WTT Grand Slam》17-year-old Guo Guanhong defeated Liang Jingkun and Feng Yixin advanced to the top 16 with a straight triple-double

Guo Guanhong overthrew the famous Chinese player Liang Jingkun and advanced to the top 16 of the men's singles Grand Slam for the first time. (Taken from WTT official website)

[Reporter Xu Mingli/Comprehensive Report] The 17-year-old Tainan youngster Guo Guanhong defeated the Chinese star Liang Jingkun, who returned from injury, 3:1 in the men's singles round of the 2026 WTT China Grand Slam today. He broke into the top 16 for the first time and created his best record in a major. In the next round, he will face the new world champion Terukora Matsushima of Japan.

The 29-year-old Liang Jingkun was out due to injury after playing at the World Team Championships in London in May this year. He did not return until this China Grand Slam. In the first round of the men's singles, he defeated Russia's No. 16 Hidorenko in straight games, showing good form. However, today he faced Guo Guanhong, who was ranked 39 in the world, and fell into a tough battle.

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Guo Guanhong, a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, started to attack aggressively from the beginning of the game. He scored 5 points in a row to turn the situation around after falling behind 3:4 in the first game. He scored first at 11:7. In the second game, he scored 4 consecutive points in a row at the beginning of the second game and quickly won 11:2.

Liang Jingkun locked Guo Guanhong's forehand position to attack in the third game. In addition, Guo made too many unnecessary mistakes and was caught with a serving violation. After the start of 1:4, he fell behind all the way and gave up at 6:11. In the crucial 4th game, Guo Guanhong forced his opponent to pause after falling behind 6:8 and succeeded. Liang Jingkun took the lead at 10:8 after resuming the game. At the critical moment, Xiao Guo served twice in succession to tie the score at 10. Then, Xiao Guo succeeded in backhand attacks in a stalemate, and finally came from behind at 12:10.

Feng Yixin, ranked 40 in the world, faced the Belgian player Larsen Foss, ranked 63 in the world, in the top 32 of the men's singles. He scored 9 points in the first game under 2:8 adversity. He also overcame a 4:7 deficit in the second game and finally won 2 consecutive games with 11:8, 11:9, 11:3. He also advanced to the top 16 of the men's singles for the first time in a Grand Slam.