[Sports Road Hangzhou Direct Attack]The Hangzhou Asian Games table tennis team competition started the second phase of the knockout round today (24th). The women’s team first defeated Kazakhstan and then competed in South Korea to reach the top four. It is a pity that after the Hong Kong team took the lead by one game due to To Hoi-ching, Zhu Chengzhu and Li Haoqing lost three games in a row and missed the chance to get on the podium again after the last time. For Zhu Chengzhu, who was born in Zhejiang, returning to his hometown to compete in the Asian Games for the first time was originally meaningful, but he blamed himself for losing because he felt that he did not try his best. He even burst into tears during the interview, “I have never felt this way before. , because it is the first time to stand on this stage, and this is also half of my hometown, so I am very unhappy.” In addition, the Hong Kong men’s team lost to the Chinese Taipei team in the quarterfinals and also missed the chance to win the medal.
Zhu Chengzhu
Zhu Chengzhu
The Hong Kong women’s table tennis team, the first in the group to advance to the top 16, faced Kazakhstan. “Big Sister” Li Haoqing took the lead and faced AKASHEVA Zauresh. She got off to a slow start and lost the first game at 7:11. However, the experienced woman adjusted and recovered quickly. Regaining the dominance, they defeated three cities in one go, 11:4, 11:9, 11:6, and won the game with a total of 3:1, giving Hong Kong the lead. Zhu Chengzhu, who has been showing great strength recently, came into action immediately and easily defeated MIRKADIROVA Sarvinoz in three straight games, 11:5, 11:3, 11:9. The Hong Kong team, leading 2:0, was led by world-ranked 32nd-ranked To Kai-Chin in the third match. The “first sister” of Hong Kong table tennis remained untested, defeating LAVROVA 11:5, 11:9, 11:7. Anastassiya’s “Mian Zhai” sealed a 3:0 victory for Hong Kong.
Du Kaiqin
Du Kaiqin
Shin Yubin
Hong Kong women’s table tennis coach Li Jing (left)
After advancing to the top eight, the Hong Kong women’s players faced a tough battle against South Korea. The two armies met in the Asian Championship semi-finals in early September. At that time, Zhu Chengzhu and Li Haoqing teamed up with young player Li Kaimin. They lost in straight games and won the bronze medal.
The Hong Kong team was still at a disadvantage in this game. Du Kaiqin took the lead and challenged the suppression of South Korea’s “No. 1 Sister” Shin Yubin, ranked 8th in the world. She lost 5 points in a row immediately after the battle. After regaining her footing, she fought back with all her strength and launched a 7:3 offensive. , chased to the closest 7:8, and then took advantage of the courage to win the first game 11:9. In the second game, “Adu” fell behind 6:10 and chased “Diao Shi”, but lost 10:12. However, she regained her composure and once again played well, winning two consecutive games at 11:8 and 11:7, and ended up with 3: 1 took the lead for Hong Kong.
Zhu Chengzhu (right)
Zhu Chengzhu
Zhu Chengzhu, ranked 51st in the world, played his second game against Korean Chinese golfer Tian Zhixi. He quickly entered the game and took control of the game, winning 11:8 first. However, he was restrained by his opponent in the second game. He fell behind throughout the whole game and failed to catch up, losing 9:11. Tian Zhixi became more and more courageous after equalizing, winning the third game 11:7 and leading 2:1. Zhu Chengzhu, who could not afford to lose again, was still struggling in the fourth game. He struggled to catch up to 10:10 and 11:11 after falling behind 8:10 in the final period. Unfortunately, he lost 11:13 after two “difficulties”.
Li Haoqing
In the third game, Li Haoqing faced the 36-year-old veteran Xu Xiaoyuan. The Hong Kong player showed his advantage against the chipper and won 11:6 in the first game. In the second game, both players made mistakes and got into a tug of war, but Li Haoqing failed to adjust properly and was tied at 6:11. Afterwards, Li Haoqing missed key opportunities several times and fell behind again by 6:11. Hong Kong responded calmly in the 4th game, waiting for their opponents to make mistakes, and then pulled away significantly before evening the match at 11:4. In another multi-board duel, Li Haoqing tied 7:7 after the timeout, but unfortunately still lost 8:11 in the end, and the Hong Kong team fell behind by 1:2.
The Hong Kong team and South Korea each sent Zhu Chengzhu and Shin Yubin to play in the fourth game. Unfortunately, Zhu Chengzhu did not perform as well as in the second game. The result was a straight loss of 7:11, 7:11, and 6:11. In the end, the Hong Kong team won 1:3. It’s a pity that I lost and missed the opportunity to win another Asian Games medal after 2018. After the game, Zhu Chengzhu said that his opponent Tian Zhixi in the first game was more accurate in the calculation of landing points, but his mentality was not firm enough and he failed to reverse the situation.
Zhu Chengzhu, who was born in Zhejiang, originally expected to give his best performance in his hometown, but unfortunately the result was not as expected. When asked about her feelings in the first Asian Games, she choked up at first, and then burst into tears, “After the first game, the whole audience was cheering me on. At that moment, standing on the court, I felt that there were many people supporting us and cheering for me, but I lost.” I really blame myself and blame myself for scoring the last ball. I have never experienced this feeling before, because it is the first time to stand on this (Asian Games) stage and return to my hometown (poor performance), so I am not happy. Li Haoqing faced the cut. The golfer saw that she was tired but still persisted, but felt that I didn’t push myself harder…” Du Kaiqin said that Zhu Chengzhu, who was competing in the Asian Games for the first time, has taken over the No. 1 main position in recent games and understands the great pressure on her. He hopes that this experience will teach all the team members a valuable lesson.
Li Jing
During the game, coach Li Jing kept reminding Zhu Chengzhu to be more bold and his style of play was not fierce enough. He said that Zhu Chengzhu had reached the threshold of progress in this game and needed to wait for progress: “This is the only way for her to grow up, and it will take some time to adjust her belief in herself. In fact, that’s what table tennis is like, either she wins or she loses. Losing is a good experience. Talk to yourself more often. We also go from young athletes to famous athletes. We have to go through pain and lose, and we have to figure it out slowly.” Li Jing also pointed out the average strength of the Korean team It is higher than the Hong Kong team, but at least they did the right thing in setting up the formation, and I can see the fighting spirit of the players, and I hope they will continue to persevere in the future.
Huang Zhenting
As for the men’s team, Hong Kong table tennis defeated North Korea in the 16th. Wong Chun-ting and Lam Siu-hang, who were suspended in the last group match yesterday, both “came back” and teamed up with He Junjie. “Novice Dad” Huang Zhenting, ranked 49th in the world, took charge and beat An Zhicheng 11:3, 11:9, 11:6 to start the victory. Lam Siu-hang faced Xian Roucheng in the second game. The score was tight with his opponent in the first game. Hong Kong took the lead at 13:11 through “Diao Shi”. The second game was equally fierce. Lam Siu-heng seized the key opportunity and won another victory at 11:9. , the third game was relatively easy, winning 11:5.
He Junjie
He Junjie took over the stage and met Li Zhengxi. Although he won the first two games 11:7 and 11:8, he failed to maintain his momentum and was chased by his opponent in three consecutive games 11:4, 8:11, 8:11, and ended with 2: 3 “Reversal of victory into defeat”, the Hong Kong team was chased to 1:2. In the fourth game, Huang Zhenting once again went into battle to face Xian Roucheng. He started strongly and won 11:5 and 11:9. Although he felt unfavorable in the third game and lost 4:11, the “big brother” of Hong Kong table tennis recovered and made a heavy hit in the fourth game. Seizing the dominance, he secured a 3:1 victory with 11:6. At the same time, he led the Hong Kong team to defeat North Korea with a score of 3:1, bravely advance to the top 8, and defeat Chinese Taipei.
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Lin Zhaoheng
After that, they will face Chinese Taipei on August 8, which will lead to the biggest tough battle. In the first game, Huang Zhenting faced the 42-year-old veteran Zhuang Zhiyuan. Although Diao Shi won 13:11 in the first game, his opponent later counterattacked and lost two games in a row, 8:11 and 3:11. Later, He Junjie had a fierce battle with Lin Yunru. Unfortunately, after losing 10:12 in the first game, the Hong Kong player’s condition declined and he lost two more games 7:11 and 5:11. The Chinese Taipei team pursued the victory in the third game and sent Liao Zhenjue to play Lin Zhaoheng. In the end, the Hong Kong team lost 8:11 in the third game and stopped in the top eight. Huang Zhenting said that his opponent’s deployment was within expectations, but his overall performance and level are still far behind his opponents for the time being. “I can still be competitive in the first two games, but then it becomes a bit difficult to deal with.” Huang Zhenting will play with his mixed doubles partner tomorrow (25th) Du Kaiqin participated in the first round of the competition, hoping to improve his condition through the previous days of competition and strive for good results.
Pictures and text: Li Zizheng
This article is written by “Sportsroad“Originally published in “【Hangzhou Asian Games．Direct attack]Hong Kong men’s and women’s table tennis team lost two cards in a row, Zhu Chengzhu expressed his frustration with tears」
2023-09-24 13:52:53
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