On January 10, 2024, the WTT Doha Station of the Table Tennis World Tour was in full swing, and 14 national table tennis players made their debut in the main competition, among which eight main players such as Ma Long, Wang Chuqin, and Kuo Man Zhang Rui attracted much attention. Facing a strong first-round opponent, they are under pressure and are in a tough situation to advance. At the same time, the 13 singles players of the national table tennis have not been arranged, among which Fan Zhendong and Wang Yidi have fewer rounds of competition because they do not participate in many events. In the qualifying round, Yuan Licen lost to South Korean teenager Zhao Dacheng and missed the promotion. Zhou Qihao will face Denmark's Gross, who is often inconsistent in his game and needs to maintain a stable performance despite his excellent skills. In the Mixed Doubles, Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha will face Exech Madaraz, who are full of confidence, but mainly use this match to warm up and find the feeling of the game. Lim Shidong Kueman will face Ghana Sekaran Batra, and they will need to avoid underweight due to the quality of their opponents.
In addition, Lin Gaoyuan and Wang Manyu will face Liang Jingkun and Qian Tianyi, which will attract much attention, and people are generally optimistic that they can achieve victory. In Men's Doubles, Liang Jingkun and Yuan Lichen will take on Ash Exech, who will be expected to win comfortably as their partners from different associations have limited threat in the match. And Lin Gaoyuan and Lin Shidong will face Gurani Kuwari, and the suspense of victory no longer exists. Only Ma Long and Wang Chuqin will face a difficult task against Sweden's Falke Karlsson, as both have won the World Table Tennis Championships. Although they are stronger, they are not sure of victory. In the Women's Doubles, Chen Meng, Wang Manyu will face Kim Naying and Li Shiwen, and as long as they play at a normal level, they will be expected to win. Chen Xing and Qian Tianyi will face Akula Gorpard, and they will need to be careful to deal with their opponent's special style of play. Zhang Rui will take on Mei Zhang and Miyu Nagasaki in what will be the highlight of the first day of the main event, and it is believed that Zhang Rui will be able to perform at his best.
The competition schedule on January 10 has been announced, and there is only one game in the national table tennis singles, and the other players are directly promoted. Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha will face Exech Madaraz at 6 p.m., Chen Meng, Wang Manyu and Chen Xingtong and Qian Tianyi will face Kim Naying, Li Shiwen and Akula Gorppard respectively at 18:35, while Lin Gaoyuan and Lin Shidong will face Gurani Kuwari at 19:10, and finally at 21:30, Ma Long Wang Chuqin will face Falke Karlsson. Major national table tennis matches are on the horizon, with Lin Gaoyuan and Wang Manyu taking on Liang Jingkun and Qian Tianyi, while Lin Shidong and Kuo Man will face Ghanasekaran and Batra. Kuo Man and Zhang Rui will then take on Zhang Benmei and Nagasaki Miyu at 1:20 the next day, while Liang Jingkun and Yuan Licen will take on Ash and Exech at 1:55 p.m. Finally, in the match at 2:30, Zhou Qihao will face Gross. These matches will have a significant impact on the promotion of the quarterfinals of the national table tennis doubles, especially the two foreign battles are the most difficult to qualify.
Let's wait and see what these key battles play out.