Beijing time, December 13: At present, the 2019 ITTF year-end finals are being held in Zhengzhou. In the just-concluded mixed doubles semi-finals, the Chinese team's Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen combination easily defeated the Lin Yunru combination and Zheng Yijing combination in Taipei, China, and successfully reached the finals. This victory was very exciting for fans. After all, the combination of Lin Yun-ju and Zheng Yijing has always been regarded as strong rivals in the mixed doubles of the Chinese table tennis team. They have won the mixed doubles championship in the previous China Open and the Hong Kong Open.
In the last quarter-finals, Lin Yunru and Zheng Yijing defeated Szudi and Perger 3-0 to advance to the semi-finals and won a valuable Olympic mixed doubles qualification. This is a great honor for 18-year-old Lin Yunju. However, Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen are known as the "No. 1 mixed doubles combination on the surface", and they almost all won the championship in the previous World Competition. Facing the Xinwen combination, the advantages of Lin Yunru and Zheng Yijing are almost impossible to show.
In the semi-finals, Xinwen's combination quickly won the opponent with a score of 3-0 (11-3/13-11/11-1). After three innings, Lin Yunru and Zheng Yijing only scored 15 points. Regarding this game, Xu Xin admitted that he and Liu Shiwen cooperated very well, achieving the effect of combining two into one. Liu Shiwen also said: "I played against my opponent for the first time and made preparations for training, but I still need to adjust and summarize in handling the ball and responding."
In another mixed doubles match that ended first, Japan's Mizutani Jun and Ito Mima combined 3-0 (11-9/11-2/15-13) defeated the Huang Zhenting and Du Kaiyan of the Chinese Hong Kong team, and won another final place. Next, Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen will face Japanese team Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito in the finals. For Xinwen combination, this will be a very difficult game.
Mizutani Jun is known as the number one Japanese leader, and Ito Mima is known as the Iron Lung Girl. They are very eager to win and fight when playing. In terms of competition experience and comprehensive strength, this pair of Japanese combinations is an opponent that the Chinese table tennis team should not be underestimated. Speaking of the final, Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen both said: "This will be a match that is evenly matched. When playing with them before, every time the score is in a hurry, they will win by relying on experience and details. I will prepare for difficulties tomorrow and believe in myself!"
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