On the evening of December 8, the first stage of the Men's Team of the 2022 Table Tennis Super League came to an end. Shandong Luneng, led by double-ring Grand Slam winner Ma Long, beat Jiangsu CSL Cable 3-0 to earn their seventh win and move into the top four as the top team in the round robin. Wang Chuqin led Shandong Weiqiao to a 3-0 sweep of Shenzhen Bao'an, with Fan Zhendong and Xu Xin resting, while Shanghai Real Estate swept Huangshi Base 3-0, with Shandong Weiqiao . Shanghai Real Estate and Huangshi Base teams both advanced to the quarterfinals.
In the ninth round of the first stage of the men's team, Shandong Luneng faced Jiangsu China Super Cable. In the first doubles match, Shandong Luneng men's doubles team Ma Long/Yuan Lizen faced Yang Shuo/Liu Yipo. Ma Long/Yuan Lizen won the first two games 11-9. In the third set, Yang Shuo/Liu Yipo managed to equalize the set with 11-6. In the fourth set, both sides were in a stalemate and Yang Shuo/Liu Night Po got the score at 10-9. Then, Ma Long/Yuan Lizen seized the key ball and scored 3 points in a row to win 12-10 and take the first point for Shandong Luneng.
In the second match of Men's Singles, Xu Yingbin faced Sun Jiayi. It was an up-and-down match, with Xu Yingbin losing two consecutive games at 9-11.6-11, and then three consecutive games at 11-5.11-6 and 11-7, completing a superb turnaround with back-to-back victories to help Shandong Luneng win a city again.
In the third game, Yuan Li-Cen played against Liu Night Po. In the first game, Yuan Li Cen won the first place with 12-10. In the second game, both sides were tied at 8, Yuan Li Cen scored 3 points in a row and entered the city again with 11-8. In the third set, Liu Yenbo took back the city with 11-9. In the fourth set, Yuan Lizen locked the victory with 11-4 and beat Liu Yipo 3-1. With that, Shandong Luneng swept Jiangsu CSL Cable 3-0 on aggregate and broke into the top four with 7 wins and 1 loss in the round robin. In addition, Shanghai real estate . Shandong Weiqiao who advanced with Huangshi base-like.
According to the schedule, Shanghai Real Estate vs. Huangshi Base in the semifinals at 18:00 on December 9th; and Shandong Luneng vs. Shandong Weiqiao in the semifinals at 18:00 on December 10th.
