Busan, South Korea, February 22 (Liu Xu, Jiang Chunyu) On the 21st, the 2024 Busan World Table Tennis Team Championships entered the knockout stage, and the Chinese men's team defeated the Romanian men's team with a score of 3:0 on the same day, and joined hands with the national table tennis women's team to advance to the quarterfinals.
The first round of the day was played by Wang Chuqin against Ovidiu Ionescu. At the beginning, Wang Chuqin fell behind his opponent, and then quickly adjusted his state to tie it, and finally won the first round with a score of 3:0. After the game, Wang Chuqin said that this was the first time to play against the opponent and the opponent took the lead in controlling the rhythm of the game, and he gradually recovered the score through subsequent state adjustments, leaving himself a buffer time after winning the opening game, and gradually getting better in the future.
The second round will be played by Fan Zhendong against Edward Ionescu. Fan Zhendong played well at the beginning, but then he was in a state of score stalemate with his opponent for a while, and he was slightly behind in the third game, but finally quickly adjusted his state and won the second round 3:0. After the game, Fan Zhendong said that he had a good control of the rhythm at the beginning of the game, and he hoped that he could be more dedicated, focused and play better in the second stage of the game.
The third round will feature Ma Long against Moveleaanu. In the first two games, Ma Long and his opponent were in a state of stalemate, but in the end, they easily won three games by quickly mastering the rhythm of the game, and finally won with a big advantage of 3:0. After the game, Ma Long said that although it was the first time to play against the opponent, he was also well prepared and understood the opponent's situation in advance, so the whole game went relatively smoothly. The whole team will be fully prepared for the next competition.
According to the schedule of the World Table Tennis Championships, on the 22nd, the national table tennis will open the quarterfinals on both lines, with the women's team facing the South Korean team in the afternoon and the men's team facing the Japanese team in the evening. (ENDS).