On June 19, 2022, the table tennis Croatia competition is about to come to an end. The young Chinese table tennis player Xiang Peng again competes for the men's singles finals. Xiang Peng finally eliminates Zhuang Zhiyuan 4-1 to advance, just one step away from the championship. Next, he will face the winner of Lin Yunru and Francesca. For Xiang Peng, this level is the most difficult.
Xiang Peng is 19 years old and ranked 65th in the world. As a young player focused on training by the national table tennis coaching team, Xiang Peng has won the men's singles championship in the World Youth Championship twice. This time he lost to South Korean player Zhao Shengmin. Later, he became the lucky loser and was shortlisted for the main competition. He suddenly eliminated Japanese star Zhang Benzhi and , showing the impact of the competition. Xiang Peng's forehand quality is very high. This time he became the only seed of the national table tennis team.
semi-finals against Chinese Taipei star Zhuang Zhiyuan, who is 41 years old and ranked 18th in the world. Zhuang Zhiyuan has rich experience in the competition and often plays with national table tennis players. The best result of the competition is to partner with Chen Jianan , winning the men's doubles championship in World Table Tennis Championship. This time Zhuang Zhiyuan signed up for three events, mixed doubles partner Chen Siyu , and men's doubles partner Peng Wangwei were all eliminated. On the contrary, the men's singles performed well and should not be underestimated.
There was a one-time encounter in their careers. In this year's Oman Tournament, Xiang Peng eliminated Zhuang Zhiyuan 3-1 to advance. The semi-finals adopted a 4-win system of 7 games, which was more valuable. Both sides scored 4 points in the first game, Xiang Peng scored 2 points in a row and led by 6-4. Then Xiang Peng opened the score difference to 9-6. Zhuang Zhiyuan recovered 1 point, Xiang Peng scored 2 points in a row and took the lead with 11-7. Xiang Peng had a higher quality of the board, and Zhuang Zhiyuan was very passive.
in the second game, Xiang Peng took advantage of the situation to chase, tied 2 and scored 4 points in a row to 6-2. Zhuang Zhiyuan was not the opponent in the middle and long-distance stage, and scored for Xiang Peng had to make a mistake. Both sides scored 4 points each, Xiang Peng served directly and won another game 11-6. In the third game, Zhuang Zhiyuan strengthened the quality of the backhand and restricted Xiang Peng's forehand attack through rhythm changes. Both sides scored 8 points each and tied. Zhuang Zhiyuan scored 3 points in a row and won a game 11-8.
In the fourth game, Xiang Peng fell behind and tied 9. Zhuang Zhiyuan made an unnecessary mistake. Xiang Peng scored 2 points in a row and narrowly won 11-9. In the fifth game, Zhuang Zhiyuan defeated and took a 4-1 lead. Zhuang Zhiyuan mainly fought with Xiang Peng on the top three boards through the change of landing points. It was difficult to score as long as he retreated. Xiang Peng chased 4-5. Zhuang Zhiyuan scored 2 points in a row and led 7-4. Xiang Peng played steadily, chasing 3 points in a row to reach 7-tie.
Then Zhuang Zhiyuan scored, Xiang Peng scored 3 points in a row and got the match point 10-8. Zhuang Zhiyuan recovered 1 point, Xiang Peng seized the opportunity, ended the game 11-9, and finally eliminated Zhuang Zhiyuan 4-1, advanced to the men's singles final, waiting for the winner of Lin Yunru and Francesca to compete for the final championship. This is also Xiang Peng's second victory over Zhuang Zhiyuan this year.
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