Busan, South Korea, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- The 2024 ITTF World Table Tennis Team Championships in Busan entered the second day of competition on the 17th.
On the same day, the matches of the national table tennis men's team and the women's team started at the same time. The men's team played against the Cuban team on the No. 1 table, Fan Zhendong, who won on the first day, rested, Liang Jingkun rotated, and Wang Chuqin and Ma Long continued to play.
In the first set, Wang Chuqin's opponent was Pereira, ranked 57th in the world. The two are both left-handers, and Wang Chuqin showed excellent first-three board ability and small technical use in the game, and it took about 15 minutes to win three games in a row.
In the second set, Liang Jingkun's opponent was Campos, ranked 364th in the world. There was no "one-sided" match, and the two fought to a 10-10 draw in the first two games. Liang won the first two games 12-10 and ended the third game 11-3 to win the second set. He said after the game that he was still a little nervous in the first two games, but fortunately, his key ball handling was relatively reasonable.
Malone came on in the third set against Cuba's Perez. Before the game, the promotional video of the scene used "goat" (the best in history) to describe Ma Long's status in table tennis. Facing the 21-year-old Cuban youngster, Ma Long won 3:0 and also helped the Chinese team win the whole game 3:0.
Malone said that he had a limited understanding of the Cuban team before the game, and he was more focused on me in the game, giving full play to his own technical and tactical characteristics.
The women's team also rotated, Wang Manyu, who won two sets in a row on the first day, continued to play, and Chen Meng and Chen Xingtong made their debut in this tournament. All three defeated their Uzbek opponents 3-0, with a minimum score difference of 5 points in 9 games, and Wang Manyu also scored 11:0 in the third game against Magdieva.
Wang Manyu said that after the more tense game against the Indian team on the first day, he was more suitable for the atmosphere of the World Championships in terms of mentality, and the sense of space and rhythm during the game was very good.
On the 18th, the Chinese men's team will play against the Hungarian team, and the women's team will face the challenge of the Spanish team. (ENDS).