On the afternoon of January 9th, Beijing time, the table tennis WTT Doha Star Match ushered in the second day of the battle, South Korean beauty Xu Xiaoyuan appeared on the stage to face the famous Indian player S Mukherjee in last year's Asian Games, but Xu Xiaoyuan was almost upset, and finally reversed 3-2 after 5 rounds of hard fighting, and almost fell in the second round of the qualifying round.
Although he was selected for the World Table Tennis Championships not long ago, Xu Xiaoyuan still did not give up his progress and has already stated that he wants to qualify for the Olympic GamesSee below for more details.
Xu Hyo-won was born in 1987, right-handed horizontal shooting, chipping play, was once the core of the Korean women's table tennis, many times selected for the Olympic Games, World Table Tennis Championships and other international competitions, but after all, he is already a 36-year-old veteran, the state is not as good as before, the Tokyo Olympic cycle has been outdated, the Paris Olympic cycle is even more ups and downs, once on the verge of retirement.
In 2023, Xu Xiaoyuan's form has rebounded, and he was once selected for the Asian Games and Asian Championships, and brought some threats to Sun Yingsha and others in foreign wars, but this year he was defeated in the Busan Team World Table Tennis Championships and fell out of the top five Korean women's table tennis teams again.
Although he missed the first World Table Tennis Championships held in South Korea's history, Seo Hyo-won still said that he wanted to qualify for the Paris Olympics, so he also actively participated in the WTT Doha Star Tournament this time, but because of his low ranking, he could only start the battle from the qualifying round, and the first opponent was a dark horse, that is, S. Mukherjee.
In the Asian Games last year, S Mukherjee and his sister A Mukherjee had a big upset with granules and arc-proof rubber, and the women's doubles eliminated the World Table Tennis Championships champion combination Chen Meng and Wang Yidi to win the bronze medal, so Xu Xiaoyuan faced a severe test.
After the start of the game, Xu Xiaoyuan really felt unfamiliar with S Mukherjee's ball path - S Mukherjee's forehand is raw rubber, backhand is anti-rubber, likes to pull the ball and attack, and soon grasped the initiative on the court, leading all the way and narrowly winning 13-11 to take the lead. In the second game, Xu Xiaoyuan gradually adapted to the opponent's routine, and then pulled back a city 11-6.
In the third game, Xu Xiaoyuan made persistent efforts and won 11-4 to push the opponent into a desperate situation, but then in the fourth game, he was disrupted by the opponent's attack and lost 8-11, and the game entered the decisive game contention.
In the fifth game, the two sides fell into a vicious battle again, and it was difficult to solve in the opening stage, but the second half completely became the stage for Xu Xiaoyuan, and finally she defeated her opponent 11-5, and eliminated S Mukherjee with a big score of 3-2 to advance: it was not easy to win, but at least it was not eliminated, which is still worthy of recognition.
At present, it seems that the level of Indian table tennis players has indeed improved greatly, and this Doha Star Tournament has defeated famous players many times, and now Xu Xiaoyuan is almost stumbling, and the national table tennis will really have to be careful in the future!