The 2018 ITTF Japan Open has just concluded the competition for the quarter-finals of the men's and women's doubles, with Gu Yuting/Kiko taking the lead against host Japan's Hashimoto Hirooka/Kazumi Sato. In the previous qualifying round, Gu Yuting / Muzi defeated the Thai-Thai combination of Kinnipah / Sutasini 3-0, and in today's match, Gu Yuting / Muzi still continued the previous state to win 3 consecutive sets of 11-8, 11-9, 11-7, ushering in the first win of the main tournament and advancing to the women's doubles quarterfinals.
The other Chinese duo, Liu Shiwen/Wang Manyu, fought a bitter battle with the Singaporean duo Ofe Lin Ye/Yu Mengyu. In the first two sets, Liu Shiwen / Wang Manyu also played very strongly, winning two consecutive sets at 11-3, 11-6, leading 2-0 on aggregate, but after that, Lin Ye / Yu Mengyu seized the opportunity to win back the first set at 11-7, and in the fourth set, the two sides launched a tug-of-war, the score once alternated, when the score was 9 draws, Lin Ye / Yu Mengyu won two consecutive points, won another set at 11-9, and chased the total score to a 2-2 draw.
In the decider, the competition between the two sides has entered a white-hot, when Liu Shiwen / Wang Manyu took a 5-2 lead, Lin Ye / Yu Mengyu did not panic, but scored 3 points in a row, chasing the score to a 5-5 draw, fortunately, Liu Shiwen / Wang Manyu controlled the situation on the field in time, completely eliminated the possibility of the Singapore combination counterattack, locked the victory at 11-8, and thus advanced to the top 8 with a total score of 3-2.
In the men's doubles match, the Chinese team only sent Liang Jingkun/Zhou Kai, and Liang Jingkun/Zhou Kai in the first round of the main match faced the Swedish combination K. Carlsson/M. Carlsson. Liang Jingkun/Zhou Kai were in better shape in the first two sets, winning two consecutive sets 11-8, 11-5 to lead 2-0 on aggregate, but then the Swedish duo launched a counter-attack to tie the aggregate score to a 2-2 draw with two 11-8 scores. In the decider, Liang Jingkun/Zhou Kai finally found their form, leading 3-0 at the beginning, and has maintained the lead since then, locking in the victory 11-6 and struggling to advance to the men's doubles quarterfinals.