Beijing time on July 16, ITTF Star Challenge is underway. At present, the list of the top four singles players has been released. In the men's singles semi-finals, Ma Long faced Wang Chuqin , and Liang Jingkun faced Moregard. Seven national table tennis players participated in the men's singles competition, and three advanced to the semi-finals. The situation is exactly the same in women's singles. The same three people advanced to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, Wang Manyu faced Sun Yingsha , Wang Yidi faced Ishikawa Kasumi . In the battle for the top four seats of
, Wang Manyu faced the famous Japanese player Mima Ito . Wang Manyu’s three-front battle in this site’s Open requires a lot of physical energy. Mima Ito was also aggressive. In the first game, Wang Manyu won the first game 11:7. Next, Mima Ito won two consecutive games at 11:9 and 11:4, leading the score 2:1. Subsequently, Wang Manyu withstood the pressure and secured the victory at 11:7, 11:9, with a total score of 3:2 to advance to the top four.
In another game, Sun Yingsha faced the famous Japanese players Hina Hayata . In the first game, Sun Yingsha did not play easily. Hina Hayata was very fast and her placement was very tricky. In the key points, Sun Yingsha won the first game in a thrilling way at 13:11. Next, Sun Yingsha completely took control of the situation, winning two consecutive games at 11:8, 11:6, with a total score of 3:0 and shutout Hina Hayata, successfully advancing to the women's singles semi-finals.
In the women's singles semi-finals, the National Table Tennis Team met successfully. Sun Yingsha faced teammate Wang Manyu. This also means that the National Table Tennis Women's Singles advanced to the finals in advance and locked in the final tickets. In this site's open competition, Olympic champion Chen Meng retired due to injury, while Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu shouldered the important task of winning gold and silver. In another women's singles match, national table tennis player Wang Yidi won three straight games, 13:11, 11:6, 11:3, with a total score of 3:0 and a clean sheet against Hong Kong player Du Kaiqin , and successfully advanced. In this site's open competition, Wang Yidi defends the bottom half alone, facing both pressure and opportunity. In the last match of
, Ishikawa Kasumi faced Brazilian player Bruna Takahashi. Chen Meng, who is in the quarter zone where Ishikawa Kasumi is located, has withdrawn, so Ishikawa Kasumi has a good draw. At the beginning of the game, Ishikawa Kasumi won two consecutive games at 11:6 and 11:7. Next, Bruna regained two games at 11:9 and 11:8, and the two sides tied with a score of 2:2. The game entered the final round. In the final round, Ishikawa Kazuo was superior in pure skills and secured the victory at 11:8, with a total score of 3:2 to advance to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, Ishikawa Kasumi faced Wang Yidi.
