On January 11th, Beijing time, the WTT Star Challenge Doha Station is in full swing. The open event is nearing its end, and the performance of the national table tennis players has been a mixed bag. The men's singles team suffered a complete wipeout, with no one advancing to the top eight list, which is somewhat regrettable. The women's doubles team lost in the final to Japanese opponents, missing out on the championship. As a result, the men's singles and women's doubles teams have lost two titles.
In the women's singles quarterfinals, national table tennis player Chen Yi faced her teammate Qian Tianyi. It was expected to be a closely matched game, but surprisingly, young Chen Yi completely dominated Qian Tianyi, not giving her much opportunity. Chen Yi won three consecutive sets with scores of 11:9, 11:9, and 12:10, securing a decisive victory with a total score of 3:0 and successfully advancing to the top four in the women's singles.
In another women's singles quarterfinal, Japanese player Miharu Kuwabara faced South Korean player Shin Yubin. In this open event, Japanese mainstays such as Tomokazu Harimoto, Miyuu Kihara, and Hina Hayata were eliminated one after another, but instead, Miharu Kuwabara and Misuzu Nagasaki performed admirably. In the match, Miharu Kuwabara took advantage of her unique playing style and completely suppressed Shin Yubin, winning three sets in a row with a total score of 3:0 to advance to the top four.
Next, the women's singles semifinals continued, with national table tennis player Chen Yi facing Japanese player Miharu Kuwabara. Both are World Youth Championship champions and belong to the same batch of athletes. Miharu Kuwabara has a special playing style, so Chen Yi needs to prepare for difficulties. In the first set, young Chen Yi played very firmly and won the opening with a score of 11:8. In the second set, opponent Miharu Kuwabara was also very smart and quickly adjusted her competitive state, successfully winning back a set with a score of 11:6, making the overall score 1:1.
In the third set, both sides fought fiercely, with the score once tied at 7:7. In the second half, Miharu Kuwabara exerted herself and won another set with a score of 11:8. In the fourth set, Miharu Kuwabara capitalized on her momentum, becoming more and more courageous, and sealed the victory with a score of 11:7, achieving a decisive victory with a total score of 3:1. As a result, national table tennis women's singles player Chen Yi missed the finals, losing 1:3 to Japanese Miharu Kuwabara, regrettably stopping at the women's singles semifinals.