Table Tennis WTT Tunisia Championship is in full swing. In the first round of the men's singles qualifying match, China Taipei world champion Chen Jianan was almost upset. He fought hard for 5 games and reversed the French straight-forward star Felix 3-2, and the final decisive game was won 12-10 and only won 2 points. It is really not easy!
As an athlete who once defeated Grand Slam Zhang Jike in singles and won the gold medal of the national table tennis player in World Table Tennis Championships, Chen Jianan's recent state is much worse than before, but this time he still proved with his actions that he can still be on the front line. Felix, who has won many surprises at the age of 15, also has a bright future and may become a leader in the direct-slap style of the table tennis world in the future, which is worthy of everyone's attention.
Chen Jianan was born in 1991 and is the same group of athletes as Xu Xin . His left-hand horizontal patting and two-sided reverse glue arc ball play, but his backhand technology is not particularly advanced. He is good at Wang Liqin and the previous popular knocking and bounce in the table tennis world. His understanding of twisting is average, but has also improved significantly in recent years.
, and Felix, who is only 15 years old, is a European straight-shooter with a very fast rise recently. Not long ago, he swept the highest-ranked straight-shooter Zhao Zihao , the famous Chinese table tennis player, and once won Chen Jianan's world champion partner Zhuang Zhiyuan , so there is indeed suspense in this battle. Even if Chen Jianan once beat Zhang Jike, he is still a hero now and it is hard to be brave back then!
As expected, after the game started, both sides fell into a fierce battle. As a left-handed horizontal shot athlete, Chen Jianan actually has an advantage against right-handed straight shot players ( Wang Tao and Kim Zesoo deeply agree), but he is a 31-year-old veteran after all, and he still seems a little physically weak in the face of the lively juniors, and then lost the first game with a 10-12 loss.
In the second game, Chen Jianan caught the backhand loophole of the straight-shot player and organized a counterattack. He was more flexible on the line and forced Felix to make frequent mistakes. Then he easily won the game with 11-5. However, Felix showed his strength again in the third game, winning 11-8, leading the world champion 2-1 with a big score.
Faced with difficulties, Chen Jianan was not panicked, but continued to suppress the opponent's backhand and mobilize the opponent's forehand. He soon won again 11-8, and the game was dragged into the final game. In the fifth game, the two sides played again, and in the end, the veteran was experienced and skilled, and locked in the victory 12-10, thus achieving a 3-2 reversal of the big score, eliminating the opponent and advancing to the second round.
In recent international competitions, Chen Jianan has lost repeatedly and lost very badly, so before the game, everyone thought it would be difficult for him to defeat Felix and might encounter a "one round of games". However, as mentioned earlier, there is indeed a clear restraint of the left-hand horizontal pat on the right-hand straight pat. This may be an important reason to help him reverse and win. However, the next time the two meet again may not be the result:
fist is afraid of being young, and it may not be easy for Chen Jianan to regain his former glory.
