Guo Guanhong lost to Duda in the first round of the men's singles of the Macau Championship, ending his 3-game winning streak

Guo Guanhong lost to German star Duda in the first round of men's singles, ending his three-game winning streak. (Taken from WTT official website)

[Reporter Xu Mingli/Comprehensive Report] 17-year-old Tainan youngster Guo Guanhong made too many unnecessary mistakes in the first round of the men's singles of the 2026 WTT Macau Championship today, and was not blessed by the God of Luck. He finally lost 0:3 to the German star Duda, who is ranked 35th in the world. His 3-match winning streak was stopped and he missed the top 16. Only the women's singles Zheng Yijing of the Taiwanese team passed the first round test among the 5 players.

Guo Guanhong, ranked 38th in the world, met Duda three times this year at Doha, Ljublana Star Challenge and last month's European Grand Slam. He always triumphed and lost only one game in total. But today's encounter was completely different. Duda came prepared. Guo made four errors in receiving the ball in the first game, and his opponent made two lucky brushes. After a 2-level draw, he suffered a turbulence and lost 8 points in a row, giving up at 5:11.

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In the second game, with a 7:5 lead, Guo Guanhong made consecutive mistakes and lost 3 points in a row and was overtaken. After the timeout, he continued to receive and twist the serve to tie it at 9. However, at the critical moment, the return ball hit the net and bounced high, and was succeeded by Duda's forehand. Then Xiao Guo's forehand went out of bounds and lost another game at 9:11.

In the third game, Guo Guanhong fell behind 1:5 at the beginning and launched a counterattack. He chased 3 points in a row to force his opponent to time out, and finally caught up to 5 draws. Duda made two lucky shots in a row to open up the score. Xiao Guo also responded with a touch ball. In the end, he was unable to recover, and lost the first match at 7:11.

Coach Jiang Penglong said, "This is the fourth time the two sides have played against each other this year. The opponent must be fully prepared. It will definitely become harder and harder to play. In addition, the opponent also had more lucky shots today. Xiao Guo himself did not play well. The rubber is in some condition and there are more unnecessary mistakes. I will make adjustments when I go back and prepare for the Asian Games."