Beijing time on July 16th, the WTT Star Challenge Budapest station ended the third match day of the main competition, and the 4 semi-finals + 1 final were announced! On this match day, the national table tennis team won a big victory: in the women's singles, they won consecutive victories Ito + Hayata, and 3 people entered the semi-finals; in the men's singles, they also won 3 seats in the semi-finals; in the men's doubles, two pairs advanced to the semi-finals; Women's doubles Sun Yingsha / Wang Manyu advanced; Wang Chuqin /Wang Manyu entered the mixed doubles final.
men’s singles semi-finals matchup: Ma Long- Wang Chuqin, Liang Jingkun-Moregard.
html In the 11/4 finals, Malone narrowly defeated Lin Gaoyuan 23-2, Wang Chuqin blocked Lin Yunru 3-0, Liang Jingkun 3-2 Li Lin Zhongxun, and Moregard 3-1 Jochik.
women's singles semi-finals matchup: Wang Yidi - Ishikawa Kasumi , Sun Yingsha-Wang Manyu.
In this round of knockout, the Japanese table tennis women's singles suffered a heavy blow from the national table tennis team. Sun Yingsha swept Hayata Hina 3-0, Wang Manyu reversed Mima Ito 3-2, and the two core players of the Japanese table tennis team's women's singles were both eliminated. With only Ishikawa Kasumi left, it is difficult to threaten the national table tennis championship.
Men’s Doubles semi-finals matchup: Liang Jingkun /Lin Gaoyuan-Pitchford/Kink Hall, Malone/Wang Chuqin- Li Shangzhu /Zhao Dacheng.
women’s doubles semi-finals matchup: Sun Yingsha/Wang Manyu-Polkanova/Seqi, Mima Ito/Hina Hayata- Li Haoqing/Chen Siyu.
mixed doubles final matchup: Wang Chuqin/Wang Manyu- Zhang Benzhi and /Hina Hayata.
It can be seen that all five national table tennis events are expected to compete for the championship, and they have extremely obvious advantages in men's and women's singles. Japan's hope of winning the championship is mainly pinned on the mixed doubles and women's doubles.
