Original title: WTT Saudi Grand Slam: Fan Zhendong misses men’s singles finals
Xinhua News Agency, Jeddah, May 8 (Reporter Wang Haizhou) In the 2024 World Table Tennis Professional League (WTT) Saudi Grand Slam held on the 8th, the results of the Chinese team were mixed, and Fan Zhendong was reversed in the singles competition men. Stopped in the top 16, Liang Jingkun/Lin Gaoyuan missed the semi-finals of the men’s doubles.
In the match that day, Fan Zhendong had a smooth start and won two games in a row with 11:4 and 11:4 However, after that, the German player Francesca was in a strong form and even three games in a row with 11:6, 11:8 and 12:10 Complete the reversal.
Wang Chuqin’s performance was still outstanding. He recovered his form quickly after losing the first game and defeated the Japanese player, Maharu Yoshimura, with a total score of 3:1 to advance to the semi-finals. Lin Shidong defeated Iranian player Aramyan 3:1 and won the ticket to the quarter-finals.
In the women’s singles, Wang Yidi overturned Monaco’s Yang Xiaoxin with 8:11, 11:6, 11:6, 11:7 and advanced to the quarter-finals; table tennis match Among them, Qian Tianyi defeated his teammate Chen Xingtong 11:9, 11:9, 11:6;
In the semi-finals of the mixed doubles, Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha defeated the Japanese pair, Satoshi Harimoto/Hina Hayata 12:10, 11:9, 12:10 after a tough battle and advanced to the final.
In the women’s doubles match, Chen Meng/Wang Manyu and their teammates Wang Yidi/Chen Xingtong played all five games, bringing a great contest to the audience in the semi-finals.
In the men’s doubles quarter-finals, Liang Jingkun/Lin Gaoyuan lost to the Swedish combination Carlsen/Karlberg 6:11, 8:11, 6:11; (Poland).
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