Beijing News (Chief Reporter Sun Haiguang) On the evening of February 21, the team competition of the Busan World Table Tennis Championships continued to compete in the knockout stage. In the men's team 1 8 finals, the Chinese team defeated the Romanian team 3-0, entered the top 8 and qualified for the men's team at the Paris Olympics. In the round of 8, the Chinese team will meet the first major opponent after the start of the tournament, the Japanese team.
In the first knockout match, the national table tennis team sent Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin, and Ma Long to play the main lineup. In the first game against Oveidou Ionescu, Wang Chuqin reversed 12-10 after falling behind 2-8 in the first game, and then beat his opponent 11-1 in the second game. "I didn't think about giving up when I was behind, and that's what I had at the time. Wang Chuqin said that he played against the opponent for the first time, and he was not very comfortable in the first game, and after the reversal, he also gave himself time to buffer and adjust.
In the second game, Fan Zhendong defeated Edward Ionescu 3-0 to expand the score for the national table tennis team. Subsequently, Ma Long defeated Movilianu 3-0 to ensure that the national table tennis team advanced to the top 8 3-0, and also qualified for the men's team at the Paris Olympics.
I played well today, played against each other for the first time, and I knew that he was one of the better players in the younger generation in Europe, and I was well prepared. Ma Long said that the most important thing is to win the game, and every game in the knockout stage is like a final, hoping to play better than the first. Fan Zhendong also said that after entering the knockout stage, he hopes that he can be more involved on the field.
In the next round of 8, the Chinese team will face the Japanese team, which eliminated the Austrian team 3-0 tonight. In the semifinals of the team competition of the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships two years ago, the national table tennis team defeated the Japanese team 3-2. In that game, Wang Chuqin and Fan Zhendong lost to Zhang Benzhihe one after another, and the national table tennis team was once forced into danger. Looking forward to the top 8, Ma Long said that it will be a very difficult game against the Japanese team, but he believes that the national table tennis team will be ready.
Edited by Wu Dongni.
Proofreading by Yang Xuli.