On the afternoon of September 27, the draw results for the main draw of the 2024 WTT China Grand Slam were released.
Peking Opera was performed at the draw ceremony, and a number of player representatives were invited as guests for the draw, including men's singles world No. 1 Wang Chuqin and Germany's Francesca participated in the women's singles draw, and women's singles world No. 1 Sun Yingsha and France's Pavard participated in the men's singles draw.
Women's Singles main draw signing
Upper half
District 1/8: Sun Yingsha, Kuai Man, and Qian Tian are in the district together. If both Sun Yingsha and Kuo Man win in the first round, they will meet in the second round. Kuaiman's women's singles ranking is nearly 100 in the world, and the contrast with mixed doubles partner Lin Shidong in the world's top 10 is obvious, so she urgently needs to improve her singles ranking to prove herself, but the Chinese Grand Slam has met the world No. 1 early, it is difficult to cross over, and she will miss another opportunity to improve her ranking.
Zone 2/8: There are no national table tennis players in this zone. Two Japan players, Miu Hirano and Mimato Ito, are the top players in the rankings.
Zone 3/8: Wang Yidi is alone in the zone, the signing is good, the overall strength of the other players is average, Yuan Jiannan and Mori Yingshou may create a little challenge.
However, Wang Yidi's first-round opponent is a qualifier, and at least half of the probability will be teammates.
Zone 4/8: There are no national table tennis players in this area for the time being, but there is a qualifying place, and it may be a national table tennis player.
The area brings together Zheng Yijing, Polkanova, Kihara Miyu, Zhu Qianxi and many other players of equal strength, so the competition will be quite fierce.
Lower half
Zone 5/8: There are no national table tennis players in this zone. Led by Diaz, there are also two Korea players, Seo Hyo-won and Lee Shi-win.
Zone 6/8: Chen Xingtong is the highest-seeded player in the zone. Tian Zhixi was lucky this time, and finally did not be in the same area as Sun Yingsha again, but the Nagasaki Meiyu she met in the first round also had some strength.
Zone 7/8: The two top-seeded players in the zone are Zhang Benmei and Szokos, but there are also two national table tennis players, He Zhuojia and Zong Geman, which is not a small challenge for them, and of course it is also an opportunity to "emerge".
8/8 area: The national table tennis trio Wang Manyu, Shi Xunyao, and Qin Yuxuan are all in the same area, but unfortunately Wang Manyu and Shi Xunyao "met on a narrow road" in the first round.
Men's singles main draw signing
Upper half
Zone 1/8: Wang Chuqin is alone in the zone, facing a lot of challenges, including Korea's Lim Jong-hoon, and two Japan players Hayasuke Togami and Shinozuka Daito, Ko Seungrui and Simon · Gotz also have a strong impact.
Zone 2/8: Lin Shidong is alone in the district, and the main competitors are Lin Yunru and Aruna.
If Lin Shidong and Wang Chuqin successfully break through the "foreign war", then they will meet in the quarterfinals.
Zone 3/8: Xiang Peng is alone in this zone, which gives him room to make the most of it, and he will attack Felix, who is fifth in the world.
Zone 4/8: There are no national table tennis players in this zone, but there are three Japan players: Tomokazu Zhangmoto, Maharu Yoshimura, and Teruku Matsushima. At the same time, the men's singles runner-up in the Paris Olympics, Moregaard, is also among them.
Lower half
Zone 5/8: Lin Gaoyuan is in this zone, and the main competitor is "Korea's first brother" Jang Yuzhen.
Zone 6/8: Liang Jingkun and Zhou Qihao are in the same district. Germany's Ocharov withdrew from the Macau Championship, but finally caught up with the Chinese Grand Slam.
Zone 7/8: Ma Long and Yuan Licen are also in the same area. Lee Sang-so and Francesca in the district have all won against Ma Long. Of course, if they want to meet Ma Long, they must first pass the level of Yuan Licen.
Zone 8/8: Fan Zhendong withdraws, Hugo is the second seed in the tournament and will face Alex in the first round. Two Korea players, Ahn Jae-hyun and Cho Dae-sung, were "civil wars" in the first round. Xu Yingbin is the "lone seedling" in the national table tennis area, if he can go all the way to the quarterfinals, then there may be more opportunities in the next competitions.
Who do you think has the opportunity to become the "big dark horse" of this event?