13th Chinese National Games: Day 9 Recap & Matches of Day 10




Day 9 in Tianjin is a day of women's doubles and men's doubles. Mu Zi and Gu Yuting celebrate winning the women's doubles title and the men's doubles champion goes to Fan Zhendong and Zhou Yu who were the men's doubles champion at the 12th National Games as well.

Day 9 was started off with a surprising defeat. The 2017 women's doubles world champion were out. Ding Ning and Liu Shiwen were defeated by 2015 China Open women's doubles runner-up Gu Yuting and Mu Zi. In the semifinals, Gu Yuting and Mu Zi were very aggressive in their forehand and gave no chance for Ding Ning and Liu Shiwen to win the match. Gu Yuting and Mu Zi proceeded to the finals with a 4-1 victory. In another semifinals the 2017 WTTC women's doubles runner-up, Zhu Yuling and Chen Meng won 4-2 over Feng Yalan and Liu Gaoyang

The bronze medal match of the women's doubles was a close one. After 5 exciting matches, Ding Ning and Liu Shiwen won 3-2 over Feng Yalan and Liu Gaoyang with a 2-point advantage at the 5th game. 

In the finals, the left-handed and right handed combination, Gu Yuting and Mu Zi romped to victory winning 4-1 over the right-handed pairs Zhu Yuling and Chen Meng. In general Gu Yuting and Mu Zi were more aggressive and had a better ball placement. At the end they walked away with the women's doubles champion. An interesting moment in the award ceremony is that the women's doubles champion of the last Games (12th National Games), Cao Zhen and Mu Zi, were on the top of the podium at the 13th Games. Mu Zi earned her second women's doubles national games champion while Cao Zhen was on the podium as a coach of Team PLA this year. It also marked a happy ending for Mu Zi as she has mentioned the 13th National Games would be her last National Games as an athletes.

The men's doubles semifinals started between 2011 men's doubles world champion, Xu Xin and Ma Long and Zhang Yudong and Sun Wen. Xu Xin came into the semifinals with a waist guard as he suffered from a soaring shoulder and injured waist after an intense 7-match men's singles quarterfinals against Hao Shuai last night. In the men's doubles semifinals, Xu Xin rarely played pivot forehand loop in full strength perhaps it is to save some strength for the finals scheduled on later this day and to prevent from injuring himself more. It was not a good game but the world champion pairs are much stronger than the Jiangsu duo won 4-0. The other semifinals between Yan An and Lin Gaoyuan and Fan Zhendong and Zhou Yu was much more exciting. Yan An and Lin Gaoyuan was agile and aggressive while Fan Zhendong made mistakes in his flick and Zhou Yu missing his forehand shots. Fan Zhendong and Zhou Yu did not grab their game point in the first game losing 11-13. Their performance fluctuated quite a bit but it was good enough for them to make to the finals.

Yan An and Lin Gaoyuan had not much problem in the bronze medal match and clinched the bronze medal after winning 3-1 over Zhang Yudong and Sun Wen. The men's doubles final had reached the climax of the day. Despite Xu Xin's injuries, he was going all out in the men's doubles final. Xu Xin and Ma Long had a better control of ball placements and variations in the finals. The only concern was Xu Xin was not able to play fast and play strong in his loop due to the injuries. After 5 games, the PLA pairs was leading 3-2 and Xu Xin called for a medical timeout and removed his waistguard. The few minutes break had interrupted the momentum of the PLA pairs. This gave a chance for Xu Xin and Ma Long to close down the gap with a 11-1 victory. Fortunately, the PLA pairs retain their composure at the 7th game. The two pairs had a very close 7th game and never had a lead that exceed 2 points. At 9-9, Zhou Yu had some luck in his return as it caught the net and put them in a 10-9 lead. Ma Long missed the next point. The PLA pairs, Fan Zhendong and Zhou Yu successfully defend their men's doubles nation games champion like what Wang Tao and Liu Guoliang did in the 7th and 8th National Games.

Results of Day 9 (5 September)

Women's Doubles

WDRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsChampion
1Ding Ning / Liu Shiwen (Beijing / Guangdong)
Ding Ning / Liu Shiwen (Beijing / Guangdong) (3-0)
Ding Ning / Liu Shiwen (Beijing / Guangdong) (3-0)
Gu Yuting / Mu Zi (Shandong / PLA) (4-1)

Gu Yuting / Mu Zi (Shandong / PLA) (4-1)



2Sun Mingyang / Sun Wenlei (Ningxia / Zhejiang)
3Wang Yidi / Li Xiaodan (Yunnan / Shanxi)
Wang Yidi / Li Xiaodan (Yunnan / Shanxi) (3-0)
4Zheng Shichang / Guo Yichen (Henan/ Zhejiang)
5Sun Yingsha / Chen Ke (Hebei / Jiangsu)
Gu Yuting / Mu Zi (Shandong / PLA) (3-2)
Gu Yuting / Mu Zi (Shandong / PLA) (3-0)
6Gu Yuting / Mu Zi (Shandong / PLA)
7Fan Siqi / Yang Huijing (Sichuan)
Wen Jia / Chen Xingtong (Liaoning) (3-1)
8Wen Jia / Chen Xingtong (Liaoning)
9Che Xiaoxi / Wang Manyu (Heilongjiang)
Che Xiaoxi / Wang Manyu (Heilongjiang) (3-0)
Liu Gaoyang / Feng Yalan (Shandong / Hubei) (3-1)
Zhu Yuling / Chen Meng (Sichuan / Shandong) (4-2)

10Sheng Dandan / Yuan Xuejiao (Beijing / Henan)
11Wu Yang / Hu Limei (Shanxi / PLA)
Liu Gaoyang / Feng Yalan (Shandong / Hubei) (3-0)
12Liu Gaoyang / Feng Yalan (Shandong / Hubei)
13Li Jiayi / Lan Xi (Liaoning)
Li Jiayi / Lan Xi (Liaoning) (3-1)
Zhu Yuling / Chen Meng (Sichuan / Shandong) (3-0)
14Zhang Rui / Guo Yan (Hubei / Sichuan)
15Li Jiayuan / Sun Chen (Beijing)
Zhu Yuling / Chen Meng (Sichuan / Shandong) (3-1)
16Zhu Yuling / Chen Meng (Sichuan / Shandong)
Bronze Medal Match
Ding Ning / Liu Shiwen (Beijing / Guangdong)
Ding Ning / Liu Shiwen (Beijing / Guangdong) (3-2)
Liu Gaoyang / Feng Yalan (Shandong / Hubei)
3 Sep 15:304 Sep 11:005 Sep 10:005 Sep 20:00
3 Sep 16:004 Sep 11:305 Sep 10:45

Women's Doubles Semifinals
Ding Ning / Liu Shiwen (Beijing / Shanghai) 1-4 Gu Yuting / Mu Zi (Shandong / PLA)
11-7, 5-11, 7-11, 8-11, 7-11 [Full Match]
Liu Gaoyang / Feng Yalan (Shandong / Hubei) 2-4 Zhu Yuling / Chen Meng (Sichuan / Shandong)
8-11, 11-7, 11-9, 8-11, 4-11, 5-11 [Full Match]

Women's Doubles Bronze Medal Match
Ding Ning / Liu Shiwen (Beijing / Shanghai) 3-2 Liu Gaoyang Vs Feng Yalan (Shandong / Hubei) 
11-2, 9-11, 11-6, 11-13, 11-9 [Full Match]
Women's Doubles Finals
Gu Yuting / Mu Zi (Shandong / PLA) 4-1 Zhu Yuling / Chen Meng (Sichuan / Shandong)
11-7, 11-8, 12-10, 8-11, 11-6 [Full Match]

Men's Doubles

MDRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsChampion
1Xu Xin / Ma Long (Shanghai / Beijing)
Xu Xin / Ma Long (Shanghai / Beijing) (3-0)
Xu Xin / Ma Long (Shanghai / Beijing) (3-0)
Xu Xin / Ma Long (Shanghai / Beijing) (4-0)

Zhou Yu / Fan Zhendong (PLA) (4-3)



2Wong Chun Ting / Ho Kwan Kit (Hong Kong)
3Fang Bo / Shang Kun (Shandong / Shanghai)
Fang Bo / Shang Kun (Shandong / Shanghai) (3-1)
4Lyu Xiang / Zhai Yujia (Zhejiang)
5Zhang Yudong / Sun Wen (Jiangsu)
Zhang Yudong / Sun Wen (Jiangsu) (3-2)
Zhang Yudong / Sun Wen (Jiangsu) (3-0)
6Liang Jingkun / Wang Chuqin ( Hebei / Beijing)
7Yu Heyi / Wang Linkun (Henan)
Yu Heyi / Wang Linkun (Henan) (3-1)
8Xue Fei / Zhao Daming (Hubei)
9Ren Hao / Xia Yizheng (Henan)
Liu Jikang / Hao Shuai ( Liaoning / Tianjin) (3-0)
Yan An / Lin Gaoyuan (Beijing / Guangdong) (3-0)
Zhou Yu / Fan Zhendong (PLA) (4-3)

10Liu Jikang / Hao Shuai ( Liaoning / Tianjin)
11Yan An / Lin Gaoyuan (Beijing / Guangdong)
Yan An / Lin Gaoyuan (Beijing / Guangdong) (3-2)
12Fan Shengpeng / Cheng Jingqi (Hebei)
13Xu Ruifeng / Yan Sheng (Sichuan)
Zhu Cheng / Cai Wei (Jiangsu) (3-1)
Zhou Yu / Fan Zhendong (PLA) (3-1)
14Zhu Cheng / Cai Wei (Jiangsu)
15Wang Jianjun / Yin Jiaxu (Zhejiang)
Zhou Yu / Fan Zhendong (PLA) (3-0)
16Zhou Yu / Fan Zhendong (PLA)
Bronze Medal Match
Zhang Yudong / Sun Wen (Jiangsu)
Yan An / Lin Gaoyuan (Beijing / Guangdong) (3-1)
Yan An / Lin Gaoyuan (Beijing / Guangdong)
3 Sep 14:304 Sep 10:005 Sep 11:305 Sep 20:45

Men's Doubles Semifinals
Xu Xin / Ma Long (Shanghai / Beijing) 4-0 Zhang Yudong / Sun Wen (Jiangsu)
11-5, 11-9, 11-8, 12-10 [Full Match]
Yan An / Lin Gaoyuan (Beijing / Guangdong) 3-4 Zhou Yu / Fan Zhendong (PLA)
13-11, 4-11, 4-11, 12-10, 5-11, 14-12, 6-11 [Full Match]

Men's Doubles Bronze Medal Match
Zhang Yudong / Sun Wen (Jiangsu) 1-3 Yan An / Lin Gaoyuan (Beijing / Guangdong)
8-11, 11-9, 8-11, 3-11 [Full Match]
Men's Doubles Finals
Xu Xin / Ma Long (Shanghai / Beijing) Vs Zhou Yu / Fan Zhendong (PLA)
14-16 11-9 13-11 8-11 8-11 11-1 9-11 [Full Match]
Matches of Day 10 (6 September) (GMT+8)

Day 10 will see the women's / men's singles semifinals, bronze medal match and finals. The 2017 WTTC women's singles finalists, Ding Ning and Zhu Yuling will play against each other in the semifinals. Let's see whether Zhu Yuling will extend her medal count to 4 medals at the 13th Games. Liu Shiwen will be facing the underdog, Wang Yidi in the semifinals. Liu Shiwen is relatively a more experienced and stronger athlete and has a better chance of making to the finals but who knows Wang Yidi will not surprise us. Ma Long will be playing against 17-year-old Wang Chuqin in the men's singles semifinals. In 2015 Wang Chuqin won Ma Long in the round of 16 at the Chinese Nationals. Let's see whether he will repeat that again in the semifinals. Even if Wang cannot beat Ma Long, following Ma Long's footstep 12 years ago, ending up third will put him at a very good position in the national team.

Women's Singles

WSRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsChampion
1Ding Ning (Beijing)
Ding Ning (Beijing)
Ding Ning (Beijing) (4-0)
Ding Ning (Beijing) (4-2)
2Bye
3Yang Huijing (Sichuan)
Wen Jia (Liaoning) (4-1)
4Wen Jia (Liaoning)
5Zhang Rui (Hubei)
Zhang Rui (Hubei) (4-1)
Sun Yingsha (Hebei) (4-0)
6Zhang Binyue (Tibet)
7Zhang Qiang (Jiangsu)
Sun Yingsha (Hebei) (4-3)
8Sun Yingsha (Hebei)
9Wang Manyu (Heilongjiang)
Wang Manyu (Heilongjiang) (4-2)
Wang Manyu (Heilongjiang) (4-1)
Zhu Yuling (Sichuan) (4-3)

10Gu Yuting (Shandong)
11Shang Yuanyuan (Anhui)
Shang Yuanyuan (Anhui) (4-1)
12Liu Fei (Jiangsu)
13Li Xiaodan (Shanxi)
Li Xiaodan (Shanxi) (4-1)
Zhu Yuling (Sichuan) (4-1)
14Lan Xi (Liaoning)
15Liu Ming (Yunnan)
Zhu Yuling (Sichuan) (4-0)
16Zhu Yuling (Sichuan)
17Liu Shiwen (Guangdong)
Liu Shiwen (Guangdong)
Liu Shiwen (Guangdong) (4-2)
Liu Shiwen (Guangdong) (4-3)

18Bye
19Liu Gaoyang (Shandong)
Liu Gaoyang (Shandong) (4-1)
20Feng Yalan (Hubei)
21Sheng Dandan (Beijing)
Li Jiayi (Liaoning) (4-3)
Wu Yang (Shanxi) (4-1)
22Li Jiayi (Liaoning)
23Chen Ke (Jiangsu)
Wu Yang (Shanxi) (4-1)
24Wu Yang (Shanxi)
25Doo Hoi Kem (Hong Kong)
He Zhuojia (Hebei) (4-1)
Wang Yidi (Yunnan) (4-2)
Wang Yidi (Yunnan) (4-1)

26He Zhuojia (Hebei)
27Fan Siqi (Sichuan)
Wang Yidi (Yunnan) (4-2)
28Wang Yidi (Yunnan)
29Che Xiaoxi (Heilongjiang)
Che Xiaoxi (Heilongjiang) (4-3)
Chen Meng (Shandong) (4-0)
30Jiang Hui (Tibet)
31Bye
Chen Meng (Shandong)
32Chen Meng (Shandong)
2 Sep 19:003 Sep 10:454 Sep 19:006 Sep 10:006 Sep 16:30
2 Sep 20:303 Sep 11:304 Sep 20:306 Sep 10:45

Men's Singles

MSRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsChampion
1Ma Long (Beijing)
Ma Long (Beijing)
Ma Long (Beijing) (4-0)
Ma Long (Beijing) (4-1)

2Bye
3Liu Yi (Hebei)
Zhang Chao (Guangdong) (4-2)
4Zhang Chao (Guangdong)
5Zhu Cheng (Jiangsu)
Liu Dingshuo (Shandong) (4-1)
Ma Te (Tianjin) (4-0)
6Liu Dingshuo (Shandong)
7Ma Te (Tianjin)
Ma Te (Tianjin) (4-2)
8Zhou Yu (PLA)
9Wong Chun Ting (Hong Kong)
Cheng Jingqi (Hebei) (4-2)
Wang Chuqin (Beijing) (4-3)
Wang Chuqin (Beijing) (4-3)

10Cheng Jingqi (Hebei)
11Peng Feilong (Shanghai)
Wang Chuqin (Beijing) (4-2)
12Wang Chuqin (Beijing)
13Zhou Kai (PLA)
Zhou Kai (PLA) (4-2)
Zhou Kai (PLA) (4-2)
14Xu Yingbing (Heilongjiang)
15Yu Heyi (Henan)
Zhang Jike (Shandong) (4-1)
16Zhang Jike (Shandong)
17Xu Xin (Shanghai)
Xu Xin (Shanghai) (4-0)
Xu Xin (Shanghai) (4-2)
Xu Xin (Shanghai) (4-3)

18Xu Ruifeng (Sichuan)
19Zhou Qihao (Guangdong)
Zhou Qihao (Guangdong) (4-1)
20Yu Ziyang (Heilongjiang)
21Xue Fei (Hubei)
Hao Shuai (Tianjin) (4-2)
Hao Shuai (Tianjin) (4-2)
22Hao Shuai (Tianjin)
23Liao Hongran (PLA)
Fang Bo (Shandong) (4-0)
24Fang Bo (Shandong)
25Yan An (Beijing)
Yan An (Beijing) (4-3)
Xia Yizheng (Henan) (4-2)
Fan Zhendong (PLA) (4-0)

26Kong Lingxuan (Shandong)
27Luo Zheng (Hainan)
Xia Yizheng (Henan) (4-0)
28Xia Yizheng (Henan)
29Liang Jingkun (Hebei)
Liu Jikang (Liaoning) (4-2)
Fan Zhendong (PLA) (4-0)
30Liu Jikang (Liaoning)
31Bye
Fan Zhendong (PLA)
32Fan Zhendong (PLA)
2 Sep 19:453 Sep 16:304 Sep 19:456 Sep 11:306 Sep 17:30
2 Sep 21:153 Sep 19:004 Sep 21:156 Sep 12:15

Day 10: September 6
10:00-11:30 Women's Singles Semifinals (10:00 BTV)
- Ding Ning (Beijing) Vs Zhu Yuling (Sichuan)
- Liu Shiwen (Guangdong) Vs Wang Yidi (Yunnan)

11:30-13:00 Men's Singles Semifinals (12:00 CCTV5+)
- Ma Long (Beijing) Vs Wang Chuqin (Beijing)
- Xu Xin (Shanghai) Vs Fan Zhendong (PLA)

15:30-16:00 Women's Singles Bronze Medal Match (15:30 BTV)
Zhu Yuling (Sichuan) Vs Wang Yidi (Yunnan)

16:00-16:30 Men's Singles Bronze Medal Match 
Xu Xin (Shanghai) Vs Wang Chuqin

16:30-17:30 Women's Singles Finals (17:00 CCTV5)
Ding Ning (Beijing) Vs Liu Shiwen (Guangdong)


17:30-19:00 Men's Singles Finals (17:00 CCTV5)
Ma Long (Beijing) Vs Fan Zhendong (PLA)


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