Overview
- Calderano lost 3–2 to 19-year-old Wen Ruibo in the WTT Star Contender Doha semifinal at Lusail Sports Arena.
- Wen, ranked No. 53, prevailed with game scores of 11–9, 8–11, 11–9, 9–11, 11–9 in a 50‑minute match.
- Zhou Qihao reached the final by defeating Dimitrij Ovtcharov 3–2 in the other semifinal.
- Ovtcharov had earlier knocked out world No. 2 Shidong Lin 3–1 and beat Calderano 3–2 at WTT Champions Doha on January 8.
- Calderano advanced to the semifinal by beating Gyuhyeon Park, Tomislav Pucar 3–0, and Simon Gauzy 3–1, and he next competes at the ITTF Americas Cup in San Francisco from January 28 to February 1.