Data picture: Fan Zhendong won the men's singles championship in the Houston World Table Tennis Championships. Photo by Liu Guanguan, China News Service reporter
On the evening of the 7th, Beijing time, accompanied by cheers from all the fans of the audience, Fan Zhendong defeated Japanese player Zhang Benzhihe with a big score, and successfully won the men's singles championship in the WTT World Cup final.
Olympics, National Games , World Table Tennis Championships , World Cup... The season has entered the men's singles finals of the competition four times and won three championships. Fan Zhendong's "crazy" has not ended; his era has just begun. Victory made by
From the whole game, the showdown between Fan Zhendong and Zhang Benzhihe is not easy at all.
As Fan Zhendong said before: "I should win and should not lose without a game. There may be many difficulties in every game, and I have to fight to win."
Fan Zhendong and Zhang Benzhihe have fought many times. Except for a defeat in the 2018 Asian Cup group stage, Fan Zhendong almost maintained a complete victory.
Zhang Benzhihe's performance this year was not satisfactory. He missed the men's singles quarterfinals in the Tokyo Olympics, and was eliminated in the "one round of the World Table Tennis Championships", which made the outside world not optimistic that he could achieve outstanding results in the World Cup.
However, with good performance and lottery luck bonus, Zhang Benzhihe unexpectedly advanced to the finals. However, when faced with the world's number one new men's singles champion in the World Table Tennis Championships, Zhang Benzhikazu had no choice but to accept the disadvantage.
Data picture: Shaanxi National Games Men's Table Tennis Team Final, Guangdong team defeated Beijing team and won the championship. The picture shows Guangdong team Fan Zhendong cheering after winning the ball. Photo by Wang Gang, China News Service reporter,
After the start of the game, the two sides fought each other for a long time to try their best. Zhang Benzhihe frequently attacked the right half and took the lead for a while, but Fan Zhendong, who was always steady, took the lead and successfully won the first game.
In the second game, Zhang Benzhihe defeated the trend and won a game against the trend when he was behind in a big score. In the third game, the two of them were in a stalemate, but Fan Zhendong withstood the pressure and kept the lead, and won three games in a row, and finally secured the victory with a big score of 4:1.
continues to compete in the next cycle
Although he lost to , Malone, and in the Tokyo Olympics, his defeat did not hinder Fan Zhendong's determination to climb to the top. With this as a starting point, his performance in the arena has become more steady and mature.
Shaanxi National Games, he not only won the men's singles championship, but also won the highest honor that many predecessors have never won, but also won five match points in the men's team final against the wind.
In the subsequent Houston World Table Tennis Championships warm-up match, Fan Zhendong swept his old opponent 4:0, and then in the main game, he broke through the obstacles of the strong opponents and successfully reached the top.
Data picture: In the Tokyo Olympic men's table tennis team final, the Chinese team composed of Ma Long, Fan Zhendong and Xu Xin defeated the German team and won the championship. Image source: Visual China
Looking back at 2021, in addition to missing the men's singles championship at the Tokyo Olympics, Fan Zhendong has already gained enough gains and growth. At the age of 24, he has great potential in terms of mental development and technical research, and there are more possibilities in the future.
The outside world's expectations for him have also continued to increase with Fan Zhendong's maturity. There are only less than three years left to prepare for the Paris Olympics, and Fan Zhendong is also considered to be the leader of the future men's team.
Faced with the concern of whether he is confident of taking over as the "leader of the national table tennis team", Fan Zhendong once said modestly: "In the next cycle, I will still be a role to fight and impact. I have done a lot of things and slowly I will take on them."
It is obvious that in Fan Zhendong's heart, as the "strongest on the surface" table tennis player Ma Long, quickly catching up and surpassing, is the most proud achievement as a successor.
This is a story that has passed down from generation to generation and is prosperous. The old king created a legend, and the new king faced difficulties. Countless sweat and tears, persistent beliefs and pursuits gathered together into the unrestrained pleasure of the moment of reaching the top.
The sea reaches the endless sky and the shore, and I am the peak of the mountain. Fan Zhendong, who has gradually grown into a "leader of the national table tennis team", has already stood on the top of the mountain but has never stopped.And we and him all have longing for each other, looking forward to how high Fan Zhendong, who insists on climbing, will climb to and how far he will go!
Sun Yingsha "Terrible and sweet"
Before Fan Zhendong won the championship, in the women's singles final, the Chinese table tennis player Sun Yingsha defeated his teammate Wang Yidi 4:2 and won the World Cup finals for the first time in his career.
Looking back at the end of 2021, she reached all women's singles finals including the Olympics, National Games, World Table Tennis Championships, and World Cup finals. In these four games, those standing opposite Sun Yingsha were all her teammates.
Unfortunately, Sun Yingsha missed the gold medal in the first three finals.
Sun Yingsha persisted for too long for this victory, but fortunately, the hard work will last forever. This belated championship honor is a reward and affirmation for Sun Yingsha's unremitting efforts, and the greatest encouragement to all dreamers who are determined to move forward.
Source: China News Service
