In the 2023 ITTF Mixed Team World Cup, the fifth round of the second phase will be held on December 9, and the Chinese table tennis team will face Japan in this round. It was not easy for the Chinese team to win this game, and the mixed doubles of the Shatou combination did not play well, which made the situation a little complicated. Fortunately, Wang Manyu defeated Hina Hayada and laid the foundation for the final victory.
Mixed Team World Cup standings
After the end of this round of matches, the Chinese team and the South Korean team have 12 points, tied for the first place, and the two sides will face each other directly in the final round, and the winner will be the champion of this tournament. Japan currently have 10 points, one point ahead of Sweden, who have beaten Sweden before. As a result, the Japanese team has already locked up the third place.
China 8-5 Japan
Venue: Chengdu-Sichuan Provincial Gymnasium
A retrospective: In the first stage, both sides won all the results, the Chinese team ranked first in Group A and advanced, and the Japanese team ranked first in Group C to advance. In the second stage, the Chinese team played 4 consecutive games 8-1, defeating Slovakia, Chinese Taipei, France and Germany respectively. Japan defeated Chinese Taipei, Sweden and Slovakia in the second stage, and lost 4-8 to South Korea in the last round, so they withdrew from the championship if they lost this game.
Lineup Introduction: The Chinese table tennis team is the top seed in the tournament, directly led by head coach Li Falcon, the four players of the women's team are just ranked in the top four in the world, the men's team is ranked in the top three in the world, and Lin Gaoyuan has also been ranked in the top ten in the world for a long time. Japan is the No. 3 seed in the tournament, with the women's players led by Hina Hayada and Miu Hirano, and the men's players led by Tomokazu Haramoto.
Game recap
Wang Chuqin, Sun Yingsha, 1-2, Hayasuke Togami, Zhang Benmeihe【11-5;11-13；9-11】
The world No. 1 pair took the lead again, opening the game smoothly to take a 5-1 lead, maintaining a high concentration to take the set point 10-4 and win the first game 11-5. In the second game, Japan led 3-0 and scored consecutive points to lead 7-1Then the Shatou combination counterattacked strongly and directly overtook 10-9, but unfortunately lost 11-13. In the third game, the score was alternated to 5 draws, and the Japanese team had the upper hand in key points to get the game point 10-7 and win 11-9.
The Chinese team fell behind 1-2 on aggregate, and the Shatou combination was upset by the opponent. The characteristics of this pair are too distinct, and they have been targeted by the opponent to focus on research, and the needs of the routine have been updated and changed.
Wang Manyu 3-0 Hina Hayata【11-6;11-9；11-5】
Wang Manyu took a 5-3 lead at the beginning, and Hina Hayada bit the score to 5-6;Then Wang Manyu grasped the key point, won the game point 10-6, and won the first game 11-6. In the second game, Wang Manyu led 4-2, but was overtaken by Hina Hayada 6-5;Then the two sides held each other to 9 draws in a row, and Wang Manyu grasped the key points to win 11-9. In the third game, Wang Manyu led 5-2 and continued to dominate the game, winning the game point at 10-5 and killing the third game with a side ball. The aggregate score was 4-2 for the Chinese team.
Fan Zhendong 1-2 Zhang Benzhihe [3-11;6-11；11-7】
Zhang Benzhihe led 5-2 at the beginning, and continued to dominate the gap to widen the gap, rewriting the score to 10-3 game points;Then Fan Zhendong dropped the point again, and Zhang Benzhihe won 11-3. In the second game, the two sides alternately scored to 3 draws, but then Fan Zhendong lost 4 points in a row, and Zhang Benzhihe played very fiercely and won the second game 11-6. In the third game, it was tied at 5, and then Fan Zhendong finally played his form, won the game point 10-7, and won the third game 11-7. The Chinese team led 5-4 on aggregate.
Chen Meng, Wang Manyu, 2-1, Miyu Kihara, Miwa Zhangmoto【10-12;11-3；13-11】
Coming to the fourth set, the Mengyu combination did not start the game and suffered a 3-7 deficit;Then the Mengyu combination scored 4 points in a row, but unfortunately the key was still 10-12. In the second game, Mengyu changed the combination to take a 6-0 lead, and maintained the advantage to get the game point 10-3 and win 11-3. In the third game, the scores alternated to 3 draws, and the two sides held each other to 9 draws in a rowThen the two sides played to the chase stage, and the Mengyu combination won 13-11. The Chinese team led 7-5 on aggregate.
Ma Long, Wang Chuqin 1-0, Sho Sone, Hayasuke Togami [11-5].
The two sides scored alternately to 4 draws at the beginning, and then the leading combination scored consecutive points to break the balance, continuously suppressed to an 8-5 lead, and scored 2 points in a row to get the match point at 10-5. After that, the leading combination won directly 11-5, thus killing the game. In the end, the Chinese team defeated the Japanese team with an overall score of 8-5.
The Chinese team squad
Female team members: Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu, Chen Meng, Wang Yidi.
Male players: Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin, Ma Long, Lin Gaoyuan.
Japan squad
Women's team members: Hina Hayata, Miwa Haramoto, Miu Hirano, Miyu Kihara.
Male players: Tomokazu Zhangmoto, Hayasuke Togami, Yoshiyama Takeshi.
1. Sho Sone.
Round 6 of the second stage
China vs South Korea [December 10-19:30].
Germany vs Japan [December 10-13:00].
Slovakia vs France [December 10-13:00].
Sweden vs Chinese Taipei [December 10-19:30].
Sweden 8-6 France
Carlson K-Carlberg 1-2 Fay-Lebrun Pavard [6-11;13-11；7-11】
Linda Bergstrom 3-0 Yuan Jiannan [11-8, 11-9, 20-18].
Anton Carlberg 1-2 Al Lebrun [8-11, 4-11, 11-3].
Carlsen Anton Carlberg 2-1 Goetz Ey-Lebrun [12-10;6-11；12-10】
Carlberg Bergström 1-1 Pavard Lutz [6-11;11-5 】
Germany 6-8 South Korea
Meissner Winter 0-3 Zhang Yuzhen Tian Zhixi [6-11;9-11；9-11】
Shan Xiaona 3-0 Kim Na Young [11-3;11-6；13-11】
Walther 2-1 Ahn Jae-hyun [13-11;3-11；11-7】
Meissner Walther 0-3 Lim Jong-hoon Ahn Jae-hyun [4-11;7-11；10-12】
Shan Xiaona, Winter 1-1, Tian Zhixi, Li Shiwen【11-4;8-11】
Slovakia 3-8 Chinese Taipei
Apras Raposova 0-3 Yang Jia'an Li Yuzhen [9-11;5-11；8-11】
Balazova 1-2 Chen Siyu [8-11;11-9；4-11】
Zelinka 2-1 Lin Yanjun [11-7;11-6；8-11】
Apras Zelinka 0-2 Yang Jia'an Wang Chenyou [4-11;5-11】
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