In the men's team final of the 2024 World Table Tennis Championships, the Chinese men's team defeated the French team 3:0 and won the championship.
France's Lebrun brothers became the new rising stars, and the French team reached the final under their leadership. The Chinese men's team and the French men's team met in 1997, when the Chinese team won 3:1.
In this game, the Chinese team sent Wang Chuqin, Fan Zhendong and Ma Long to play.
In the first round, Wang Chuqin played against Felix Lebrun
In the first game, Wang Chuqin won Felix 11:4 without blood.
In the second game, Felix made effective adjustments and once led 7:5. Wang Chuqin, who was calm and calm, reversed the score with the advantage of serving order. In the end, they defeated their opponents 11:8.
In the third game, Wang Chuqin played more and more smoothly and won the game 11:3. The Chinese team led 1:0.
In the second round, Fan Zhendong faced Felix's brother, Alexis Lebrun.
After the start of the first game, Fan Zhendong was relatively slow to heat up, and the score of the two sides was once deadlocked at 4:4. Fan Zhendong, who gradually regained his form, chased the score to 8:4. At the last moment, Alexis fought with a backhand, and finally Fan Zhendong lost the first game 9:11.
In the second game, Fan Zhendong recovered in a state of recovery, stabilized his mentality, and easily defeated his opponent 11:4.
In the third game, Alexis was in a hot backhand, and Fan Zhendong made more mistakes, and finally lost the third game 8:11.
In the 4th game, Fan Zhendong reversed two set points in a row, and finally won 12:10, and the two sides drew 2:2.
In the deciding game, Fan Shengdong scored consecutive points with a forehand attack to keep the score at 9:2. Although Alexis successfully adjusted the counterattack, Fan Zhendong still won 11:7 in the end, and the Chinese team led 2:0 on aggregate.
In the 3rd round, Malone played against French veteran Simon Goetz.
In the first game, Simon Goetz took the lead and won 11-7.
In the second game, after getting familiar with the glove road, Malone recovered the game with 11:2.
In the third game, Ma Long's fast attack won one after another, and finally defeated the opponent 11:3.
In the 4th game, Malone continued to maintain his good form and finally won easily 11:6.
The Chinese men's team finally defeated the French men's team 3:0. This is the 22nd time that the Chinese team has won the Swaythling Cup championship trophy. At the same time, it is also the 11th consecutive time that the Chinese team has won the men's team championship at the World Table Tennis Championships. The dominance of Chinese table tennis is still unmatched.