Beijing time on September 11, the Chinese table tennis team performed well. A total of 9 of the 12 contestants successfully advanced, and only 3 were eliminated. What is noticeable is that the Japanese men's singles and Korean women's singles encountered an embarrassing situation of "annihilation", which demonstrated the fierceness and uncertainty of the competition in the international table tennis world
In this Macau Championship, the national table tennis team sent 6 men and 6 women, a total of 12 players to participate. After fierce competition, 4 of the 6 men and women's singles promoted to the top 16, and 6 women's singles advanced to the top 16. However, when Wang Yidi reached the top 8, he lost to Diaz 2-3, becoming the first person to be eliminated by the national table tennis women's team! In the men's singles competition, Lin Shidong was in a very brave state and easily defeated Chinese Taipei player Gao Chengrui 3-0. The scores in the three games were only 11-5, 11-4, and 11-4, showing absolute dominance. Wang Chuqin encountered the tenacious resistance of Japanese young player Keikami Matsushima, but still won 3-1, with the scores of 11-9, 8-11, 13-11, 11-4. The most exciting thing is the game between Xue Fei and Japanese star Tsubasa Zhang Benzhihe. Xue Fei swept his opponent in three straight games (11-8, 11-8, 11-9), clearing a big obstacle for the Chinese men's singles championship.
Chen Yuanyu's game was also thrilling. In the match against Egyptian player Assal, he first lost the first game 3-11, but eventually won two consecutive games and achieved a reverse promotion 3-2. Unfortunately, young player Huang Youzheng lost 0-3 to Nigerian star Aruna, while Xiang Peng fought hard with German player Francesca for five games, and finally lost 2-3
In the women's singles, the national table tennis team continued its dominance. Sun Yingsha, Wang Yidi, Kuai Man, Chen Yi, Chen Xingtong and Wang Manyu all advanced to the top 16. Among them, Wang Manyu won without a fight because his opponent Zheng Yijing withdrew from the competition. Chen Yi won three games in a row and reversed the victory over South Korean player Jin Naying. However, after Wang Yidi easily defeated Chinese and Macau player Guan Zhuolin 3-0 and entered the top 16, he was immediately blocked by Diaz from the quarterfinals. However, compared with the national table tennis men's team, the national table tennis women's team still maintains absolute dominance in the world table tennis world!
Let's look at the Japanese men's singles. They suffered a historic defeat in this event. All four contestants were eliminated in the first round, setting an embarrassing "one-round game" record. Except for Tomokazu Kazuka and Keikawa Matsushima lost to Chinese players Xue Fei and Wang Chuqin respectively, Dato Toshikazu Kazuka lost to Danish player Grote 1-3. Technical statistics show that Dato Toshikazu Kazuka made 23 proactive mistakes in the whole game, with a success rate of only 41%. Dato Toshikazu Kazuka fought hard for five games and lost to South Korean star Wu Shicheng 2-3. The game took 56 minutes, and the scores of both sides were tightly tied, but Dato Toshikazu made a fatal mistake at the critical moment, with 25 unforced mistakes throughout the game
The collective elimination of Japanese men's singles exposed obvious technical shortcomings and insufficient psychological quality. Analysis shows that Japanese players have obvious defects in grasping key points and insufficient psychological tolerance, especially in the decisive game or delayed stage stability. This "scientific bias" phenomenon may be related to the strategic choice of the Japanese Table Tennis Association. After winning the men's doubles in the 2025 World Table Tennis Championships, they invested 80% of their training resources in doubles cooperation, and singles players lacked international competition training
The Korean women's singles also suffered a heavy blow. All three contestants were eliminated in the first round and encountered an embarrassing situation of "annihilation". Zhu Qianxi lost to Chinese player Kuai Man 1-3, and Jin Naying lost to Chen Yi 1-3. The most surprising thing is that Shin Yubin was defeated by his opponent in a row with a 2-0 lead against Japanese player Ottori Satsuki. Now with Tian Zhixi retirement, the overall competitiveness of South Korea's women's singles has declined significantly, and it may be difficult to compete with China and Japan in the short term. It is necessary to rebuild the team and cultivate new forces. However, the Korean national table tennis team basically focuses on doubles.
Although Japanese men's singles and Korean women's singles suffered Waterloo, other players from other associations still had outstanding performances. All three German men's singles passed and have not been defeated so far. Brazilian players Hugo, Chinese Taipei player Lin Yunru, Danish player Grote and other famous players also successfully advanced; in women's singles, four Japanese players all advanced to the top 16, including Zhang Ben Miwa, Oto Satsuki, Ito Mima and Shina Hayata, Romania's Szokos, Brazil's Takahashi Bruna, Puerto Rico's Diaz and German chopping veteran Han Ying also successfully advanced, showing the multipolar trend of the world's women's table tennis world
The next game will be more intense and exciting. In the men's singles 1/8 final, Lin Shidong will face South Korean player Wu Shicheng, Xue Fei will face South Korean player Zhang Yuzhen, and Wang Chuqin will face Danish player Grote. Two Sino-Japanese duels will be staged in the women's singles, Kuaiman will face Ito Mima, and Wang Manyu will face Hayda Shina. These are key battles worth paying attention to.
From a personal point of view, this Macau Championship reflects some development trends in the world table tennis world. The overall strength of the national table tennis team is strong, and the new generation of players continues to mature. Young players such as Lin Shidong and Wang Chuqin have been able to stand alone. Xue Fei's victory over Zhang Benzhihe demonstrates the in-depth research and targeted tactics of the national table tennis players on their opponents. However, it is worth noting that compared with the strong strength of the national table tennis women's team, the outsourcing impact of the men's team is worrying!
