On January 10th, Beijing time, the WTT Star Challenge in Doha will continue with fierce competition. Chinese table tennis stars such as Qian Tianyi and Zong Geeman, along with other national team mainstays, will face off against top international players from countries like Germany, Slovenia, and Japan in men's and women's singles and doubles events. Although CCTV5 and CCTV5+ have not scheduled live broadcasts of the table tennis events today, fans can still follow the two championship matches featuring the national team tonight through other means.
In the women's singles round of 1/8 finals at 4:00 PM, Qian Tianyi will face Scarlett Akula. As the leading figure of the national team in this event, Qian Tianyi has an overall advantage in strength and is expected to advance to the women's singles quarterfinals without much difficulty. In the men's singles round of 1/8 finals at 4:35 PM, Xiang Peng will compete against Matsuura Kakeru, with both players having similar strengths, making it uncertain who will advance to the next round. At the same time, in another women's singles round of 1/8 finals, Chen Yi will challenge Hina Hayata, a Japanese table tennis star who holds a significant advantage in terms of strength, making it difficult for the young Chinese player Chen Yi to overcome her opponent. In the women's singles round of 1/8 finals at 5:10 PM, He Zhuojia will face Szocs Bernadette, where the national team's main player will encounter a strong Romanian opponent, presenting a considerable challenge for He Zhuojia. In the men's singles round of 1/8 finals at 5:45 PM, Huang Youzheng will compete against Qiu Dang, with the German player Qiu Dang, known as the number one in German table tennis, having the upper hand in terms of hard power. In the women's doubles final at 12:20 AM, He Zhuojia/Zong Geeman will face off against Oshima Miyuu/Yokosuka Sakura, a championship match where the Japanese doubles pair is strong, posing a challenge for the Chinese combination. Lastly, in the men's doubles final at 12:55 AM, Xu Yingbin/Xiang Peng will compete against Matsuura Kakeru/Tomokazu Harimoto, a climactic match between China and Japan for the championship title.
