China News Service, Xinxiang, October 28th (Kan Li Chenghang) On the first match day of the Xinxiang WTT World Cup Final 2022 held on the 27th, the five golden flowers of the national table tennis played this time were all shortlisted for the women's singles quarterfinals.

　　The competition consists of men's and women's singles, with a total of 31 international table tennis players participating.

The national table tennis team played 9 players, the men's singles were Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, Wang Chuqin, Lin Gaoyuan; the women's singles were Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng, Wang Manyu, Wang Yidi, and Chen Xingtong.

The picture shows Sun Yingsha in the game.

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　　It is reported that the champion prize of this final is 55,000 US dollars, an increase of 1,500 points; the runner-up prize is 45,000 US dollars, an increase of 1,050 points.

　　On the same day, after losing the first game, the national table tennis player Wang Manyu won three games in a row and defeated Han Ying, a famous German Chinese chipper, with a big score of 3-1, winning the first victory for the Chinese player.

The picture shows Chen Meng in the game.

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　　Subsequently, the world's fourth-ranked national table tennis player Wang Yidi eliminated South Korean player Tian Zhixi with an absolute advantage.

After winning two consecutive games 11-1 and 11-2, Wang Yidi and Tian Zhixi faced each other, and finally won the third game 13-11, thus securing the top eight seats.

　　In the sixth women's singles 1/8 final on the first match day, National Table Tennis women's singles player Sun Yingsha played against Germany's Mitram.

In the first two rounds, the two fought fiercely. In the end, Sun Yingsha defeated her opponents with scores of 11-8, 11-4 and 11-6 respectively, and won another quarterfinals seat.

　　On the evening of the same day, Chen Meng, the world's second-ranked national table tennis player, played against French player Yuan Jianan in the first round.

The 37-year-old Yuan Jianan was born in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, and became famous for winning two Olympic champions in a row, Mima Ito and Wang Manyu.

The picture shows Chen Xingtong in the game.

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　　At the beginning, Yuan Jianan quickly entered the state. After leading Chen Meng 4-1, Chen Meng scored 3 points in a row to tie the score, and then the two were tied. Chen Meng chased the score to 7-8, and finally lost the first game with 7-11.

　　In the second game, Yuan Jianan led Chen Meng 5-1. The score between the two was 10-10. Yuan Jianan threw a high serve and scored a point to win the game point.

Afterwards, Chen Meng went all out for two consecutive rounds, and finally blocked Yuan Jianan out of the quarter-finals with a big score of 3-1.

The picture shows Wang Yidi in the game.

Photo courtesy of WTT World Table Tennis Federation

　　National table tennis player Chen Xingtong defeated Monaco's Yang Xiaoxin 3-1 in the last women's singles 1/8 final, winning the last place in the women's singles quarterfinals, and will play against teammate Chen Meng in the women's singles 1/4 final.

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