On February 23, Beijing time, the 1 4 finals of the Busan World Table Tennis Championships team competition continued, and the Chinese Taipei men's team faced the German men's team. In the first match, veteran Zhuang Zhiyuan faced world No. 10 Qiu Dang in a hard-fought battle, and Zhuang Zhiyuan finally won in five games.
Immediately afterwards, Lin Yunru had a big reversal in the match with Ocharov, and Gao Chengrui also narrowly won after a fierce battle, resulting in the German team being swept out of the tournament, and the Chinese Taipei men's team successfully advanced. So far, the semi-finals of the men's team have all been produced, and the semi-finals will be China vs. South Korea, and France vs. Chinese Taipei.
At the beginning of the match, Zhuang Zhiyuan took the lead, he adopted a relatively conservative style of play in the lead, and performed well in the face of chasing points, and finally won 11-8. In the next situation, Qiu Dang gradually regained his form, and his backhand scored consecutive points to pull back a game at 11-6.
In the third game, Zhuang Zhiyuan completely controlled the rhythm of the game and quickly won the key game with a score of 11-1. However, in the fourth game, Qiu Dang continued to stand firm in the face of Zhuang Zhiyuan's attack, and tied the game again at 11-8. In the deciding game, although Qiu Dang was down 0-3 at one point, he chose to take a timeout and showed a strong ability to adjust. However, Zhuang Zhiyuan also showed extraordinary ability to resist pressure, he led 10-5, and although there were many mistakes, he finally won 11-9 to help the Chinese Taipei men's team win the first match.
In the other match, Ocharov narrowly defeated Lin Yunru 11-9. Lin Yunru failed to play to his strengths, especially in terms of speed, resulting in a lot of consecutive mistakes and losing two games in a row 8-11. It wasn't until the third game that Lin Yunru made some changes on her serve and finally pulled one back at 11-9.
In the fourth game, the two sides fell into a fierce tug-of-war. Ocharov stubbornly chased the score, but as his physical strength continued to deplete, his pace gradually became sluggish, unable to keep up with the pace of the game, and finally the opponent was equalized at 9-11. In the tiebreaker, Lin Yunru's connection was smoother, and he did not deliberately pursue the quality of each blow, but he achieved obvious results. In the end, he won with a score of 11-9, achieving a remarkable comeback and winning the second victory for the Chinese Taipei men's team.
The other matchup was also extremely intense, with the overall strength of the two sides equal. Gao Chengrui lost 9-11 in the first game, but then won three consecutive games with a score of -9 to successfully turn the situation around. In the end, he defeated Francesca with a score of 3-1 and brought an important victory to the Chinese Taipei men's team. This victory also allowed the Chinese Taipei men's team to sweep the German men's team with a score of 3-0 and successfully advance to the semifinals.