Although many top table tennis players in the western hemisphere have not signed up for this event, the competition is still very fierce. Ochalov just came back from injury, winning 3-2 in the first round, beating Chen Jian 'an, who is also a world champion, 3-/kloc-0. It is not easy to win!
The Peruvian championship is far away from Asia and Europe, so it is not attractive to top players from these two continents. Most of the contestants are native American players and athletes who have been in poor condition in the Eastern Hemisphere recently, such as Ochalov and others who have rested for half a year.
However, after the game started, one after another, people were surprised. In the first round of men's singles, Pitchford, who defeated Olympic champions Malone and Xu Xin, was defeated by Japanese teenager Yoshiyama Liaoyi (17), who ranked 423rd in the world. It's speechless, but this is just the beginning.
In the second round of men's singles, Hugo of Brazil, who ranked second only to Fan Zhendong, Malone and Liang Jingkun in the world table tennis, also suffered from waterloo. He lost to the 28-year-old Korean veteran Jiang Dongzhu, and the world ranking was not even in place, making people speechless: Is this a "random" loss?
Comparatively speaking, Falk's exit was "normal", because Carlberg, a young rising star of Sweden, defeated him. Compared with Liaoyi in Jishan and Jiangdongzhu, the level of Carlberg is at least the quasi-first-class level in Europe. Although his performance and ranking are not as good as Falk's, he still has some strength and winning is an acceptable result.
Also stopping at the top 16 is South Korean star Lin Zhongxun, who once defeated the world table tennis champion Lin in the international competition in March, and also defeated Lin Yunru of the China Taipei team, but this time he lost 3-0 to Portuguese veteran Apollonia. As for Chen Jian 'an, the world champion of China Taipei Team, his singles level is average. Losing to Ochalov this time is not unpopular.
At present, the athletes who have advanced to the quarterfinals of men's singles are Ochalov, Simon, Koki Niwa, Carlberg, Yoshiyama Liaoyi, Qiudang, Apollonia and Jiang Dongzhu-all athletes from Eurasia, which shows that the overall level of the old continent is still significantly higher.
The lineup of women's unilateral athletes is average, and there is nothing to see. At present, Diaz, Miyuki Nagasaki, Su Peiling, Sibbel, Fu Yu and Misham have advanced to the quarter-finals, and the showdown between top seed Diaz and Miyuki Nagasaki will be the biggest attraction in the 1/4 final.