Beijing, February 25 (Reporter Liu Xingchen) The 2024 ITTF Busan World Table Tennis Team Championships ended on the 25th. In the men's team final, the Chinese team defeated the French team 3:0 to achieve the 11th consecutive championship of the event.
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As the last team event before the Paris Olympics, the team event at the World Table Tennis Championships in Busan is an important battle for teams to test and inspect the Olympic lineup. This time, the national table tennis men's team sent the main force to participate, Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin, Ma Long, Liang Jingkun, and Lin Gaoyuan went out.
The Chinese team did not suffer too many tests in the group stage, defeating Belgium, Cuba, Hungary and Croatia successively, and successfully advanced with four consecutive wins, and the score of all four games was 3:0.
The picture shows Fan Zhendong in the semifinals. Photo by China News Service reporter Liu Xu.
Entering the knockout round, the Chinese team fell into the same half of the zone as the Japanese team and the South Korean team.
After defeating the Romanian team 3:0, the national table tennis men's team reached the quarterfinals. 1 In the 4 finals, the Japanese team composed of Teruku Matsushima, Tomokazu Zhangmoto, and Daito Shinozuka failed to pose much threat to the Chinese team. Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin, and Ma Long each scored one point to help the team advance to the semifinals.
Facing the host South Korean team, the Chinese team won the semi-finals very hard. South Korea, playing at home, took the lead twice on the set, with Fan Zhendong equalising twice for China. At the critical moment, Wang Chuqin, who lost the first set in this game, quickly adjusted his state and finally defeated South Korea's Lim Jong-hoon in the deciding set, and the Chinese team advanced with difficulty.
The picture shows Wang Chuqin in the semifinals. Photo by China News Service reporter Liu Xu.
In today's game, Wang Chuqin took the lead against Felix Lebrun. After the opening, Wang Chuqin entered the state faster, and his changeable serve made it difficult for his opponent to parry, and won the first game 11:4. After that, Wang Chuqin's advantage in the ball was shown, and he went down two more cities to help the Chinese team take the lead.
In the second set, Fan Zhendong faced Alex Lebrun. Alex Lebrun was very distinctive on serve, adding to the first three boards to complete the comeback from 4-8 down to win the first game. In the second game, Fan Zhendong began to drag the game into a round of ball competition, and he had an advantage in the COSCO competition. The game was not decided until the decisive game, Fan Zhendong grasped the key points, and the Chinese team led 2:0 on aggregate.
In the third set, Malone faced Simon Goetz in a matchup between veterans. In the holding ball, Malone is more active. With forehand moves working further, Malone was in full control of the tempo. In the end, the Chinese team won 3:0 and defended the title.
In the women's team final that ended first on the 24th, the Chinese team defeated the Japanese team 3:2 and achieved six consecutive championships. So far, the national table tennis men's and women's teams have once again achieved victory.
The picture shows Malone in the semifinals. Photo by China News Service reporter Liu Xu.
The results are gratifying, but there are still lessons to be learned. In this competition, the men's and women's national table tennis teams fell behind when facing key opponents in key games, such as the men's team semifinals and women's team finals. Although both teams achieved a reversal, the problems exposed cannot be ignored.
At present, there is less than half a year before the opening of the Paris Olympics. In order to strive for better results, in the sprint preparation stage, each team will analyze the national table tennis in more detail, which puts forward higher requirements for the follow-up preparation of the Chinese team. Guard against arrogance and rashness, race against time, and hope that the national table tennis players will have no regrets and achieve good results in the Paris examination. (ENDS).
*: China News Network.