On September 30, the WTT China Grand Slam ended the second day of competition in the main event, and the top 32 of men's singles and women's singles were all released.
The national table tennis players continued to perform highlightly. 13 players of the national table tennis participated in the men's singles main event, among which Xu Haidong lost to teammate Liang Jingkun, Yuan Licen lost to Li Shangzhu 2-3, and 11 including Wang Chuqin and Ma Long advanced to the top 32 of men's singles. 14 players of national table tennis participated in the women's singles main competition, including Qian Tianyi lost to teammate Liu Weishan, Wang Yidi lost to teammate Fan Siqi 2-3, Shi Xunyao lost to teammate Wang Manyu 1-3, including Sun Yingsha, Chen Xing and other 11 players all advanced to the top 32 of women's singles. The national table tennis women's players remained undefeated against foreign association players, and they swept Zhang Benmeihe and Qin Yuxuan against Pavard.
October 1 is the third match day of the main event, and the remaining 4 1/16 finals of men's and women's doubles, some singles 1/16 finals, and mixed doubles 1/8 finals will be played.
The schedule of national table tennis players on October 1 is as follows:
11:00 Xiang Peng/Liu Weishan VS Huang Zhenting/Du Kaiqin
11:35 Xue Fei VS Lin Shidong, Fan Siqi VS Li Enhui
Lin Shidong has won two consecutive WTT men's singles championships, and the world ranking has reached a new career high of seventh, and he is trying to get closer to the position of the main force of national table tennis. Xue Fei, as a rare direct shooting player in national table tennis, although he has more experience in the competition, his strength is still that of the young Lin Shidong.
Korea's Lee Eun-hye is not ranked high in the world, but she competed in the team event at the Paris Olympics. Fan Siqi has not participated in international competitions for a long time, and this time he is fighting at home, and he is in great shape, as long as he plays normally, there is no big problem in qualifying.
13:20 Sun Yingsha VS Kuaiman
The two are from the same school, and the head coach is Qiu Yike. Sun Yingsha is firmly ranked No. 1 in the world, and it will be difficult for Kuaiman to challenge her. However, in this tournament, it is not uncommon for domestic second-tier players to beat the main players in an upset, Fan Siqi won the world's fourth Wang Yidi, and Liu Weishan also eliminated the higher-ranked Qian Tianyi. Kuoman really needs tournament points to quickly move up the rankings, can he burst out of his potential under this pressure and pull the world No. 1 down?
13:55 Lin Gaoyuan/Wang Yidi vs Teodoro/Kukulova, Yuan Licen/Shi Xunyao vs Gados/Polkanova
18:00 Xue Fei/Qian Tianyi vs Manash · Sha/Chitale
19:10 Xiang Peng vs Omar · Assar, Liu Weishan vs Chen Siyu, Qin Yuxuan/Zong Geman vs Tian Zhixi/Li Enhui
Although Omar is accustomed to retreating, he has a strong spin on the ball after retreating, which is quite threatening, and can effectively limit the opponent's attacking speed. Xiang Peng should not think about scoring with one or two beats, and must be prepared for the difficulty of constantly holding multiple shots.
As long as Liu Weishan can show the level of the "victory over Qian Tianyi" game again, it will be no problem to win Chen Siyu.
19:45 Zhou Qihao/Chen Yuanyu vs Allegro/Pitchford
20:20 Wang Chuqin vs. Anders · Linde, Wang Xiaotong vs. Sophia· Polkanova
Ma Long and Fan Zhendong are both retiring, and Wang Chuqin is undoubtedly regarded as the leader of the national table tennis men's team in the new Olympic cycle. In the previous Macau Championship, he lost to Lin Shidong, and there were many factors such as physical fitness and unsystematic training. This time the Chinese Grand Slam was held in Beijing, Wang Chuqin sat at home, and he must have the goal of winning the championship, as for the players on the road to promotion, of course, they must win one by one, especially against players from foreign associations, and they must not lose the "foreign war" at will.
Wang Xiaotong played against Polkanova, who is tall and has long arms, and you can refer to the "Malone 3-0 victory over Pitchford" style of play. European tall players defend the two big corners of the forehand and backhand in place, and the middle close position is their weakness, so Wang Xiaotong's return ball should be concentrated in the middle of the opponent.
20:55 Lin Shidong/Kuaiman VS Matsushima Teruku/Miwa Zhangmoto
This is the most important mixed doubles pair between China and Japan in the Los Angeles Olympic cycle, and they will continue to have the opportunity to play each other for the next four years. Zhang Benmei and the women's singles were out in the first round, and they couldn't help crying, and they must be holding back their strength to make achievements in doubles to make up for the regret of singles. Do you think that Lin Shidong and Kuo Man can resist the rush of the Japan group?