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WTT Men’s Finals: National Table Tennis Team won 3 semi-finals seats in both singles and doubles
People’s Daily Online, Beijing, January 5 (Reporter Li Naiyan) On January 4, Beijing time, the WTT Men’s Finals concluded its second match day in Doha, Qatar. National table tennis players Fan Zhendong, Lin Gaoyuan and Wang Chuqin occupied the top four spots in the men’s singles, while Ma Long was unfortunately eliminated; in the men’s doubles quarter-finals, all three Chinese pairs advanced to the top four.
Fan Zhendong defeated Nigerian player Aruna 3-0; Lin Gaoyuan defeated Malone 3-2 in yesterday’s game. The two sides tied 2-2 in the first four games. In the deciding game, Lin Gaoyuan firmly took action to open the score. Won 11 to 5 and achieved the final victory. In the next semi-finals, Fan Zhendong will face teammate Lin Gaoyuan.
Wang Chuqin defeated Japanese player Tomokazu Harimoto in three straight games. In the first game, Wang Chuqin opened the score to 8-4, and then was chased to 9-level by Zhang Benzhihe. At the critical moment, Wang Chuqin made a serving error and gave the opponent a game point. However, Wang Chuqin was not affected and scored 3 points in a row to take the lead. In the second game, Wang Chuqin scored 3 points in a row with a tough backhand after the 8-8 tie, expanding his lead. In the third game, Wang Chuqin led all the way and ended the game 11-6. In addition, German player Qiu Dang eliminated Liang Jingkun after eliminating Lin Shidong. In this way, another singles semi-final will be held between Wang Chuqin and Qiu Dang.
In the men’s doubles competition, the top seeds Fan Zhendong/Wang Chuqin defeated the Hong Kong pair Huang Zhenting/He Junjie 3-1. The Chinese combination won the first game 11 to 5 and maintained a score advantage in the second game. However, at the end of the game, they made some mistakes and the Chinese and Hong Kong combination took advantage of the opportunity to tie the score. At the critical moment, Huang Zhenting/He Junjie seized the opportunity to win 13 Won by 11, tied the big score. After this game, Fan Zhendong/Wang Chuqin regained the initiative and won two consecutive games 11-8 and 11-5 to seal the victory.
Next, Fan Zhendong/Wang Chuqin will face teammates Lin Gaoyuan/Lin Shidong in the semi-finals. The latter lost three games in a row and defeated the German combination Ocharov/Francesca after losing the first game in today’s game.
In another men’s doubles match, young players Yuan Lizen/Xiang Peng defeated the second seed of the tournament, the Japanese combination Uda Yukiya/Togami Hayabusa, 3-2. They will compete with the promoted French combination Alex/Felix for a spot. Finals seat.
2024-01-05 07:44:00
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