China News Service, Beijing, March 11th: The 2024 World Table Tennis Professional League (WTT) Singapore Grand Slam will continue locally on the 11th.
The much-watched Chinese players Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha both defeated their opponents to advance.
Men's singles fourth seed, Chinese player Lin Gaoyuan, lost to South Korean veteran Lee Sang-soo 1:3 and stopped in the first round.
The second seed in men's singles, Chinese player Wang Chuqin, performed steadily in the first round and got off to a good start by defeating Portuguese player Gerardo 3:0.
Wang Chuqin said after the game that he failed to do his best in adapting to the field and mobilizing emotions in this game. "There were certain problems in the game, but winning the game is the most important thing."
The top seed in women's singles, Chinese player Sun Yingsha, will face French veteran Yuan Jianan in the first round, who is famous in the table tennis world for his unique high-throw serve.
Yuan Jianan tried to change the situation many times throughout the game, but Sun Yingsha suppressed her opponent with her excellent batting quality and finally passed 3:0.
Other Chinese women's singles players, Wang Yidi relied on her strong stalemate ability to suppress Indian star Batra and win 3:0.
Chen Xingtong defeated Italian player Vivarelli 3:0, and Qian Tianyi defeated Egyptian player Hannah 3:0.
At the Busan Team World Table Tennis Championships, 33-year-old South Korean player Lee Sang-soo defeated Chinese star Ma Long in the men's team semi-finals.
Coming to Singapore, the Korean veteran continued his good form in the first round of men's singles, winning the first game 13:11 in a stalemate with Lin Gaoyuan.
Although Lin Gaoyuan later regained one game, Li Shangzhu used full firepower to win two more games, sealing the victory with a total score of 3:1.
In other matches, the Indian women's doubles pair Mukherjee sisters, who have a special style of play, upset the powerful Japanese pair Miu Hirano/Miwa Harimoto 3:2 and advanced to the next round.
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