On September 9, the 2022 WTT Regular Challenge Oman Muscat Station started the singles semi-finals. In a highly-watched women's singles semi-finals, two Chinese table tennis players, Chen Xingtong, , , and , Qian Tianyi, , started a civil war. In the end, Chen Xingtong performed better, won four consecutive games, swept Qian Tianyi 4-0 with a big score, and advanced to the finals with a strong victory. At the same time, he was only one victory away from qualifying for World Table Tennis Championships .
According to the selection method of the National Table Tennis World Table Tennis Championships, Sun Yingsha , Chen Meng , Wang Manyu , Wang Yidi has already qualified for the Chengdu Team World Table Tennis Championships in advance due to its world rankings. The last place in the women's team will be generated through the trials. The women's team selection match was held on both sides inside and outside. In the team selection match last week, Kuaiman won the women's team championship and qualified for the World Table Tennis Championships. Whether she can participate in the World Table Tennis Championships depends on the results of Chen Xingtong and Qian Tianyi participating in the WTT regular challenge Muscat station. Chen Xingtong and Qian Tianyi participated in the off-team selection competition. Whoever wins the women's singles championship in this site will directly receive tickets to the Chengdu Team World Table Tennis Championships.
Originally, Japanese star Ito Mima also signed up for the women's singles competition on this site, but in the end she chose to withdraw, which also greatly increased Chen Xingtong's hope of winning the championship with Qian Tianyi. Chen Xingtong and Qian Tianyi both had three events in this site. In the mixed doubles arena, Chen Xingtong defeated Qian Tianyi 3-0 in the semi-finals and Zhou Qihao and advanced to the finals; Chen Xingtong defeated Qian Tianyi 3-0 in the women's doubles arena, and advanced to the finals; Chen Xingtong defeated his teammate Fan Shuhan/Xu Yi 3-0 in the women's doubles arena, and advanced to the finals. In the women's singles arena, the two are in the lower half, and they both made it to the semi-finals and met as scheduled. This semi-final competition is not only about the women's singles final tickets for this site, but also about the opportunity to win the women's singles tickets for the Chengdu Team World Table Tennis Championships.
in the first game, Chen Xingtong made efforts in the second half of the game and won 11-5. In the second game, Chen Xingtong took a 4-0 lead, Qian Tianyi tied the score at 7-7 and took the lead with a 10-9 lead. At this time, Chen Xingtong scored three points in a row and reversed the game 12-10, leading 2-0 with a big score. In the third game, Chen Xingtong led 4-2 at the beginning, and Qian Tianyi called a timeout for himself. After the timeout, Qian Tianyi tied the score at 4-4, and Chen Xingtong scored 5 points in a row after 6 tied, winning another game 11-6. In the fourth game, the competition between the two sides became more intense, and the score remained stalemate until 9 draws. Qian Tianyi got the game point 10-9. At the critical moment, Chen Xingtong scored 3 points in a row and won the fourth game 12-10, defeating Qian Tianyi 4-0 to advance to the final.
In another women's singles semi-finals, Korean player Cui Xiaozhu defeated Chen Siyu of Taipei in six games after six games, with a score of 7-11, 11-4, 11-8, 11-5, 11-8, and 4-2. In the final, Chen Xingtong will face Cui Xiaozhu. For Chen Xingtong, this game is not only the women's singles championship battle, but also the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championship ticket. Once you get the World Table Tennis Championship ticket, Chen Xingtong is expected to add another world championship title.
