At 12 noon on February 17, the Busan Team World Table Tennis Championships held the second round of the men's team group stage, and the opponent of the Chinese team was the Cuban team. In the game, Wang Chuqin, Liang Jingkun and Ma Long defeated their respective opponents 3-0 respectively without losing a game, and the Chinese men's team defeated Cuba 3-0 and won two consecutive victories in the group stage.
In the first round of the men's team group stage on the evening of the 16th, the Chinese team was played by Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin and Ma Long, Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin both defeated their respective opponents 3-0, Ma Long won 3-1, and the Chinese team defeated the Belgian team with a total score of 3-0.
The team group stage adopts a best-of-five format and a best-of-five system per set. In this game, the Chinese team arranged for Fan Zhendong to take a truce, Wang Chuqin served as the first singles, Liang Jingkun served as the second singles, and Ma Long still served as the third singles.
The first set was played by Wang Chuqin against Andy Pereira. Pereira is 34 years old and ranked 57th in the world. Wang Chuqin is 23 years old and ranked No. 2 in the world. Wang Chuqin won three games in a row at -4 and 11-5 to defeat Pereira 3-0, and the Chinese team led 1-0.
The second set was played by Liang Jingkun against Jorge Campos. Campos is 32 years old and ranked 364th in the world. Liang Jingkun is 27 years old and ranked No. 4 in the world. Liang Jingkun faced the impact of his opponent in the first two games, winning both games 12-10, winning the third game 11-3, defeating Campos 3-0, and the Chinese team led 2-0.
The third set was played by Malone against Adrian Perez. Perez is 26 years old and ranked 268th in the world. Ma Long is 35 years old and ranked 3rd in the world. Malone won three games in a row at -2 and 11-5. In the end, the Chinese men's team defeated Cuba 3-0 and won two consecutive victories in the group stage.