The first round of the men's singles competition in the 2025 Macau Championship, it is indeed too difficult for the two major teams of the national table tennis team and Japan. The two Japanese players who appeared on the second day, Hiroshi, a national table tennis player, lost all the games, and the players from the two major associations could not win one game in one day. This is rare in the history of the WTT Championship, and it is the first time in the history of the Macau Championship. Although the national table tennis and the Japanese team are not as dominant as in the women's field, they are also top world-class teams, and their performance on this day is indeed too bad.

Xiang Peng has become the only top eight seed player who has been eliminated so far. However, considering that he lost to Francesca, it seems to be quite normal. Strictly speaking, it is not an unpopular. Japanese players Natsuka Toruka and Hayasuke Togaki, who just won the men's doubles championship in the Doha World Table Tennis Championships, both encountered a first round game. In fact, three games are not an unpopular. The level of the championship game is still relatively high. The opponents in the first round are very strong, and the difference is not that obvious. The Japanese team suffered heavy losses, and the only four players participating in the competition are currently the only ones left. Let’s take a look at the specific game situation below.

Jonathan Grott 3-1 Datoshi Toruka

Jonathan Grott defeated Datoshizuka 3-1. The scores in the four games were 3-11, 12-10, 12-10, 11-8. Grote is a giant killer player. He defeated Wang Chuqin in 2023 and drew 2-2 with Zhang Benzhihe in the 2024 World Cup group stage. His record this year is relatively average, but he played well in this game. In the first game, Grote made many mistakes in forehand and fell behind in the beginning. He really couldn't catch up in the subsequent games, and eventually lost 3-11.

The competition between the two sides was very fierce in the second game, and the game was still unstoppable. Dato Toruka led 10-9 at one time but missed the game point, and then lost 10-12. Both sides still reached the key points in the third game, but Grote won it again. Dato Toruka took the initiative to attack and made consecutive mistakes, losing another game 10-12. In the fourth game, Grote always took the initiative, won 11-8 without any danger, defeated his opponent 3-1 in a big score, and maintained a victory in all four games against Datoshi Toruka in his career.

Wu Shicheng 3-2 House Shangjunfu

Wu Shicheng defeated Togaki Junsuke 3-2, with the scores of 15-13, 2-11, 15-13, 9-11, 11-9 in the five games, which was the most intense game today. In the first game, Wu Kurasuke Togaki started with a difficult start. Fortunately, he could barely catch up with the score by taking advantage of his opponent's mistakes, so he would not be pulled too much. However, the rhythm was always on Wu Shicheng's side, and Wu Shicheng won the first game 15-13. In the second game, Wu Shicheng was anxious and made continuous mistakes in the offensive, and Junsuke Togaki easily won. The competition between the two sides was still very fierce in the third game. Wu Cheng was more proactive in key points and won another game 15-13, leading 2-1 into the match point.

In the fourth game, Junsuke Togaki, who had no way out, finally took the initiative to attack. Junsuke Togaki has always been leading in this game. Although Wu Shicheng was also chasing, whoever controls the rhythm in this game will be able to win the government game. Junsuke Togaki dragged the game into the final game 11-9. Both players in the final game were in full shape. In the end, Togaki Junsui lost 7-11 and encountered a round of games 2-3.

Patrick Francesca 3-2 Xiang Peng

Francisca reversed Xiang Peng 3-2, with the scores of 10-12, 11-9, 11-9, 1-11, 12-10 in the five-innings, and the game was also very exciting. Both sides scored key points in the first two games, and both sides won one game, and the referee's penalty also caused great controversy in this game. In the third game, Frances led 3-0, and Xiang Peng relied on his forehand, who was better at chasing him to fall behind 2-3. At the end of the game, Xiang Peng made consecutive mistakes and fell behind 8-10. Finally, he lost the third game 9-11, and Francesca entered the match point.

Xiang Peng withstood the pressure in the fourth game, gained the advantage of 7-0 lead, continued to expand the score, easily defeated the opponent 11-1, and tied the big score to enter the decisive game. In the decisive game, Xiang Peng took advantage of the momentum of the previous game and kept leading, but Francesca's condition also improved compared to the previous game, and he was able to tie the score. After 9 draws, Xiang Peng could not withstand the pressure, and finally lost the decisive game 10-12 and was eliminated 2-3 in a big score. It was really a pity.