Beijing time on January 19th, the 2022 WTT Macau Championship will start the first day of competition. In the mixed doubles focus battle, Wang Chuqin / Sun Yingsha defeated Ma Long / Qian Tianyi 3-0 and advanced to the quarterfinals, Zhou Qihao paired with He Zhuojia and lost 2-3 Xue Fei / Wang Xiaotong, in the first round of men's singles, Lin Gaoyuan defeated Lin Zhaoheng of Hong Kong, China 3-1 to advance to the quarterfinals.
The biggest focus tonight is the mixed doubles match, with Sun Yingsha/Wang Chuqin facing Ma Long/Qian Tianyi. Ma Long had rarely played mixed doubles before, but this time he was paired with teenager Qian Tianyi temporarily. In the first game, Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha played proactively and won 11-8.
In the second game, Ma Long/Qian Tianyi did not mobilize enough, and their cooperation was not tacit enough. Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha led all the way and won another game 11-5. In the third game, Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha took the initiative. Although Ma Long/Qian Tianyi resisted stubbornly, they failed to grasp the key points. Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha won 11-9, thus defeating Ma Long/Qian Tianyi 3-0 to advance. Mixed doubles quarterfinals.
In the first round of men's singles, Lin Gaoyuan played against Hong Kong player Lin Zhaoheng. Lin Gaoyuan is not a young man in the Chinese men's table tennis lineup. In recent years, he has achieved some achievements in the World Championships, but there is still a certain gap between the super-classes like Ma Long and Fan Zhendong. Under the impact of younger players such as Wang Chuqin, Lin Gaoyuan's situation in the national table tennis is rather awkward. To participate in the Paris Olympics, Lin Gaoyuan needs to make a qualitative leap in both technical and psychological levels.
This match with Lin Zhaoheng,Lin Gaoyuan entered the state quickly and won the first game 11-8. However, in the second game, Lin Gaoyuan suddenly lost his touch and made many mistakes in forehand attack. Lin Zhaoheng played steadily and regained a victory 11-5. The two returned to the same starting line.
In the third game, Lin Gaoyuan met a strong challenge from Lin Zhaoheng. The two players were at a stalemate for a while. At the end of the game, the famous Chinese player handled the ball delicately. After grasping the key points, he won 11-7. In the fourth game, Lin Gaoyuan made persistent efforts and did not give Lin Zhaoheng too many opportunities. He only allowed his opponent to score 4 points and sealed the victory 11-4, thus defeating Lin Zhaoheng 3-1 and entering the quarterfinals.
Zhou Qihao and He Zhuojia, who lost the men's singles match, were paired up against Xue Fei/Wang Xiaotong in the first round of mixed doubles. Both sides had some ups and downs in this match. Zhou Qihao/He Zhuojia took the lead 2-1, but after that Lost two games in a row, and finally lost 2-3, so Zhou Qihao men's singles and mixed doubles both stopped in the first round, the specific ratios are 11-9, 7-11, 11-9, 8-11, 8-11.
In the women's singles 1/8 final, Zhang Rui faced the chipper Liu Fei. Zhang Rui's style of play was very tough and somewhat masculine. Liu Fei was very tenacious and won the mixed doubles championship with Matt . In this game, Zhang Rui was more fully prepared for difficulties, patiently held on to Liu Fei, and when he encountered an opportunity, he shot decisively and won two consecutive games 11-8, 11-5. Although Liu Fei pulled one back with a score of 12-10, in the fourth game, Zhang Rui regained his touch, won 11-8, and finally defeated Liu Fei 3-1 and entered the quarterfinals.
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