On the evening of February 21, in the men's team 1 8 finals of the 2024 World Table Tennis Championships in Busan, the national table tennis men's team composed of Wang Chuqin, Fan Zhendong and Ma Long swept the Romanian team 3-0, winning five consecutive victories in this tournament and advancing to the quarterfinals.
In the first match, Wang Chuqin played against Oveidou Ionescu. In the first game, Wang Chuqin was not very suitable for the opponent's style of play, and was always in a state of being suppressed, and when the score was behind, Wang Chuqin fought to catch up, and finally took the lead 12-10. After being familiar with the opponent's ball line, Wang Chuqin completely opened the situation and won two games in a row 11-1 and 11-4 to win the first point for the national table tennis.
Wang Chuqin said after the game that he was a little uncomfortable with his opponent in the first game, and gradually found his feeling and rhythm by chasing points, and gave himself a very good buffer in the second game. "I hope to be able to play my form step by step, instead of being full of form as soon as I come up. He said.
Fan Zhendong then took on Eduard Ionescu. In this battle, Fan Zhendong showed a very high level of skill in the game, sweeping the opponent 3-0, with the scores of 11-6 and 11-5 in three games. Fan Zhendong said after the game that he played well in the first game as a whole, and there were many unnecessary mistakes in the second and third games, and he only established an advantage in the middle game. "I think first of all, the opponent will get stronger and stronger, and it will be a good test for myself to pass this kind of match. I hope that in this kind of competition, I can formulate good tactics and play my own level according to some specific situations of the opponent and myself. Fan Zhendong said.
In the third match, Malone played against Darius Movilianu. In the first game, the two sides fought very fiercely, and after the battle reached 8 draws, Ma Long scored 3 points in a row and won 11-8. In the second game, Malone entered the state and took the lead early, winning 11-4. In the third game, Ma Long continued to play strongly in the last game, completely took the initiative in the game, and won the opponent again with 11-2. So far, the Chinese team has defeated the Romanian team 3-0 and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals.
Ma Long admitted that he played well in this game and made full preparations in advance. In the next game, there is a high probability that they will meet the Japanese team, which must be very difficult. He said: "The first game of this competition for the Chinese women's team has experienced some tests, and it has also sounded the alarm for the men's team. After all, it's the World Table Tennis Championships, and everyone will be nervous. So we tried to prepare for the difficulties as much as possible and focus as much as we could on the pitch. Of course, there will be all kinds of difficulties in the game, especially from now on, to enter the top eight, every team has a strong impact, and we have to be ready to attack the opponent. Malone said.
Text: Beijing Youth Daily reporter Zhou Xueshuai.
Edited by Xu Zhao.