On February 24, the Busan World Table Tennis Championships ended the first men's team semifinals, and the Chinese boys experienced a three-and-a-half-hour fierce battle and defeated the South Korean team with a total score of 3-2 to advance to the final.
Fan Zhendong, the number one player of the Chinese team, played twice in the difficult situation of falling behind 0-2 on aggregate, and defeated South Korean stars Lim Jong-hoon and Zhang Yuzhen without losing a game, and played a great role in this crucial match.
Fan Zhendong won one single and two singles in South Korea in a row.
South Korean men's table tennis is the biggest obstacle for the national table tennis men's team to defend their title at this World Table Tennis Championships.
Wang Hao, the head coach of the Chinese men's team, still sent Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin, and Ma Long, while the South Korean team arranged Zhang Yuzhen, Lin Zhongxun, and Lee Sang-so to play.
In the first set, the world's No. 2 Wang Chuqin played against Zhang Yuzhen of the South Korean team, who defeated Wang Chuqin 3:1 with the best fight and scored one point for the South Korean team.
In the second set, world No. 1 Fan Zhendong withstood the pressure and did not give his opponent too many chances, defeating Lin Zhongxun 3:0 to equalize the score for the Chinese team.
In the third set, South Korea's Lee Sang-so and Ma Long won 3:2 after five games, and the Chinese team fell behind again. The last time Ma Long lost in the World Series team event was back in the 2010 World Table Tennis Championships, when he lost to Bol.
In the fourth set, Fan Zhendong appeared again against Zhang Yuzhen, who defeated Wang Chuqin. In the face of the opponent's fighting style, Fan Zhendong completely suppressed the opponent and defeated Zhang Yuzhen 3:0, scoring two points and equalizing the total score for the Chinese team.
In the deciding set, Wang Chuqin defeated Lin Zhongxun 3:0. In the game, Wang Chuqin was not affected by the previous defeat, he was full of firepower, and the multi-shot duel between the two was particularly exciting. The opponent also made a stamping movement after losing points, and was annoyed.
In the end, the national table tennis men's team defeated the South Korean team with a big score of 3:2. In the next finals, the national table tennis men's team will play the winner of Chinese Taipei vs France.
At 19 o'clock on February 25, Beijing time, the Chinese men's team will launch the final charge against the 11th consecutive championship of the World Table Tennis Championships.
Wang Chuqin: "I'm glad we're still alive."
With 2 points in a row, Fan Zhendong is undoubtedly the hero who won the game. After the game, he said, "It is rare for the Chinese team to fall behind 1-2, but we are ready every time. [Today I] played this position, so I gave it my all and was prepared for difficulties. ”
The fourth set was indeed more tense, but he invested relatively quickly as soon as he came up, except for a little relief when he was leading in the first game.
In the second and third games, I fought to the end of the game, and I felt that I had done a good job in the rhythm, although I also wanted to accelerate, but I still thought about it before playing between each ball, and the handling of several balls was relatively successful. Fan Zhendong said.
Wang Chuqin said in an interview, "I feel very fortunate that we are still alive." The first game (myself) didn't get off to a good start, I made a lot of mistakes in the game, and indeed the home atmosphere of the Korean team, as well as Jang Yuzhen's play was very good, I didn't expect a lot of balls, and I was also affected by the score, and there were unnecessary mistakes, which need to be summarized. Adjust as soon as possible in the next game, and hopefully do better. ”
During the intersessional adjustment, Liu Guoliang, chairman of the Chinese Table Tennis Association, also gave Wang Chuqin support. Wang Chuqin revealed that Chairman Liu used some of his ways to enlighten himself, "put pressure on me, relieve pressure, and give me motivation, and both, so that I can think more simply and cleanly before I go on the field." ”
Ma Long was shown a yellow card by the referee in the game, and he said that he was not affected too much, mainly because he was very familiar with the opponent, so the game did not go well. "The first game started 5-5 and after five points, [the opponent] received the serve and put a lot of pressure on me. After adjusting himself in the second game, he didn't grasp it when he was leading 7-3 in the third game, and there was a regret. Lee Sang-so played very well, and he still has a good habit of playing with me, so I feel this pressure in the game. ”
Looking forward to the finals, Fan Zhendong said, "When you reach 8 into 4, you will talk about how difficult it will be in the future, and the most important thing is to win." Tomorrow's game, I hope to continue to play my best. ”
Tonight at 7 o'clock. Chinese and Japanese women's teams.
will compete for the women's team championship of this World Table Tennis Championships.
Let's cheer for the Chinese team.
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