Beijing time on July 13, ITTF Star Challenge is underway. What is going on is the first round of the individual main event. Hong Kong's famous straight skater Huang Zhenting faces the American player Kanak. Kanak partnered with the national table tennis world champion Wang Manyu to participate in the mixed doubles competition. He received personal guidance from the national table tennis coaching staff and made significant progress. Huang Zhenting has a straight style of play and has rich experience. In the first game of
, the scores of both sides increased alternately. Kanak dared to take key points, scoring two points in a row after a tie at 10:10, and won the first game in a thrilling manner at 12:10. In the second game, Huang Zhenting had an obvious advantage and easily regained the game at 11:4. The two sides were tied at 1:1. In the third game, Kanak once again had the upper hand, winning 11:7 and leading Huang Zhenting by a big score of 2:1.
In the fourth game, Huang Zhenting had a bad start. In key points, Kanak led 9:8. Subsequently, Kanak requested a timeout. After the timeout, Huang Zhenting tied the score at 9:9. But then, Kanak worked hard and scored two points in a row, sealing the victory 11:9. With a total score of 3:1, he defeated the Chinese straight table star Huang Zhenting and successfully advanced to the top 32 of the men's singles. Huang Zhenting was eliminated in both lines, and his partner Du Kaiqin lost to Wang Manyu Wang Chuqin in the first round of mixed doubles.
In another men's singles match, Indian veteran Achanta faced Slovak player Piste. Achangta has rich experience. He won three consecutive games with 11:2, 11:7, 11:5, with a total score of 3:0 and zero opponents, easily advancing to the top 32 of the men's singles. Next, Achanta will face the famous European player Darko, and the two sides will compete for the top 16 men's singles list. In addition, the young national table tennis player Yuan Lizen suffered a round trip and lost to French player Simon 1:3.
In the women's singles, Portuguese-Chinese player Shao Jenny was also eliminated. Shao Jenny fought hard for four games and lost to Romanian player Dia Canu with a total score of 1:3 and missed the promotion. Korean chipper Seo Hyo-won won three straight games, 11:7, 16:14, 13:11, with a total score of 3:0 and a clean sheet Swedish player Linda successfully advanced. Although he won, it was not easy for Xu Xiaoyuan to win.
Next, Xu Xiaoyuan will face the famous national table tennis player Wang Yidi . When Wang Yidi debuted, it was always very difficult to beat chip players, but he has made significant progress in recent years. Japanese world champion Hirano Miu lost three straight games with a total score of 3:0 and eliminated their opponents, advancing to the top 32. Next, Miu Hirano will face Chinese player Yang Xiaoxin . Liu Weishan 3:2 narrowly defeated Batra and will face the famous Japanese player Hayata Hina .
