Beijing time on July 15th, ITTF Star Challenge is underway. The battle for the top eight singles seats is ongoing. National table tennis player Wang Manyu is facing off against his teammate Fan Siqi . Wang Manyu has an obvious advantage, winning three consecutive games with 11:2, 11:5, 11:6, with a total score of 3:0 and no seal. Fan Siqi easily advanced to the quarterfinals. Next, Wang Manyu will face Mima Ito , who narrowly defeated Sutasini 3:2.
Currently, 6 players from the National Table Tennis Team have been eliminated, namely Fan Siqi, Kuaiman , Yuan Lizen , Xiang Peng , Liu Dingshuo , Liu Weishan . In another women's singles match, world champion Ishikawa Kasumi also lost in three straight games, with a score of 11:3, 11:8, 11:7, with a total score of 3:0, and successfully advanced to the next level. The top eight list. Currently, Japanese women's singles Kasumi Ishikawa, Hina Hayata, , and Mima Ito are advancing.
In the men's singles match, National Table Tennis Team Lin Gaoyuan faced the famous German player Ocha. In the first game, Lin Gaoyuan won the first game 11:9. In the second game, Lin Gaoyuan started at 5:1, and Ocha was a little unable to catch Lin Gaoyuan's backhand ball. Lin Gaoyuan made more mistakes, Ocha seized the opportunity and frequently chased points. In the middle game, Ocha caught up to 8:9, and then Lin Gaoyuan requested a timeout. After the timeout, Lin Gaoyuan got the game point at 10:8. Lin Gaoyuan's off-field coach today is head coach Liu Heng.
Lin Gaoyuan's off-field coach Liu Heng told Lin Gaoyuan not to quit. Liu Heng said that Ocha would definitely fight. Sure enough, Lin Gaoyuan's timeout was very effective. After the timeout, Lin Gaoyuan hit a very hard forehand and secured the victory at 11:8, leading by a big score of 2:0. Both Lin Gaoyuan himself and off-field coach Liu Heng controlled the game very well. It can be seen that Liu Heng knows Lin Gaoyuan very well.
In the third game, the two sides started with a 1:1 draw. Ocha has already started fighting, leading 5:3. In the middle game, Lin Gaoyuan showed his full momentum and overtook the score 6:5. Ocha then requested a timeout. After the timeout, Lin Gaoyuan scored from COSCO Taiwan and led 7:5. Ocha's injury still has a certain impact on his pace, and his movement speed is very slow. Lin Gaoyuan sealed the victory at 11:8, lost three straight games, and sealed world champion Ocha 3:0, advancing to the quarterfinals.