2023-07-31 22:24 United Daily News reporter Zeng Siru / real-time report
Both the men’s team and the women’s team of the Chinese table tennis team broke into the top 4 of the Chengdu World Universiade team competition. In the top 4 match held in the evening, although the women’s team lost to the landlord Chinese team, they still got a bronze medal; the men’s team and the German team staged a 5 In the fierce battle, the last 3 points were fought until the fifth round of the decisive victory. In the end, Huang Yancheng won the gold medal match in a thrilling and thrilling “closed door” with a 2-point victory by himself.
This year’s men’s team includes Huang Yancheng, Yang Ziyi, Li Xinyang, Wang Chenyou and Yang Jia’an. In the group stage, they were in Group B with the US team and the Mongolian team. The Chinese team won the two games in straight sets and only lost 3 games with 6 points total. , showing strength superior to the opponent.
Entering the knockout round, the Chinese men’s team, which won the top of Group B, had a bye in the round of 16, and directly reached the top 8. This morning, they faced the Indian team in the top 8. Yang Ziyi, who took the lead, won by 3 straight sets. 3:2 grabbed the second point, and Li Xinyang at the third point “closed the door” with 3:1, helping the Chinese team to win 3 points in a row again.
At 7 o’clock in the evening, they competed for the gold medal ticket with the German team. The two sides launched a fierce duel. Yang Ziyi lost 1:3 in the first point, Huang Yancheng tied 3:1 in the second point; But Yang Ziyi in the fourth point survived the pressure of the “lost player” in the 4th round. He fell behind 1:2 in the number of rounds and chased 2 rounds in a row, tying the points to 2:2.
At the 5th point of the decisive victory, Huang Yancheng played again for the Chinese team. Facing Florian Bluhm (Florian Bluhm) who defeated Yang Ziyi at the first point, Huang Yancheng won the first game 11:8. Give out at 5:11. The score of the third game was seesaw all the way. At 9:9, Huang Yancheng scored 2 points in a row and grabbed it at 11:9, but lost at 2:11 in the fourth game, and entered the 5th game again.
In the crucial fifth game, Huang Yancheng lost points first, but after scoring 2 points in a row, the lead expanded all the way, and finally won 11:6, helping the team to eliminate the German team in a thrilling manner. heroes.
The Chinese women’s table is composed of Huang Yuqi, Li Yuzhun, Huang Yuqiao, Huang Yuwen and Jian Tongjuan. The group stage is in the same group as the US team, Singapore team and Brazil team. The Chinese team also won 3 games in a row and advanced to the knockout round without losing a point; the first round The Chinese team, who had a bye, played a 5-point battle against Thailand today. Li Yuzhun, who lost the first point 1:3, defended the victory with the key point 5. Jian Tongjuan and Huang Yuwen also contributed to the victory, helping the women’s team advance to the top 4 in a thrilling manner.
In the semi-finals, facing China, which swept 7 gold medals in the last World Universiade, Jian Tongjuan, the first point of the Chinese team, lost in straight sets. Huang Yuqi, the second point, and Li Yuzhun, the third point, each lost 1:3 and missed the match. There is still a bronze medal side to the gold medal match.
Chinese men’s table Huang Yancheng.Picture/provided by the general college body
Billiards is the “medal bank” of the Chinese delegation. Since the World Universiade in Bangkok in 2007, it has won medals for seven consecutive times. This year, two medals were bagged in the team competition. The individual competition will also challenge the podium.
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