[Sports Road Chengdu Direct Attack]Two Hong Kong table tennis mixed doubles teams split into the top 8 at the Chengdu World University Games today (3rd). He Junjie/Du Kaiqin, who joined forces again after 8 years, defeated the Japanese team in straight sets 4 rounds Sheng Yokogu/Kimura Yoshisumi won at least one bronze medal. The Hong Kong team will advance to the semi-finals against Xue Fei/Wang Xiaotong against China at 1 pm on the same day, and is expected to appear in the final at 5:30 pm.
Du Kaiqin tied his right arm to the top 8 mixed doubles.
The mixed doubles competition started yesterday to the top 16, and today it will continue to stage the top 8 to the final. Both Hong Kong teams entered the top 32 as seeds. “He Dupei” beat South Korea and Chinese Taipei along the way to advance. Among them, Du Kaiqin retired due to an elbow injury after playing a game in the women’s singles round of 64 yesterday. Mixed doubles and women’s doubles. In addition, He Junjie will also play in the men’s singles round of 32 today, and partner Guan Wenhao in the men’s doubles round of 16.
“He Dupei” is facing the Japanese team Yokogu Sheng/Kimura Kasumi in this game. Among them, Du Kaiqin is playing with his right arm, but he still maintains a strong relationship with He Junjie. This pair of cooperation after 8 years has not fallen behind in the first game , took the lead with 11:8, and after winning 4 points at the beginning of the second game, they won 11:8 again to expand their advantage. The Hong Kong team continued to show morale under the lead. After winning 4 points twice in the third game, they easily won another 11:5. “He Dupei” played steadily in the 4th round and won 11:6, advanced to the semi-finals against the Chinese team Xue Fei/Wang Xiaotong, and won at least one bronze medal at the same time.
Du Kaiqin, who retired from the women’s singles, revealed that during practice yesterday, she accidentally twisted her elbow and triggered an old problem. Even today, I still play with pain, and I can only rely on ice packs and painkillers to persist. “I feel that I can’t persist in singles because it is so uncomfortable, and if I continue to play, it may affect the women’s doubles and mixed doubles, and even the Asian Games. There are hidden worries, so I decided to give up singles.” However, she admitted that she will insist on playing in the women’s doubles round of 16 in the afternoon, “As long as I am on the court, I will definitely persist.”
The last time “He Dupei” played together was the 2015 Asian Youth Championship. He Junjie said that the two still have a good understanding: “We practiced for the Universiade two weeks before we left for Chengdu, and we cooperated very quickly. Get started, because we usually practice together in the team to understand the opponent’s rhythm and style of play, and we have our own doubles, so there is no problem.”
Guan Wenhao/Lin Yinuo
In addition, the off-line Hong Kong team Guan Wenhao/Lin Yinuo was at a disadvantage against the Chinese team Qian Tianyi/Liu Dingshuo. As a result, they lost 4 games in a row (4:11, 4:11, 10:12, 6:11) and then came to the top 8 After graduation, I missed the opportunity to be on the podium with “He Dupei”.
The winners of this year’s World Universiade will receive prize money from the “Jockey Club Outstanding Athlete Award Scheme”. The top three in individual events will receive HK$500,000, HK$250,000 and HK$100,000 respectively, and the top three in team events will receive HK$1 million, HK$500,000 and HK$200,000. million Hong Kong dollars.
Chengdu World Universiade Table Tennis Mixed Doubles Top 4 and Final Hong Kong Team Schedule
13:00 Final Four: He Junjie/Du Kaiqin (Hong Kong) VS Xue Fei/Wang Xiaotong (China)
17:30 Final
Chengdu World Universiade Hong Kong team medals (as of August 2)
2 gold medals: Martial Arts Men’s Tai Chi Sword (Xu De’en), Women’s Epee (She Shanxi)
1 Silver: Martial Arts Men’s Southern Fist (Liu Zilong)
3 Bronze: Martial Arts Men’s Taijiquan (Xu De’en), Women’s Cudgel (Shen Xiaoyu), Table Tennis Women’s Team Competition (Du Kaiqin, Su Huiyin, Lin Yinuo, Wu Yonglin, Li Kaimin)
Photo and text: Li Zizheng
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2023-08-03 04:30:00
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