China's Grand Slam is nearing its end and the mixed doubles title will be decided today. The good news is that the national table tennis team has locked the mixed doubles championship in advance, and Lin Gaoyuan, who has three matches in one day, will also hit the triple crown.
A total of 13 matches were held on October 4, 9 in the morning and 4 in the afternoon. At present, there are 17 players left on the mainland, and they will join hands to participate in today's 13 games (including 4 civil wars), in other words, there are Chinese in every game today, and if they all win, I dare not imagine what a grand occasion it is.
Full-day schedule on October 4th
So far, the top 8 singles, the top 4 doubles, and the mixed doubles finals have all been released. Among them, the men's and women's singles account for 5 of the 8 seats, the men's and women's doubles top four power table tennis each account for 3 seats, and the mixed doubles is Lin Gaoyuan/Wang Yidi will meet Lin Shidong/Kuo Man.
Today's singles 1/4 finals will adopt a best-of-7 system, the battle line is longer, and the level and physical strength of the players are more tested, and the doubles still maintains 5 rounds and 3 wins.
The first match at 11:00 is the Men's Doubles semi-finals, which will be played by the No. 4 seeds Wang Chuqin/Liang Jingkun of the national table tennis team vs. France's No. 2 seeds Lebrun Jr.
This year, the men's doubles sent a total of 5 pairs, the other four groups are in the upper half of the zone, and the second half is only Wang Chuqin/Liang Jingkun pair, they still meet a tacit brother, so the pressure on the two is still very high. If they lose, the men's doubles will not be able to lock in the championship in advance.
Women's doubles is the No. 1 seed Zheng Yijing/Li Yuzhen of the Chinese Taipei team VS the No. 3 seeds of the national table tennis team Sun Yingsha/Wang Yidi, Zheng Yijing just eliminated another women's doubles pair of the national table tennis team 3-1 yesterday, and the strength is still very strong.
Therefore, Sun Yingsha's group is also facing the same situation as the big head, if it loses, the first half of the region will be completely lost. Although the two groups in the lower half of the area are all national table tennis players, there is still a gap between their strength and Zheng Yijing's group, so all hopes are pinned on Dadi and Sasha.
From 11:35 to 12:20, there are four singles quarter-finals.
The women's singles match at 11:35 was Chen Xingtong vs Korea's Seo Hyo-won, Seo Hyo-won is the only remaining women's singles player in Korea, and if the Korean table tennis team is wiped out, the pressure can be imagined.
The men's singles match in the same time period is Lin Shidong VS Anders · Linde, this Linde is the Denmark youngster who eliminated Wang Chuqin 3-1 the day before yesterday. Judging from the strength alone, he may not be as powerful as a small stone, but Linde's ball is very "dirty" and he is also very good at playing the opponent's mentality.
After that game, Wang Hao's son couldn't help but complain: "(Linde) can't beat it, just play Lai", Yan An also couldn't help complaining during the commentary: Linde doesn't respect the rules of the arena very much.
At that time, Linde just used various tactics to suppress the rhythm to win the big head, although it was inappropriate to make it more disgusting. I hope that this time Lin Shidong can withstand the pressure and give him a hard look.
At 12:20, the men's singles side is Ma Long VS Hugo, both of whom are top players and are also ranked at the top in the world. At that time, it will definitely be very stubborn, and it may be a full 7 rounds.
Women's singles is Wang Manyu VS He Zhuojia civil war, Wang Manyu's Grand Slam tournament is either a civil war or on the way to a civil war, counting this time, a total of five matches and four are civil wars. They are the women's doubles civil war, the women's singles first, third, and fourth rounds.
He Zhuojia has a strong momentum this year, playing three 3-0 in the first three games, and has successively blocked the main Japanese table tennis player Zhang Benmeihe, Singapore Zeng Jian, and National Table Tennis Zong Geman. So this time she and Wang Manyu are facing each other, and it's really hard to say who loses and who wins.
At 13:05, there was a women's singles match and a men's doubles semi-final.
Men's doubles is the Chinese team's Lin Gaoyuan/Lin Shidong VS Yuan Licen/Xiang Peng, Yuan Licen/Xiang Peng, the two young players have also been on the road to the civil war, with a bye in the first round, and eliminated their national table tennis teammates 3-2 and 3-1 in the second and third rounds respectively.
The winner of the two groups will enter the final together with the winner of Wang Chuqin/Liang Jingkun VS Big and Small, and I only hope that the national table tennis can keep the men's doubles champion Yadu in their own homes.
At the same time, there is also a women's singles match between national table tennis player Fan Siqi and Taipei's first sister Zheng Yijing. Fan Siqi came all the way up from the qualifying round, and eliminated Wang Yidi in the first round of the main competition, and his strength is there.
Except for the 3-2 against Dadi, Fan Siqi kept a clean sheet in the next few rounds. If Zheng Yijing can be picked off the horse this time, it is enough to show that the reserve strength of the national table tennis women's team is very strong.
The last match of the morning was the women's doubles semifinals at 13:50, and it was the familiar national table tennis civil war, which was played by Qian Tianyi/Chen Xingtong VS Chen Yi/Xu Yi.
One pair is the No. 6 seed in women's doubles, and the other pair is a national table tennis player, and there is still a gap in strength. The winner will compete with Sun Yingsha/Wang Yidi VS Zheng Yijing/Li Yuzhen for the women's doubles title.
There are a total of 4 matches in the afternoon session starting at 18:00, including 2 internal battles and 2 external battles.
At 18:00, Lin Gaoyuan played against Liang Jingkun, both of them are the main force of national table tennis, their strength is comparable, and they are also very familiar with each other's playing styles.
18:45 Sun Yingsha VS Misei Ito This game is the most anticipated and most concerned game today. This is not the first time that the two have faced each other, and it has been Sasha who has won every time in the past, and her title of "Anti-Japanese Famous General" comes from this.
Misei Ito is the only remaining player in the Japanese table tennis team, and the mixed doubles, women's doubles, men's doubles, and men's singles all said byebye yesterday. This time she was unlucky to meet Sasha, and it was recommended to pack up her things and go home as soon as possible.
At 19:30, the national table tennis teenager Xiang Peng vs Sweden's Moregard. Xiao Mo is crazy this season, the Olympic Games 3-1 Wang Chuqin, yesterday eliminated Zhang Ben Zhihe, and his skills soared. Xiang Peng is not bad, he eliminated Xiaobu 3-1 yesterday, and selfishly hopes that the national table tennis team will win.
Today's final match is the mixed doubles title match, which is played by Lin Gaoyuan/Wang Yidi vs Lin Shidong/Kuo Man, Lin Shidong and Lin Gaoyuan have changed from men's doubles partners to opponents.
Lin Shidong/Kuaman went 3-0 all the way, knocking out strong opponents such as Japan, the No. 4 seed, and the No. 5 seed.
Lin Gaoyuan/Wang Yidi's side is similar, except for yesterday's civil war where they lost a point, they were also 3-0 at other times, and they also eliminated the No. 3 seed. Both groups are the main force of national table tennis, and this duel will be very exciting just by thinking about it, and there is a high probability that it will also fight 7 rounds.
However, no matter who wins, it is the national table tennis win, and China wins, so fans can put their hearts in their stomachs and watch the game with peace of mind. So, who do you think has the better chance of winning the championship?