On January 19, Beijing time, the WTT Macau Championship began the first matchday competition, the mixed doubles first round match, Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha against Ma Long/ Qian Tianyi. In the first two sets, Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha won 11-8 and 11-5, and in the third set, the two still won, sweeping Ma Long and Qian Tianyi 3-0 on aggregate to enter the quarterfinals.
In this mixed doubles competition in Macao, Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha continued to play together, the two are the champions of the World Table Tennis Championships, Ma Long and Qian Tianyi are paired, and the duel between the two pairs is also very interesting. Malone rarely plays in mixed doubles matches, and this Macau tournament is also a new attempt. Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha are the main mixed doubles combinations in the future of national table tennis, and this Olympic cycle, the two also need more run-in.
After the game began, In the first set, Ma Long and Qian Tianyi opened a 2-0 lead, Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin scored 3 consecutive points to overtake, Ma Long and Qian Tianyi scored consecutive points, 6-4 lead, Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin rebounded again, Ma Long and Qian Tianyi chased the score to 8-9, Sun Yingsha/ Wang Chuqin won 10-8, won 11-8, 1-0 lead.
In the second set, Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin opened a 6-0 start, Ma Long led Qian Tianyi to chase the score to 3-8, Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin scored again, 10-4 to get the set point, Ma Long and Qian Tianyi saved a set point, Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha still won 11-5, leading 2-0.
In the third set, Ma Long and Qian Tianyi started with a 3-1 lead, Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha played more strongly, and soon chased to 5 draws, Ma Long and Qian Tianyi called a timeout. After the suspension, Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha still took the lead in scoring, 8-6 lead, Ma Long and Qian Tian repeatedly chased 1 point, Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha scored consecutive points, 10-8 to get the match point, 11-9 to win, the total score of 3-0 swept the Ma Long combination, into the top 8.