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on september 21, beijing time, the world table tennis federation announced the complete list of participants for the wtt china grand slam.

men's singles main draw

women's singles main draw

men's doubles main draw

women's doubles main draw

mixed doubles main draw

the complete list of chinese table tennis players is as follows:

men's singles main draw (9 players): wang chuqin, liang jingkun, ma long, lin gaoyuan, lin shidong, xiang peng, zhou qihao, xu yingbin, yuan licen

men's singles qualifying (7 players): wen ruibo, huang youzheng, chen yuanyu, zhou kai, xue fei, zeng beixun, xu haidong

women's singles main draw (10 players): sun yingsha, wang manyu, wang yidi, chen xingtong, qian tianyi, kuai man, shi xunyao, he zhuojia, tan yuxuan, zong geman

women's singles qualifying (6 players): chen yi, liu weishan, li yake, yang yiyun, xu yi, wang xiaotong

men's doubles main draw (5 pairs): lin gaoyuan/lin shidong, liang jingkun/wang chuqin, yuan licen/xiang peng, huang youzheng/xu yingbin, zhou qihao/chen yuanyu

women's doubles main draw (5 pairs): wang yidi/sun yingsha, kuaiman/wang manyu, qian tianyi/chen xingtong, xu yi/chen yi, tan yuxuan/zong geman

mixed doubles main draw (5 pairs): lin shidong/kuai man, lin gaoyuan/wang yidi, qian tianyi/xue fei, liu weishan/xiang peng, yuan licen/shi xunyao

in addition to the 56 players who have directly qualified for the men's singles, there are another 64 players who will compete in the qualifying rounds for the remaining 8 places in the main draw. in addition to the 56 players who have been announced to have qualified for the women's singles, there are another 61 players who will compete in the qualifying rounds for the remaining 8 places in the main draw. therefore, three days of qualifying rounds are required before the main draw begins.

wtt china grand slam schedule

september 26 singles qualifying round 1

september 27 singles qualifying round 1 + 2

september 28 singles qualifying round 2 + 3

september 29: mixed doubles top 24 + singles top 64

september 30: doubles top 24 + singles top 64

october 1: mixed doubles top 16 + singles top 32 + doubles top 24

october 2: doubles round of 16 + mixed doubles quarterfinals + singles round of 32

october 3: doubles quarterfinals + singles round of 16 + mixed doubles semifinals

october 4: doubles semifinals + singles quarterfinals + mixed doubles finals

october 5 doubles finals + singles semifinals

october 6 singles finals

the players of the national table tennis team who participated in the qualifying tournament usually only have the opportunity to participate in youth events or wtt feeder tournaments. for example, xue fei in men's singles and wang xiaotong in women's singles just won the singles championship in the swedish feeder tournament. but this time they also got the opportunity to participate in the china grand slam, which is a rare opportunity.

of course, the focus of the grand slam tournament is still on the performance of the main players of the chinese table tennis team. in the previous grand slam tournaments, the chinese table tennis team has won five championships each time. this time, coming to the home court of the chinese team, with so many participants, although they have the home advantage, they also have to bear the greater expectations of chinese fans, which is a lot of pressure.

wang chuqin won two men's singles titles in the first two grand slams this year. but judging from last week's macau championships, his competitive state has not recovered to its best. from the macau championships to the china grand slam, there are less than two weeks to adjust. whether he can win the men's singles championship in the third grand slam this year is a big challenge. ma long has not yet won a men's singles championship in a wtt grand slam. this time he will challenge again. can he realize his dream in beijing? as for the women's singles champion, sun yingsha won the singapore grand slam and chen meng won the saudi grand slam, but chen meng withdrew from the china grand slam, which also made the game less suspenseful.

in addition, wang chuqin and sun yingsha both competed in three events in the previous grand slam events, but this time they gave up the mixed doubles and let the younger "anime" combination lin shidong/kuaiman take the lead. in this event, there are 7 players in total, including 4 men and 3 women, who compete in three events, including lin shidong, lin gaoyuan, xiang peng, yuan licen, kuaiman, wang yidi, and qian tianyi. lin shidong and kuaiman are undoubtedly the most important training targets.

which chinese table tennis players do you think will become the “dark horses” of the chinese grand slam?