On November 8, Beijing time, the first round of the singles competition began, and the fierce schedule caused hundreds of players to be eliminated in advance. At the same time, after many competitions in the mixed doubles event, the final four roster was decided. The highly-watched Shatou and Successful combination successfully advanced and are expected to meet in the finals.
No. 1 seeds Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha , as the champion of of last year's World Table Tennis Championships, he has absolute strength. In this event, the two made considerable sacrifices for mixed doubles. Sasha gave up the team competition, and big head gave up singles. In the first round, facing the national team of , Zhou Qihao and , He Zhuojia , the two performed very steadily, sweeping their opponents to advance. In the semi-finals, Zhao Zhaoyan and Sun Mingyang were blocked, and were reversed by the opponent in the first game. Fortunately, Wang Chuqin combined scored 8 points in a row in the fourth game and secured the victory. The opponents of the Shatou combination in the semi-finals will face Lin Shidong and Kuaiman , whose partner has won the WTT championship many times. Today they defeated last year's direct tournament champions , Matt and Liu Fei in three sets, and fans saw the potential of this young combination.
No. 2 seed Lin Gaoyuan and Wang Manyu , their road to advance is a bit thrilling. Especially in the semi-finals, facing the combination of Yu Ziyang and Wang Yidi , both sides won two games in the first four games. In the key decisive game, the successful combination once led 7:1, but was chased by the opponent to two points. At the critical moment, Wang Manyu still showed a big heart and advanced smoothly. Their semi-final opponents are also , and Guo Yuhan, who are born in the 2000s. Will they become dark horses and break through the siege?
