On the evening of February 22, Beijing time, the Sino-Japanese battle of the men's team at the Busan World Table Tennis Championships officially began. In the opening bout, Olympic champion Fan Zhendong came under intense pressure and was put in danger by 16-year-old Japanese rookie Teruku Matsushima. Although he missed the key moments of the game many times, he finally achieved a counterattack with a score of 3-1 after falling behind 0-1 and avoided being exposed to the news of an upset.
Despite Matsushima's defeat in the competition, his outstanding performance has already shocked many fans: he has shown amazing strength at the age of 16, and his future is full of infinite possibilities, so national table tennis must always be vigilant! In this war without gunpowder, what kind of posture will he appear? For details on the battle, see below.
Born in 2007, Matsushima has become one of the five core players of the Japanese team, even though he is not yet 17 years old. He recently defeated Tomokazu Haramoto, and also defeated famous players such as Ocharov, so his strength is quite outstanding, and he is respected as the new generation of "talented teenagers" in the Japanese table tennis world and the "successor" of Tomokazu Haramoto.
Due to his young age, Matsushima Terukora has been doing poorly in matches with the main players of national table tennis, which also makes Fan Zhendong and other team members do not know much about his skills, resulting in him suffering heavy losses in this game.
After the start of the first game, Fan Zhendong launched the attack first and quickly took the advantage. However, when he won with a score of 10-7, Fan Zhendong was defeated by the opponent in a row, and finally lost a city with a score of 11-13.
In the second game, Fan Zhendong once again successfully suppressed Matsushima Teruku and took a 10-6 lead. But unexpectedly, he was continuously pressed by Matsushima Teruku, losing 4 points in a row, and was finally tied at 10. Luckily, this time Fan Zhendong didn't make any mistakes, and he quickly held his position with a score of 12-10, avoiding a desperate situation due to being 2-0 down. Unbelievably the other party's 16-year-old player!
However, in the third game, Fan Zhendong continued to be at a disadvantage, being shocked by Matsushima's left hand spin and forehand onslaught, and repeatedly fell behind. At this time, he had lost his fighting spirit and confidence. At the crucial moment of the game, Fan Zhendong went all out and successfully counterattacked with a score of 10-9, but was tied at 10 draws soon after. However, the next two balls disrupted the youngster's plan through changes in the first three boards, and finally won the game with a thrilling score of 12-10, successfully turning the big score around.
In the fourth game, the Japanese player suffered a defeat in the last battle, but Fan Zhendong finally won with a score of 11-6 and achieved a counterattack with a score of 3-1, which also won a valuable point for the Chinese team, congratulations to him!