Friday marked the first day of the table tennis competition in the Hangzhou Asian Games held in east China's Zhejiang Province. A splendid light show was staged in the stadium before the matches began. 　

China beat China's Macao 3-0 during the women's team preliminary group A match at the 19th Asian Games on Friday. China's Chen Meng, Wang Manyu, and Chen Xingtong each beat their opponents 3-0. After the game, the players of China's Macao team said that they like Hangzhou and are fans of the Chinese team. They were pleased during today's matches. 　

The men's table tennis team competition also opened on the same day. Chinese players Wang Chuqin, Ma Long, and Liang Jingkun won the first round of the group match against Vietnam.