[Tilu News]The third day of the 2024 Welsh Table Tennis Open was held on Wednesday (14th). Hong Kong’s “first brother” Marco Marco, who retired halfway due to eye problems in Germany, made a comeback and was 1:3 behind. Under such circumstances, he fought back and won 3 games in a row to defeat England player Zak Surety 4;3, advancing to the top 32 and getting off to a good start in the first game of the Year of the Dragon. After the game, he said he was very grateful to be able to return to Hong Kong for a week earlier to spend the Spring Festival with his family, and hoped to celebrate the New Year with victory.
Fu Jiajun, ranked 89th in the world, played in the German Table Tennis Masters in Berlin. He faced Welsh teenager Alfie Davies in the first round and led 1:0. However, he had another double vision in his eyes, which affected his performance. After losing three games in a row at 21:68, 6:64, and 14:76, falling 1:3 behind and entering the short break, Marco Fu finally chose to withdraw from the game. He then returned to Hong Kong to spend the New Year with his family and set off back to England on the evening of Tuesday (11th). , participating in the Wales Open.
Marco, who said that “ghosting” appears “from time to time”, had his first match today against Zak Surety, ranked 71st in the world. In the first game, he hit a 67-degree shot to win 80:0. However, he was defeated by his opponent in three consecutive games (50:25, 91). : 4, 92:22) 3:1 first. Fu Jiajun, who had no way to fall back, withstood the pressure at the critical moment, hit two 60+ shots in succession, and won three games in a row (132:5, 69:6, 58:31). He completed a shocking reversal with 4:3 in the total and advanced to the second place. In the round, tomorrow (15th) will compete with Daniel Wells of Wells for a spot in the top 16.
(Picture: WST)
(Picture: WST)
Marco pointed out after the game: “Today’s game was a bit strange, that is, everyone had some unlucky shots. I should have won a few games, but I was unlucky and lost, and so did he. This game is more accidental. Because we play a best-of-seven game, the opening game is important. Although I won the first game, I didn’t play well in the following games, so I was a bit lucky to be able to win in the end.” He said that he still suffers from intermittent ghosting in his eyes. , I just hope to finish this tournament as well as possible,
Hong Kong’s new generation of table tennis icon Zhang Jiawei recently won the WSF championship and qualified for the professional competition for the next two seasons. He became the fourth Hong Kong male table tennis player to step onto the professional stage of table tennis after Chen Weiming, Marco Fu and Li Junwei. Marco greatly praised Zhang Jiawei: “He is very talented and has always been at the level of a professional player. If it weren’t for his illness, he would have been able to qualify early. I am happy that he finally realized his dream and I hope he can enjoy it. Not just two seasons, but keep playing.”
This article is written by “Sportsroad“Originally published in”Billiards｜Marco Fu battles with eye problems and wins again in Wales to celebrate the New Year」
2024-02-14 13:53:52
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