe played strongly, swept the opponent in three straight games, and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals of the women's singles.
Men's Singles
Liang Jingkun 3-2 Simon Goetz【11-6,12-10,8-11,10-12,12-10】
Liang Jingkun is currently ranked 4th in the world and France's Simon Goetz is ranked 32nd in the world. This is the sixth meeting between the two sides in history, with Liang winning the last five meetings, with the most recent meeting coming in Chongqing before the 2024 Olympics.
Liang Jingkun's rhythm in this game was not good, and he won a very thrilling victory, and was almost chased by the opponent. Fortunately, Liang Jingkun seized the opportunity at the critical moment, and although he fell behind 2-7 in the deciding game, Liang Jingkun withstood the pressure to chase 9 draws, and won 12-10 thrilling to end the game. So far, Liang Jingkun has maintained a record of 6 wins against Simon Goetz.
Moregaard 3-1 Pitchford【3-11,12-10,11-6,11-9】
Sweden's Moregaard is the Paris 2024 silver medallist and is currently ranked 11th in the world, while England veteran Pitchford is currently ranked 38th in the world. This match is the fifth meeting between the two sides on the international stage, with Moregard holding a 3-1 advantage in the previous four games. In this game, Moregard lost one game, and then won three games in a row to achieve a reversal, and won 3-1 on aggregate to advance to the men's singles quarterfinals.