At 19:00 on February 21, Beijing time, the 1 8 finals of the National Table Tennis Championships in Busan played against Romania. In this game, Wang Hao sent Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin, and Ma Long to the three main forces, and the national table tennis men's team swept the opponent 3-0 and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals. Here's a recap of the competition:
In the first set, Wang Chuqin faced Ovidu, the opponent was very strong at the beginning of the game, Wang Chuqin did not seem to have touched the opponent's routine, and when the score was behind, Wang Chuqin finally won 12-10; In the second game, Wang Chuqin completely controlled the rhythm of the game and blasted out an 11-1 score, and the opponent got the only point, which was still a rolling tennis score. In the third game, Wang Chuqin attacked strongly with his backhand, leaving the opponent helpless, 11-4 After Wang Chuqin won the third game, he successfully won the first set for the national table tennis. Relatively speaking, the strength of the Romanian women's team is more outstanding, and the men's team as a whole is still weak.
In the second set of Fan Zhendong against Edward, Fan Zhendong entered the state relatively quickly, and came up with a backhand to take a 4-1 lead. Edward's backhand can't be hit, the serve has also been changed, and in-table control and other means have been added, but his strength is still too different from Fan Zhendong. 11-3 Fan Zhendong won the first game very easily. In the group stage, the national table tennis opponent was not very strong, and Fan Zhendong basically played a warm-up role.
Against Romania's Edward, he will also find it difficult to pose a threat to Fan Zhendong. In the second game, Edward mainly relied on the change of serve to interfere with Fan Zhendong, fighting the hard power of the right and backhand, and he was an absolute disadvantage. However, in the opening stage, Edward still overtook the score 4-3, at least better than the first game. In the middle game, Fan Zhendong began to exert his strength, and the score was 7-4 ahead of his opponent. 11-6 Fan Zhendong withstood the opponent's fight and won the second game.
In the third game, Edward still insisted on fighting tactics, and Liu Guozheng also mentioned in the commentary that the opponent had not played cards according to the routine, and there was no chance to play Edward normally. In addition to the high quality of his shots, Fan Zhendong's defensive ability is also very good. Edward's crazy attack was blocked back by Fan Zhendong. 11-5 Fan Zhendong won the third game, and the national table tennis score led Romania 2-0. In the third set, Malone faced Darius, who played against Malone as a teenager, without any pressure, but rather an opportunity to learn from the Grand Slam players.
At the beginning of the game, Darius twisted inside the stage and attacked sharply, which still caused some trouble for Ma Long, and the score was tied 6-6. In the end, Ma Long won the first game 11-8 by swinging short in the table and consecutive forehand explosions. In the second game, Malone gradually became familiar with the opponent's style of play, and Darius's defensive ability was still beyond imagination. Being able to continuously defend Ma Long's five-board forehand attack still reflects some of his strength. 11-4 Malone won the second game. In the third game, Malone made a perfect 7-0 start, and the opponent almost gave up struggling. 11-2 Ma Long won the third game, and the national table tennis swept Romania 3-0 to advance to the quarterfinals.
In recent years, some opponents in Europe and Asia have made great progress, and the overall advantage of the national table tennis men's team is not as big as before. The Busan World Table Tennis Championships is also an early rehearsal for the men's team of the Paris Olympics, from the perspective of the men's team, Wang Hao is still dominated by the "Dragon Fat Head" troika, and the next impact on the semi-finals, semi-finals, and finals is a tough battle, I hope the main force of national table tennis will maintain a good state!