Data Map: Malone. Photo by Zhang Lang

China News Service, March 5th. According to the official ITTF news, in the early morning of Beijing time on the 5th, the 2020 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open ended all the qualifying competitions, and the official draw was officially formed.

In men's singles, 5 Chinese players gathered in the first half. One of the biggest highlights of the quarter quarter comes from top seed Fan Zhendong and German player Francesca. If the two sides each win the first round, they will meet in the next round.

The last match between the two players was at the 2019 Australian Open, when Francesca played very well, and Fan Zhendong was not in a good 4: 2 knockout condition. This time is also Fan Zhendong's "vengeance" opportunity.

Men's Singles vs. map. (Picture from ITTF official WeChat public account)

District 2/4 brought together three Chinese players, Ma Long, Liang Jingkun and Wang Chuqin. Malone's first round match with Mori Masaru; Liang Jingkun will face Gasina; Wang Chuqin will return to the men's singles after 3 months, staged a singles debut after the lifting of the ban, his opponent is Portuguese general Freitas . In addition, there is also a Japanese star Mizutani in this area. He will play against Austrian veteran Gados in the first round.

No. 4 seed Lin Gaoyuan is located in District 3/4, and will face Belarussian Samsonov in the first round. In the Qatar Open, Samsonov was in excellent form and eliminated Zhou Yu 4-1 in the qualifying round to advance. In the first round of the upcoming race, Laosa may also cause Lin Gaoyuan a lot of trouble.

In the first round against Chinese Taipei veteran Zhuang Zhiyuan, Zhang Benzhi and he may usher in a "revenge". In the opening match of the season in the German Open, the two also met in the first round. Zhuang Zhiyuan sent Zhang Benzhi and a round tour with a 4-2 score.

Data Map: Xu Xin. Picture source: Osports All Sports Pictures

No. 2 seed Xu Xin is the only Chinese player in the 4/4 zone, defending the first zone alone. Also in this area are Cardrano, Dan Yu Xiaoxi, and Gorz, who will launch an attack on Xu Xin.

In the women's singles, number one seed Chen Meng leads the 1/4 zone and will face the cut-up player Hashimoto Sasaka in the first round. There will also be two derbys in the first round of the zone, with Wang Yidi playing against Zhang Rui and Ishikawa Jiachun playing against Kato Miyu.

In the 2/4 area, there will be four Chinese players gathered together. Among them, Zhu Yuling will face Singapore player Zeng Jian in the first round, Qian Tianyi will play against Hong Kong star Du Kaiyu, and Wang Manyu will have a "civil war" with Sun Mingyang.

Women's Singles vs. map. (Picture from ITTF official WeChat public account)

In the third quarter, No. 3 seed Ito Makoto will face Gu Yuting, who broke out from the qualifying round. Judging from the past performances of the two sides, Gu Yuting has 4 wins and 2 losses, and has the upper hand.

In addition, Gu Yuting won the latest duel in the 2019 Japanese Open. In this Qatar Open, Gu Yuting's success in blocking Ito Makoto once again is a major concern in the first round of the women's singles. And Ito Makoto, who won the championship in the last leg of the Hungarian Open, has good morale and will not easily hand in promotion tickets. The two players may stage a hard fight.

In Zone 4/4, No. 2 seed Sun Yingsha will usher in a "Youth Derby". Her opponent is Japanese teenager Mihara Kihara who broke through from the qualifying round. Ding Ning will fight Yang Xiaoxin in the first round, and Hirano Miyu will start a Derby battle with Nagasaki Meiyou.

Mixed double game. (Picture from ITTF official WeChat public account)

In the upper half of the mixed doubles, the main opponents of No.1 seed Mizutani / Ito Mishiro include Francesca / Solga, He Junjie / Li Haoqing; in the first round of the second half, there will be a highlight heavyweight duel, from 2 No. seed China Hong Kong Olympics partner Huang Zhenting / Du Kaiyu against the Chinese team's only mixed doubles Wang Chuqin / Sun Yingsha.

Men's doubles game. (Picture from ITTF official WeChat public account)

In the men's doubles, the two Chinese pairs Malone / Xu Xin, Fan Zhendong / Wang Chuqin are in the first half, and they may meet in the semifinals in advance. Zhang Benzhi and Mori Masaru are also in the upper half. In the second half, No. 2 seed He Junjie / Huang Zhenting will play against Indian combination Nanaser Caran / Anthony, Yuda Yuya / Togami Aya and Aku / Gasin.

Women's doubles game. (Picture from ITTF official WeChat public account)

In the upper half of the women's doubles, the top seeds Mihara Kihara / Nagasaki Meiyou, Chinese partner Chen Meng / Ding Ning, the two pairs may play in the semi-finals; in the second half, No. 2 seeds Wang Manyu / Zhu Yuling's main opponents include Ishikawa Jiachun / Hirano Miyu and Du Kaiyu / Li Haoqing.

On March 5, Beijing time, the 2020 Qatar Open will officially enter the competition. (Finish)