The 2024 WTT Macau Championship ended on the evening of September 14 with a fierce battle in the semi-finals. In the men's singles event, Lin Shidong defeated Wang Chuqin 4-1 and Qiu Dang defeated Gao Chengrui 4-2, and the two sides will meet in the final. In the women's singles event, Sun Yingsha and Wang Yidi won in the semifinals, and the two sides met in the finals, and the national table tennis locked the women's singles championship and runner-up in advance.
Men's Singles semifinals
Lin Shidong 4-1 Wang Chuqin【11-7,11-6,7-11,11-6,11-9】
The men's singles semifinals in the first half of the region were played between national table tennis players, and Wang Chuqin had previously passed three consecutive games 3-0, eliminating Huang Zhenting, Xu Yingbin and Zhao Dacheng respectively, and the road to promotion was relatively smooth. Lin Shidong's overall performance in this tournament was very good, after eliminating Benedict · Duda 3-0, narrowly beating Tomokazu Zhang 3-2 and Lin Yunru 3-0.
Lin Shidong played extremely well in this game, and the first two games were constantly mobilized to limit Wang Chuqin's play. In the third game, Wang Chuqin changed his rhythm and was finally able to pull back 1 game, but Lin Shidong quickly adapted, and the fourth game once again gained the upper hand. After that, Lin Shidong's shot quality was still relatively high, withstood the pressure and won the fifth game, winning the total score of 4-1 to advance.
Lin Shidong is currently ranked 12th in the world with 2,140 points. This tournament played strongly to reach the men's singles final, at least to ensure that the world ranking of 700 points, the next Lin Shidong only needs to reduce 75 points, at least a net increase of 625 points.
Therefore, Lin Shidong's next world ranking points will be at least 2765 points, which can surpass Lin Yunru, Francesca and Moregard and ensure that he will squeeze into the top 10 in the world. If Lin Shidong finally wins the championship, then he will surpass Lin Gaoyuan and Zhang Benzhihe and rise directly to the seventh place in the world.
Qiu Dang 4-2 Gao Chengrui【8-11,16-14,12-10,11-6,6-11,11-3】
In this game, the competition was fierce, Gao Chengrui obviously lacked experience in driving high and going low, and there were also certain problems in mentality. Qiu Dang played more calmly, and maintained a calm mind in a passive situation, and was able to have the last laugh. After Qiu Dang reached the final, the world ranking is expected to return to the top 10. Gao Chengrui stopped in the semi-finals and scored 350 points, and the next world ranking will rise to 25th.
Women's Singles Semifinals
Sun Yingsha 4-2 Zhang Benmei and [12-10, 14-12, 9-11, 11-13, 11-3, 11-8]
Wang Yidi 4-0 Wang Manyu【11-7, 11-6, 11-8, 11-4】
The women's singles final will be between Sun Yingsha and Wang Yidi, and the two sides are about to usher in the 13th meeting on the international stage, with Sun Yingsha holding an 8-4 advantage in the previous 12 matches. Sun Yingsha encountered great trouble in the semifinals, and finally suppressed Zhang Benmeihe by adding quality, and the semifinals were very hard. Wang Yidi's form is very good, and he always has the upper hand against Wang Manyu and successfully advanced to the finals.
Finals schedule
男单: 林诗栋 VS Qiu Party [September 15, 20:00]
Women's Singles: Sun Yingsha VS Wang Yidi [September 15th 19:00]