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on october 2, in the wtt china grand slam men’s doubles 1/8 finals, the chinese combination wang chuqin/liang jingkun defeated their opponents and advanced to the top 8.

in an interview after the game,wang chuqin responded to the singles defeat, "it had a certain impact on my technical aspects. i hope to regain a good game state through doubles matches."

in the second round of the men's singles match of the 2024wtt world table tennis federation china grand slam that ended on the evening of october 1, the top seed, chinese player wang chuqin, defeated 1:3 (11-13, 11-9, 6-11, 7-11) lost to denmark's linde and stopped in the top 32, which was the biggest upset since the start of this competition.

wang chuqin is in the game. photo courtesy of wtt world table tennis federation

linde, ranked 50th in the world, has previously won the wtt low-level competition in the international table tennis world, but overall he lacked particularly outstanding performance. however, facing wang chuqin, who is currently ranked number one in the world in men's singles, linde made a splash. he played extremely excitedly, while wang chuqin fell into the opponent's rhythm. wang chuqin tried to reverse the decline, but fell short and was ultimately defeated. as the top seed in the men's singles of this competition, wang chuqin was eliminated in the second round of the men's singles, which was undoubtedly surprising.

linde said in the post-match interview: i slowed down the pace in this game. if we play a fast-paced game, wang chuqin is the best player. he made some mistakes and did not perform at his best.

wang chuqin and danish player linde (left) shook hands after the game. photo courtesy of wtt world table tennis federation

this is wang chuqin's second loss in a major international competition after his upset loss to sweden's moregard in the men's singles round of 32 at the paris olympics.

source: china news network compiled from @wtt world table tennis federation, xinhua news agency, china youth daily, etc.