The 2024 WTT Macau Championship singles quarter-finals continue.
The women's singles 1/4 finals ushered in the third match, which was played by Chen Xingtong against Zhang Benmeihe. This is the second match of the women's singles 1/4 finals between China and Japan. Another Sino-Japanese duel has been played. Wang Yidi won 3-0 against Miyu Kihara and advanced to the women's singles semifinals.
Miwa Haramoto is the younger sister of Tomokazu Haramoto. She has been competing in international competitions in the adult category since 2022. He achieved a good record just after his debut, and his world ranking soared. She is also ranked much higher in the Japan women's table tennis team. So far, Miwa Zhangmoto has reached 8th in the world rankings, only behind Hina Hayata. She competed at this year's Paris Olympics and won a silver medal in the women's team. She is only 16 years old and has the potential to become the strongest female table tennis player in the foreign association.
In this event, Zhang Benmeihe won Yang Xiaoxin 3-0 and Pavard 3-0 and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals.
Chen Xingtong swept away another Japanese female table tennis player Miu Hirano 3-0 in the first round and defeated Sweden's Linda 3-1 in the second round. Chen Xingtong is also in very good shape.
Chen Xingtong is 27 years old, 11 years older than Zhang Benmeihe, and is in the year of fighting. Chen Xingtong is ranked sixth in the world and is the No. 4 seed in the women's singles at this tournament. She's in for an uphill battle.
Chen Xingtong won one game first, but was pulled three games in a row by Zhang Benmei and missed the women's singles semifinals.
In the first game, the two played inextricably and bit very tightly. In 3 draws, Chen Xingtong scored 3 points in a row and took a large lead. Later, Chen Xingtong kept the lead and won the first game 11:6. Zhang Benmeihe wanted to chase points, but Chen Xingtong's strength was too strong, and Zhang Benmeihe couldn't beat it at all.
In the second game, Zhang Benmeihe strengthened her offensive and played fiercely, and her luck was also on her side. Zhang Benmeihe took a 6:2 lead. Zhang Benmei and eat serve, Chen Xingtong scored. The two sides are at a stalemate. Both sides scored 3 points each, and the score came to 9:5. Chen Xingtong scored 2 points in a row to narrow the difference. Zhang Benmeihe called a timeout.
Miwa Zhang's pause worked. She scored two points in a row to pull one back at 11-7.
In the third game, Chen Xingtong made a 2:0 start. After Zhang Benmei and chased 1 point, Chen Xingtong scored 2 points in a row and took a 4:1 lead. After each side scored 1 point, the score came to 5:2. Zhang Benmei and scored 4 points in a row to overtake the score. Chen Xingtong fought successfully.
Unexpectedly, Chen Xingtong ate serve twice in a row, and Zhang Benmei scored 2 points in a row and took an 8:6 lead. At the last moment, Chen Xingtong played in a hurry. Zhang won the third game 11-7.
In the fourth game, Zhang Benmeihe made a 3:1 start. Once again, the two sides are at a stalemate. In the middle game, Zhang Benmei and the United States scored 3 points in a row to take a 9:4 lead.
Zhang kept the lead and won the fourth game 11-5.
In the end, Zhang Benmeihe defeated Chen Xingtong 3-1 and advanced to the women's singles semifinals.
The women's singles 1/4 finals have been played three times, Wang Manyu won Zheng Yijing 3-1, Wang Yidi won 3-0 Miyu Kihara,
Only Sun Yingsha and Zhu Qianxi's match has not yet been played.
Zhang Benmeihe will play the winner of Sun Yingsha and Zhu Qianxi in the semifinals.
Zhang Benmeihe became a lone seedling in the Japanese table tennis to advance to the semifinals.