The 2024 WTT Macau Championship will continue on September 12 with six matches in the afternoon stage. The Chinese table tennis team Lin Gaoyuan, Chen Xingtong and Lin Shidong played, Lin Gaoyuan was knocked out of the game, and Chen Xingtong and Lin Shidong both won and advanced to the quarterfinals.
Women's Singles
Zheng Yijing 3-1 Olawan-Paranam【11-7,12-10,10-12,11-6】
Chinese Taipei veteran Zheng Yijing is ranked 10th in the world and Thailand's Paranam is ranked 39th in the world, and this is the third meeting between the two sides in history, with the previous two facing in 2024. Zheng Yijing played well in this campaign, controlled the rhythm well, defeated the opponent with a total score of 3-1 to achieve the annual three consecutive kills, successfully advanced to the women's singles quarterfinals, and faced Wang Manyu in the quarterfinals.
Miyu Kihara 3-0 Adriana Diaz【11-7,12-10,12-10】
Japan's Miyu Kihara is ranked 28th in the world, and Puerto Rico's Diaz is ranked 11th in the world, and the two sides ushered in the sixth meeting in history. And Diaz is not without chances, but he didn't take advantage of consecutive key points. Miyu Kihara lost 5-1 against Diaz, and after advancing to the quarterfinals of the women's singles, it is very likely to face Wang Yidi in the quarterfinals.
Chen Xingtong 3-1 Linda Bergstrom【9-11,11-7,11-6,11-4】
Chen Xingtong is ranked sixth in the world and Sweden's Bergstron is ranked 52nd in the world, and this match is the first meeting between the two sides in history. Chen Xingtong was a little passive in the first game, after all, it was the first encounter and he needed to adapt first. After that, Chen Xingtong turned on the suppression mode and won three games in a row. Chen Xingtong advanced to the quarterfinals of the women's singles and faced Japan's Miwa Zhang in the 1/8 finals.
Men's Singles
Lin Yunru 3-0 Anton Carlberg【11-4,11-5,11-9】
Chinese Taipei star is ranked 9th in the world, and Sweden's Carlberg is ranked 23rd in the world, and the two sides have met 3 times in the past, and Lin Yunru has the last laugh. In this game, Lin Yunru played strongly, firmly controlled the rhythm of the game in his own hands, and ended the game in three straight games, thus achieving a 4-game winning record against Carlberg.
Lin Gaoyuan 1-3 Gao Chengrui【7-11,6-11,11-9,9-11】
Lin Gaoyuan, ranked seventh in the world, played against Chinese Taipei teenager Gao Chengrui, ranked 31st in the world, but was knocked out by his opponent. In this game, Lin Gaoyuan made frequent mistakes, always lost points continuously at critical moments, and his overall performance was extremely unstable, lacking the desire to win. In the fourth game, Lin Gaoyuan led 9-6, but unfortunately lost 5 points in a row and was overturned by the opponent.
This is the end of Lin Gaoyuan's journey to the Macau Championship, and his form does not look very good, and it seems that he has not yet come out of the shadow of being reversed by Ma Long in the World Cup final in the first half of the year. Lin Gaoyuan's mentality problem has not been solved, and he will be 30 years old in the New Year, and his career is really difficult. Gao Chengrui won 3-1 on aggregate to advance to the quarterfinals of the men's singles, and faced Sweden's Moregard in the quarterfinals.
Lin Shidong 3-2 Tomokazu Zhangmoto【15-13, 9-11, 11-9, 4-11, 11-8】
Lin Shidong is ranked 12th in the world, Zhang Benzhihe is ranked 8th in the world, and this is the third meeting between the two sides in history, and the first two times against Lin Shidong have lost to their opponents. The two sides competed fiercely in this game, and the two sides formed a fierce battle in the first game, and Lin Shidong won the first game thrillingly. In the second game, Lin Shidong's 8-4 lead was overturned by Zhang Ben, and in the third game, Lin Shidong fell behind 2-5 to achieve a reversal.
After that, Tomokazu Haramoto won the 4th game. The tiebreaker was fiercely contested, and Lin Shidong seized the opportunity to win 3-2 on aggregate, defeating Tomokazu Zhang for the first time, and will next compete with Lin Yunru for a place in the semifinals.