On January 10, 2024, the women's singles match of the table tennis WTT Star Tournament in Doha showed unexpected results. Hong Kong's To Hoi Kim lost 1-3 to South Korea's Lee Shi Wen and missed out on the victory against Japan's Hina Hayata. Du Kaiqin's performance this time was unexpected, because as a leader in Hong Kong, China, she has always been extraordinary, and has previously defeated Wang Manyu and other national table tennis players, and has been among the masters for a long time. However, her form has been sluggish in recent times, and she has been poor in many games. It is reported that Du Kaiqin's injury is quite serious, which inevitably affects her competitive form. Still, as long as she can return to her normal level of play, defeating Li Shiwen shouldn't have been a problem. However, the unexpected upset result surprised everyone. Although Li Shiwen often participates in competitions, his results are not outstanding, and he is more involved in the role.
Her Women's Doubles partner Kim Na-young had earlier lost 0-3 to Chen Meng and Wang Manyu and were eliminated in the first round. In the women's singles match against Du Kaiqin, Li Shiwen was at a disadvantage and could only fight hard to play at his best. After the start of the game, Du Kaiqin made frequent mistakes in the first game, and the two sides have been engaged in fierce battles near the stage, and it is difficult to form a multi-shot hold. Du Kaiqin is always suddenly inaccurate, and her handling of the butt serve seems too simplistic, and instead of taking full advantage of the quality of the board, she is pinned down by her opponent. Li Shiwen took the lead in an all-round way, taking the lead 11-6. It was difficult for Du to stay focused, and every game was unpredictable. In the second game, Li Shiwen still adopted flexible tactics and did not clash with Du Kaiqin, which made the opponent extremely uncomfortable, and her playing style was also very awkward, and she never found her rhythm.
Although Du Kaiqin has a lot of experience and tries hard to deal with the opponent's various tactics, she always returns the ball out of bounds because of her poor hand, and Li Shiwen seized the opportunity to win another game 11-6. Mr. Du's situation has become very bad. In the third game, Du Kaiqin stabilized his mentality, while Li Shiwen seemed a little anxious, expecting his opponent to make a mistake, which obviously did not work. Du Kaiqin showed no weakness and turned the situation back 11-3. In the fourth game, Li Shiwen changed the rhythm, and Du Kaiqin was not prepared, the ability to adjust on the spot was slightly insufficient, and her service round was not good, Li Shiwen seized the opportunity to end the game 11-8, and finally eliminated Du Kaiqin 3-1. Doo's exit was disappointing, and she was expected to face Hina Hayada again. However, the result of Li Shiwen's match against Hina Hayada was not suspenseful.
As for the mixed doubles event, Huang Zhenting and Du Kaiqin lost to Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha, and their luck was really bad. Not only did they miss out on earning points, but they were also likely to slip further down the rankings. Perhaps this means that their mixed doubles journey is coming to an end.