On October 19, 2022, the Table Tennis Macau Championship continued, and the men's singles first round ushered in a peak showdown. The Chinese table tennis world champion Liang Jingkun and Lin Gaoyuan competed for the top 16 seats. Both sides fought hard for five games, but the result was that Liang Jingkun eliminated Lin Gaoyuan 3-2 and advanced to the top 16.
In fact, there are not many highlights on the first day. The national table tennis team has the highest attention in the two games, namely Liang Jingkun vs. Lin Gaoyuan, Wang Chuqin vs. Calderano . The main players staged a peak duel, Wang Chuqin encountered a challenge from the strong enemy, Fan Zhendong , Sun Yingsha , Wang Manyu rest, the three of them have to wait until tomorrow, women's singles Wang Yidi 23-0 defeated Egyptian young player Hannah . Gundam, becoming the first national table tennis player to advance.
Liang Jingkun ranked third in the world, second only to Fan Zhendong and Ma Long . Lin Gaoyuan ranked 12th and qualified through wild card. This time, the men's singles signing was the worst. Liang Jingkun played against Lin Gaoyuan in the first round. No matter what the result, he was confirmed to be eliminated in advance. Just in the previous World Table Tennis Championships, , both of them played in the group stage and finally won the championship with the team. The overall performance was remarkable.
In the past, the main players of the Chinese table tennis team had a win or a loss, all depends on their performance on the spot, and no one was absolutely sure of it. This is the most exciting game in the first round. Judging from recent performance, Liang Jingkun has a slight advantage. His single board is of high quality, and the stalemate ability of China and China Remote Taiwan is strong. Lin Gaoyuan is faster and better at suppressing his opponents through changes in rhythm. Both of them have the chance, it depends on who can take the initiative.
Before the game, both of them were ready to play to the decisive game. In the first game, Lin Gaoyuan was a little slow to heat up. Following Liang Jingkun's rhythm, it was not wise to choose to fight hard. As a result, he lost points in a row. Liang Jingkun led 7-3 and quickly scored 11-6 to take the lead. In the second game, Lin Gaoyuan led 7-3, Liang Jingkun chased to 6-7, and Lin Gaoyuan was timed. After returning, both sides resolved the game points many times, and Lin Gaoyuan won the game 14-12.
in the first two games, Lin Gaoyuan had poor quality on the board, and it was difficult to score points in the mid-range and long-distance tie against Liang Jingkun. In the third game, Liang Jingkun led 5-1, and Lin Gaoyuan chased to 6-7, and was suspended by Liang Jingkun. After returning, the scores rose alternately. Liang Jingkun was even better, tied 10 in a row, and narrowly won 12-10. Lin Gaoyuan was a little hesitant at the critical moment, and wanted to win and missed the opportunity, but was seized by Liang Jingkun.
In the fourth game, Lin Gaoyuan led 6-2, Liang Jingkun tied with 7 points, and both sides scored 3 points. At the end of the game, Lin Gaoyuan withstood the pressure and narrowly won 12-10. Lin Gaoyuan was still a matter of mentality when he lost 8 points in the final game, which was surprising. Liang Jingkun directly scored 11-2 and ended the game, and finally narrowly defeated Lin Gaoyuan 3-2, advancing to the men's singles quarterfinals, and in the second round against Zhang Yuzhen and Alex.