On July 13th, the first round of the WTT Budapest station started. There were two strong matches in the first round, and both games lasted for 5 games. The Wang Zha combination composed of Wang Chuqin / Wang Manyu narrowly defeated the famous player Huang Zhenting / Du Kaiqin of Hong Kong, China, 3-2, and advanced to the second round with difficulty. Uda Yukiya/ Ito Mima combination lost three games in a row and was reversed when leading 2-0, and suffered a first-round elimination.
Wang Chuqin/Wang Manyu 3-2 Huang Zhenting/Du Kaiqin (Hong Kong, China)
Wang Chuqin/Wang Manyu are both good players in singles and doubles, and they also have super personal abilities. In this competition, Wang Chuqin/Wang Manyu played together in mixed doubles for the first time. In the first round, their opponent was the famous combination of Huang Zhenting/To Kaiqin from Hong Kong, China.
The combination of Huang Zhenting/Du Kaiqin has been working together for a long time and has a tacit understanding. They also played at a high level in this game. The two pairs played at a high level and fought for five rounds. In the end, Wang Chuqin/Wang Manyu defeated their opponents 11-8, 7-11, 8-11, 11-9, 14-12 and advanced to the second round.
Wang Chuqin/Wang Manyu worked together for the first time, but communication was still a bit lacking and the level of tacit understanding still needs to be improved. Fortunately, at the most critical moment, the two risked a yellow card and scored 2 points in a row after communication, winning the final 14-12 and advancing to the second round.
Tomokazu Harimoto/ Hina Hayata (Japan) 3-2 Yukiya Uda/Mima Ito (Japan)
Tomokazu Harimoto and /Hina Hayata are currently ranked fourth in the world and are one of the strongest mixed doubles combinations. one. Since the two of them worked together, they have won the second place in the World Championships. Mima Ito and Hayabusa Mizutani won the mixed doubles championship at the Tokyo Olympics. However, with the retirement of Hayabusa Mizutani, Mima Ito once stated that she would withdraw from the mixed doubles and focus on singles. Due to the sharp decline in singles performance this year, Mima Ito returned to the mixed doubles again and formed a new mixed doubles combination with Yukiya Uda.
In this game, Uda Yukiya/Ito Mima entered the state quickly and won 2 consecutive games 11-6 and 11-9, leading by a big score of 2-0. However, Harimoto Satoshi and Hayata Hina did not give up easily, winning 3 consecutive games with 11-5, 11-7, 11-7, reversing the victory with a big score of 3-2 and advancing to the second round. Mima Ito also suffered a misfortune in the first round, but their new combination is still very strong and highly competitive.
