The thrilling scene of the Busan World Table Tennis Championships, just like the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships against Japanese table tennis, is still fresh in the memory of fans, what made the national table tennis experience such a predicament twice, but in the end, it was still able to turn the tide, or because the three main forces of the national table tennis shared the same hatred, in a desperate situation, there are still players like Fan Zhendong to help the team retain the hope of promotion in difficult times. And fans and friends may also use this game to make a comparison, that is, Liu Guozheng, who saved 7 match points, and Fan Zhendong, who turned the tide at the Busan World Table Tennis Championships, which one is stronger?
Liu Guozheng, who saved 7 match points
Maybe young fans have only seen this news on the Internet and don't know anything about the original situation, but after many years, there are still people talking about Liu Guozheng's saving of 7 match points, which proves the importance of this game.
The overall strength of national table tennis at the beginning was relatively stronger than now, because at that time there were Liu Guoliang, Kong Linghui, Ma Lin, Wang Liqin, and Liu Guozheng, and the players who alternated between the old and the new all had their own unique skills. But in the face of the South Korean team, they still couldn't win easily, and were even forced to the brink of collapse for a while.
At the beginning, it was a 21-point system, facing the South Korean team is still the most difficult semi-final match of national table tennis, just like the Busan World Table Tennis Championships, Liu Guozheng, Ma Lin and Kong Linghui appeared in the matchup, Liu Guozheng won the first set, Kong Linghui lost two points in a row, Ma Lin won, the last set of the South Korean team's main Kim Zezhu against Liu Guozheng, this game, in the case of Kim Zezhu getting the match point, Liu Guozheng saved 7 match points in a row, and belonged to a match point of the national table tennis, Liu Guozheng defeated Kim Zezhu and helped the national table tennis get through the difficulties, They reached the final and finally defeated Belgium to win the championship.
Fan Zhendong who turned the tide
For Fan Zhendong, it seems that he is also experiencing the serious situation at the beginning, if the overall strength at the beginning is stronger, and now it belongs to the defense of the country, and the pressure is greater, then Fan Zhendong's efforts to turn the tide are more important, and even under heavy pressure, Fan Zhendong's advantages are more prominent.
Wang Chuqin lost the first set, Ma Long lost to Li Shangzhu in five games in the third set, Fan Zhendong needs to adjust his state, release the pressure, and enter the fourth set in the case of falling behind 0-1 and 1-2 twice, once Fan Zhendong loses, it means that the national table tennis will lose the qualification to advance to the finals. In comparison, Fan Zhendong, as a single main force, has a greater responsibility on his shoulders, and after losing, the overwhelming pressure of ** made Fan Zhendong breathless. This is secondary, mainly because the consecutive championships of the national table tennis men's team were lost when Fan Zhendong was the main force of a single order, which is a great responsibility, and Fan Zhendong will not let such a thing happen.
Therefore, under heavy pressure, Fan Zhendong's overall strength and strong anti-pressure mentality dragged the national table tennis forward, and he scored two points in a row at the home of the South Korean team, bringing the national table tennis back to life.
Summary
To sum up, Liu Guozheng was still very young at the time, with such an ability, and in the case of backwardness, saving 7 match points in a row is already commendable, there is a kind of newborn calf is not afraid of the tiger's courage, this game is Liu Guozheng's god moment. Compared with Fan Zhendong's efforts to turn the tide under heavy pressure, it seems that there is something missing. After all, Fan Zhendong is facing greater pressure and responsibility, and the most important thing is that now the national table tennis does not dare to lose, and the responsibility of losing the consecutive championship is great. Therefore, Fan Zhendong's efforts to turn the tide should be stronger than Liu Guozheng's saving 7 match points.