On February 25, the men's team final of the Busan World Table Tennis Championships team competition came to an end. Wang Chuqin, Fan Zhendong and Ma Long, who represented the national table tennis, showed outstanding strength in the game, and finally easily defeated the French team with a score of 3-0 and successfully reached the top of the world. In the final with the French team, Fan Zhendong took on the responsibility of one single, while Wang Chuqin served as the second single.
In the first set, Wang Chuqin faced European champion F. Lebron. Although the opponent's strength was good, under Wang Chuqin's strong play, he lost three games in a row with a score of -3 and took the lead for the team. In the second set of the match, world No. 1 Fan Zhendong faced France's A. Lebron. The match was extremely intense, and after five sets of hard fighting, Fan Zhendong finally won 3-2, showing his strength as the strongest player in the world table tennis today.
As the team's big brother, Malone played three singles and played against French star Simon Goetz. Although he lost the first game, Malone quickly adjusted his state and completed the reversal with a score of -6 in the next three games, making a great contribution to the team's gold medal. This final not only demonstrated the strong strength of the national table tennis as a whole, but also demonstrated the outstanding performance of each player at the critical moment, and contributed to the glorious battle of Chinese table tennis once again standing on the top of the world.
After the game, Malone was interviewed and praised his teammates. He said that Wang Chuqin played well and gave the team a good start, and praised Fan Zhendong for winning key games and helping the team extend its lead. Speaking about himself, he said that after losing to South Korea, he made adjustments. It is perfect to be able to end his World Table Tennis Championships journey with a victory.
This victory has special significance for Malone. This is his ninth consecutive World Table Tennis Championships team championship and his 29th world championship. Every pinnacle is a new beginning. Ma Long, a great player, is still writing his own legendary journey.
With the end of the men's team competition, the Busan World Table Tennis Championships ended. The national table tennis team won the men's and women's team championships, and it is a veritable ace division. The difficulties encountered in the process are worthy of reflection. With the rise of foreign associations, if national table tennis wants to continue to dominate, it needs to continue to innovate technology and improve its capabilities.
It is worth mentioning that Fan Zhendong and Sun Yingsha were named the best athletes respectively. Stepping off the podium, everything starts from scratch. Looking forward to the future of national table tennis to create brilliance.