Beijing time on October 26, the 2022 Xinxiang WTT World Cup final is about to begin. The world's number one and defending champion won the first round, because Liang Jingkun, the world's third-ranked champion, was suspended and missing one person, Fan Zhendong was bye in the first round. At that time, CCTV5 will broadcast the live game.
World No. 1 Fan Zhendong is the defending champion of the WTT World Cup. In the final last year, he defeated Zhang Benzhi and 4-1 to win the championship. In this competition, his goal is to successfully defend the title. In the just-concluded WTT Macau Championship, Fan Zhendong won the runner-up.
Before the two finals of the Macau Championship Championship began, WTT officially gave a list of 16 men's and women's singles players who won the finals of the Xinxiang WTT World Cup.
Among them, the 16 participating players in the men's singles are Fan Zhendong, Ma Long , Liang Jingkun, Zhang Benzhihe, Calderano , Moregade , Lin Yunru , Yochik, Qiu Dang , Ocharov, Wang Chuqin , Lin Gaoyuan , Francesca, Aruna , Boer, Zhuang Zhiyuan win, etc.
Xinxiang WTT World Cup final, Fan Zhendong, Ma Long and Liang Jingkun are the top three seeds of the event. Unfortunately, Liang Jingkun, the third-ranked world, was banned by Chinese Table Tennis Association because he was inappropriately celebrating his actions in the first round of the Macau Championship, defeating Lin Gaoyuan 3-2.
So, Liang Jingkun’s name was not on the men’s singles lottery table in the Xinxiang WTT World Cup. After Liang Jingkun was suspended, the event organizing committee did not substitute the players to participate, but directly vacated the quota, which means that one person would be bye in the first round.
And the defending champion and world number one Fan Zhendong became the biggest winner. He was bye in the first round and "lived into the quarterfinals". Of course, if you want to win the championship in the end, you still have to win one game after another. I hope Fan Zhendong can dream come true!
