Eight Chinese players have advanced to the quarterfinals of the WTT Champions Montpellier, with the women's singles draw featuring three China-Japan clashes, including a highly anticipated meeting between world-class paddlers Sun Yingsha and Hina Hayata.
According to CCTV News, the fourth day of competition at the tournament concluded in the early hours of Saturday (Oct. 31, Beijing time), with the quarterfinal matchups now confirmed.
Women's singles quarterfinals
In the women's singles round of 16, which concluded early Saturday, China's Kuai Man defeated Puerto Rico's Adriana Diaz 3-2 to secure her place in the last eight.
With Kuai's victory, five Chinese players have reached the women's singles quarterfinals. Wang Yidi will face compatriot Chen Xingtong, while Sun Yingsha, Kuai Man and Chen Yi will take on Japan's Hina Hayata, Miwa Harimoto and Hitomi Sato, respectively.
Men's singles quarterfinals
In the men's singles, China's Zhou Qihao came from behind to defeat his opponent 3-1, securing his place in the quarterfinals. Three Chinese players have now advanced to the last eight in the men's event.
In the quarterfinals, Liang Jingkun will face South Korea's Jang Woo-jin, Lin Shidong will take on Sweden's Truls Moregard, and Zhou Qihao will meet Germany's Patrick Franziska.
According to the tournament schedule, all men's and women's singles quarterfinal matches will begin at 7 pm Beijing time on Saturday (Oct. 31).
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