The group stage of the World Table Tennis Championships in Busan is coming to an end, and today is the final day of competition, when the full list of the top 24 will be decided.
Prior to this, there were already some teams that had already qualified in advance, including eight teams in the men's team and seven teams in the women's team, which could directly advance to the round of 16 and skip the first round of the knockout round. These teams are the associations of China, Japan, South Korea and Germany, who have performed well in the group stage, have finished all their matchups, and can rest for the day to prepare for the next knockout round.
For the other teams that have yet to qualify, today's match will be very important, as they will need to do their best to get a good result in the group stage to have a chance of reaching the first round of the knockout rounds and competing against the teams who have already qualified.
Today's game will see some world-class players in the field, all of whom have excellent skills and tactics that deserve our expectation and attention.
They include Lin Yunru, Zhuang Zhiyuan, Huang Zhenting, Ni Xialian, Diaz, Polkanova, etc., they will bring us wonderful table tennis events, look forward to it together!
The rules of this World Table Tennis Championships are that the top three in the first group advance to the knockout round, and the last two are eliminated; In addition, the first group was directly shortlisted for the round of 16.
Clause. The second and third are among the top 24, and then continue to fight. After half of the elimination, they will participate in the 1 8 finals. At present, the two teams of China, Japan, South Korea and Germany have passed the test smoothly, and many associations have also ended the group stage competition and do not need to play for the time being.
However, although there are already fifteen teams in the round of 16, there are still some teams who have only played three games, so today's game is especially important for these teams, and today is about whether they can make it to the final knockout round.
The women's group stage will all end this afternoon, while the men's team will have to wait until the evening to determine the final roster. So today's game is still worth looking forward to, to see which teams can stand out in the end and compete with the national table tennis.
Today's match is scheduled as follows:
Men's team: At 9 a.m., Chinese Taipei (Lin Yunru, Zhuang Zhiyuan) will face Madagascar; At 12 noon, Hong Kong, China (Wong Chun Ting) will play Serbia; At 7pm, England (Pitchford) will take on Saudi Arabia and India (Ghanasekaran, Achanta) will take on New Zealand. The group stage of the men's team will end in the evening.
Women's team: 9 a.m., Puerto Rico (Diaz) will face Cuba, at 12 noon, Austria (Polkanova) will take on Australia; At 4 p.m., Luxembourg (Ni Xialian) will compete with South Africa, and the Indian women's team, which previously defeated the national table tennis, will continue to participate at 4 p.m. The group stage of the women's team will all end in the afternoon.
In fact, the teams highlighted above do not have much pressure to advance, and judging from today's battle table, the strength of these teams' opponents is indeed quite far behind them. As long as these teams don't make any mistakes and special circumstances, there is no problem in making the cut.
However, since it is a competitive sport, it is inevitable that there will be upsets. Whether it is an upset loss or an upset win, it depends on the athlete's competitive state at that time. Aren't our world's No. 1 Sun Yingsha and the world's No. 2 Wang Yidi both having upsets, this is the charm of competitive sports!
Of course, I still hope that our national table tennis players can play their true level in the next competitions. Fans are praying for the national table tennis, praying that they can meet opponents who have not played before or have played less often, and it will be more beneficial to practice and try their hands before the Paris Olympics to fight for the Olympic gold medal this year.
I hope that the fans will get their wish, and I hope that the national table tennis will refresh more questions and make full preparations for the Olympic Games!