As of January 11, the 2024 WTT Star Challenge Doha has concluded the first day of competition. A total of singles 1 32 finals and doubles 1 8 finals were played on this match day, so the top 32 of singles and the quarterfinals of doubles were all produced.
The national table tennis players participated in 10 of the games, except for Liang Jingkun and Qian Tianyi, who lost to Lin Gaoyuan and Wang Manyu in the "civil war", and the other 9 foreign battles, the national table tennis won all of them. Liang Jingkun and Yuan Licen partnered in Men's Doubles, facing the cross-association pair of Ash Exech, and also encountered a lot of challenges, fighting hard in five games to win thrillingly.
In the top 32 men's singles, the national table tennis accounted for 7 seats. Among them, Zhou Qihao defeated Grote 3-0.
France's Alex Lebrun, Chinese Taipei veteran Zhuang Zhiyuan, and German veteran Boll were all upset and suffered a round of tours. Japan's Yukiya Uda swept Lee Sang-so 3-0, Hayasuke Togami defeated Pitchford 3-1, Shinozuka Daito narrowly defeated He Junjie 3-2, and Matsushima Teruku beat Gerardo 3-1 to pass the first round. Together with Tomokazu Zhangmoto, who had a bye in the first round, the Japanese team has 5 players to advance to the round of 32.
In the top 32 women's singles, the national table tennis occupies 8 seats.
In the first round of women's singles, Hong Kong, China's Du Kaiqin lost 1-3 to South Korea's Lee Shiwen, and Zhu Chengzhu lost 1-3 to Romania's Diaknu, all out. Yuan Jiannan was swept by Swedish chipper Linda Bergstrom, and "Indian First Sister" Batra lost 2-3 to Australian player Liu Yangzi. South Korean veteran Tian Zhixi narrowly won in five games, while another chipper, chipper Seo Hyo-won, went out 2-3. Thailand's two highest-ranked players in the women's singles face each other in the first round, with Palanam beating Sutasini 3-0 to advance.
All three pairs of national table tennis advanced to the quarterfinals. Lin Gaoyuan, Lin Shidong 3-0 Gurani Kuwari (retired), Ma Long, Wang Chuqin 3-1 Falke Carlsen, Liang Jingkun, Yuan Licen 3-2 Ash Exage.
Men's Doubles second seeds South Korea's Lim Joong-hoon Lee Sang-so lost 0-3 to Japan's Hayasuke Togami and Teruku Matsushima. Another South Korean pair, who are also top seeds Jang Woo-jin Ahn Jae-hyun, comfortably advanced to the quarter-finals. Another Japanese pair, Tomotoshi Haramoto and Daito Shinozuka, also qualified.
The three pairs of national table tennis all kept clean sheets against their opponents and advanced to the quarterfinals. Chen Meng, Wang Manyu 3-0 Jin Naying, Li Shiwen, Qian Tianyi, Chen Xingtong 3-0 Akula, Gol Pad, Zhang Rui, Kuaiman, 3-0 Nagasaki Miyu, Zhang Moto.
World No. 1 Shen Yubin Tian Zhixi had a bad start, falling behind 0-2, although he stubbornly dragged the game into the deciding game, and finally lost 2-3 to Hong Kong, China's Zhu Chengzhu and Wu Yonglin, and missed the quarterfinals.
The top 5 seeds in the women's doubles of this tournament, in addition to the national table tennis combination Wang Manyu and Chen Meng, the South Korean combination Shin Yubin Tian Zhixi, the Chinese Taipei combination Li Yuzhen Zheng Yijing, the Japanese pair Zhang Benmei and Nagasaki Miyu, and the Swedish combination Bergström Carlberg, all were eliminated in the first round.
Three pairs of national table tennis pairs broke into the quarterfinals. Wang Chuqin, Sun Yingsha 3-0 Exechi, Madaraz, Lin Gaoyuan, Wang Manyu 3-1, Liang Jingkun, Qian Tianyi, Lin Shidong, Kuaiman, 3-0 Ghanasekaran, Batra.
Chinese Taipei pair Lin Yunru Chen Siyu, twice behind twice equalized, collapsed after the deciding game 5-6, lost to the South Korean pair Zhang Yuzhen Tian Zhixi, and was out of the first round.
In the mixed doubles quarterfinals, there are two Korean pairs, and they are both in the 2 4 zone, securing a place in the semi-finals in advance. There is also Hong Kong's Wong Chun-ting, Doo Hoi-king, Japan's Tomotoshi Changmoto and Hina Hayata, and Romania's Ioneskuszokos.
On the second match day of the main event, there will be 1 16 finals in men's and women's singles, 1 4 finals and semifinals in three doubles. The players who have a bye in the first round of singles will all make their debut.
Wang Manyu and Lin Gaoyuan will face teammates Kuo Man and Lin Shidong in the 1 4 finals after facing teammates Qian Tianyi and Liang Jingkun in the first round of mixed doubles. The men's singles will face a lot of challenges in many matches, Zhou Qihao against Qiu Dang, Fan Zhendong against Francesca, and Wang Chuqin against South Korean player Ahn Jae-hyun, all of which are highly competitive. The two pairs of Japanese men's doubles will be the opponents of the national table tennis in the 1 4 finals.
Wang Chuqin, Sun Yingshavs Wong Chun Ting Du Hoi Kwan.
Lin Gaoyuan, Wang ManyuvsLin Shidong Kuaiman
Liang Jingkunvs Shinozuka Daito.
Chen Xingtongvs Adina Diaknu.
Qian Tianyivs Pritica Pavard.
Wang Yidivs Olawan Paranam.
Zhou Qihaovs Qiu Dang.
Zhang Rui Kuaimanvs Polkanova Szokos.
Chen Meng, Wang Manyuvs Samara Dragoman.
Ma Long, Wang Chuqinvs Guo Yong and Feng Yaoen.
Lin Gaoyuan, Lin Shidongvs Tomotoshi Haramoto and Daito Shinozuka.
Qian Tianyi Chen Xingtongvs Matlova Balazova.
Sun Yingshavs Miyu Nagasaki.
Liang Jingkun and Yuan Licenvs Hayasuke Togami Teruma Matsushima.
Lin Shidongvs Anders Lind.
Fan Zhendongvs Francesca.
Marlonvs Duda.
Kuammanvs Ni Xialian.
Wang Manyuvs Liu Yangzi.
0:10 on January 12Chen Mengvs Polkanova.
Lin Gaoyuanvs Alexander Cassin.
Wang Chuqinvs Ahn Jae-hyun.
Zhang Ruivs Jenny Shao.
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