Zhuang Zhiyuan. (File photo, taken from WTT official website)
[Reporter Lin Yuefu/Comprehensive Report]”The Godfather of Table Tennis” Zhuang Zhiyuan defeated the 38-year-old Iranian player, the biggest dark horse of this tournament, with 11:2, 6:11, 11:8, 11:6 at the 26th Pyeongchang Asian Table Tennis Championships today. Afshin Noroozi advanced to the men’s singles quarterfinals.
The 42-year-old Zhuang Zhiyuan is doing well this year. He even scored two points in the top 8 of the men’s team, leading Taiwan to advance to the top 4 with a 3:2 victory over the difficult Iran, and also helped the men’s team win the silver medal. Entering the men’s singles event, Zhuang Zhiyuan, who won the silver medal in 2021 last time, continued to fight hard this time. In the top 32 today, he defeated Saudi Arabian player Khalid Alshareif 11:4, 11:1, 11:9.
Zhuang Zhiyuan met the 38-year-old Iranian player Norogi in the round of 16. In the round of 64, he upset the favorite champion Tomokazu Harimoto of Japan, ranked 4th in the world, 3:1 in the round of 64, and played an amazing battle.
Zhuang Zhiyuan perfectly suppressed Norogi in the first game, and soon expanded his lead, taking the lead with a huge gap. However, Norogi’s ability to defeat Tomokazu Harimoto meant that he was not a soft-footed shrimp. He adjusted back in the second game, frequently made Zhuang Zhiyuan make mistakes, and scored 5 consecutive points to win the tie at 6:6.
Norogi, who was shooting with his left hand, took a 7:2 lead in the third game. Zhuang Zhiyuan, who was in a tough battle, changed his combat strategy and responded with a 4:1 offensive first, forcing his opponent to call timeout to stop the bleeding. Xiaozhuang came back and continued to attack with 5 points to win the victory. Card.
Taking advantage of a 9:1 offensive in the third game, Zhuang Zhiyuan took a 5:2 lead in the fourth game. Although his opponent chased for 2 points in a row, he still stabilized his position and scored 3 points in a row, and finally successfully took away the ticket to advance.
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2023-09-08 08:17:00
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