On the evening of January 9th, Beijing time, the table tennis WTT Doha Star Tournament ushered in the final battle of the qualifying round, and Yuan Licen, the new star of national table tennis and the men's doubles champion in the finals, appeared on the stage and competed with the South Korean teenager Zhao Dacheng, who had defeated Fan Zhendong, but Yuan Licen was out of the game 1-3, and thus fell to the last hurdle of the main competition, and the Chinese team also ushered in the first defeat of the competition.
Judging from the three matchups in the qualifying round, Yuan Licen did expose many problems, including too many retreats, not strong enough forehand, not resolute enough backhand, etc., and still need to work hard in the future!See below for a detailed breakdown of the battle.
Yuan Licen was born in 2000 and Zhao Dacheng was born in 2002, both of whom are the best of today's young table tennis players, among which Yuan Licen won the men's doubles championship in the finals and the men's team championship of the Table Tennis Super League not long ago.
In terms of technique, these two players have their own merits, but in terms of competition experience, Zhao Dacheng is superior, and Yuan Licen almost lost to Chinese Taipei athlete Yang Ziyi in the last round, falling behind 0-2 and 3-2 before turning the tables, so this time it is also a huge pressure.
In the first game, Yuan Licen got off to a good start and scored 2 points directly on the serve, but was soon tied by the opponent - because both of them are left-handed athletes, the usual line, line, and landing point advantage of right-handed players have disappeared, so they are a little uncomfortable with each other's balls, but after the 9-9 draw, Zhao Dacheng scored 2 points with a forehand and a backhand grab, and then won the first place 11-9.
At the beginning of the second game, Yuan Licen's shot was more determined, and he expanded the score advantage when he came up, but in the middle of the game, he was disrupted by the opponent's attack, and then he was tied again, and then Zhao Dacheng became more and more courageous, and finally won 11-8, Yuan Licen was forced into a desperate situation!
In the third game, he was too quick with the first ball against Yuan Licen, but he couldn't hold his breath and twisted and pulled the mistake after rubbing on the near stage, and then continued to lose points, and soon fell into passivity. In the face of the upcoming victory, Zhao Dacheng also showed some slackness, and was chased to an 8-8 draw, and then reversed 10-12, and Yuan Licen successfully pulled back a city.
In the fourth game, Yuan Licen fell into passivity again, but this time he failed to turn things around, and finally Zhao Dacheng ended the battle easily 11-4, so that the big score was 3-1 to break through the national table tennis defense line and advance to the men's singles main draw: It's a pity!
Judging from the ball road, Yuan Licen and Zhao Dacheng actually have similarities, and there are also similar problems, that is, they prefer to retreat from the table to attack and take the initiative to enter the defense, the advantage of this is that the accumulation is sufficient, and the disadvantage is that it is easy to lead to a decrease in speed and a decrease in the quality of the return, so this game is to see who can solve the battle quickly and accurately in the near platform, or withdraw from the stage to compete for the forehand.
As far as the battle situation is concerned, the South Koreans' excellent forehand basic skills have played a threat, and Yuan Licen's starting board near the stage is not as resolute and decisive as the opponent, and the final loss is not unjust, which is worthy of serious reflection and summary.