On March 2, in a fierce match in the T-League of the Japan Table Tennis League, the 41-year-old former national table tennis world champion Hao Shuai represented the Okayama team to face Tomokazu Zhangmoto. The match lasted five rounds and ended with Hao Shuai narrowly winning 3-2, with two of them at 11-10, making the game even more eye-catching.
The first set of the match was a doubles match, which was played by Yan An and Takashi Niwa. They eventually won 2-0 to earn the first points for Okayama.
This was followed by the singles match in the second set, where Hao Shuai faced Tomokazu Zhangmoto.
In the first game, Hao Shuai had a slight advantage and maintained a slight lead. Although Tomokazu Haramoto chased the score to a 10-10 tie, according to the regulations of the T-League, reaching 11 points can be decided. Hao Shuai seized the opportunity and narrowly won 11-10 at the critical moment.
In the second game, Tomokazu Zhang took the lead with a score of 6-0 and finally won the game 11-6.
Entering the third game, Tomokazu Zhang took the lead again, but Hao Shuai scored consecutive points to overtake the score to 10-8. Although Zhang Benzhihe tied the score, Hao Shuai won the third game 11-10 again.
After the start of the fourth game, Tomokazu Zhang quickly opened the score and won 11-4.
At the beginning of the crucial tiebreaker, the score was tight until it was 6-6. Zhang Benzhihe was slightly ahead of 8-7, but Hao Shuai scored consecutive points to overtake the score 9-8. After a timeout, Hao Shuai finally won the crucial tiebreaker 11-8 and won the match with a 3-2 victory over Tomokazu Zhangmoto.
Hao Wei won the Golden Shuai Award