On the evening of May 6, 2021, the National Table Tennis Direct Tournament continued. Today is the fourth match day, and there will be final seats. After the two matches are over, the world No. 1 Chen Meng eliminated Zhu Yuling 4-1 and advanced to the women's singles final, waiting for Sun Yingsha The winner with Wang Yidi, the double-cut combination Matt/Liu Fei reversed Liang Jingkun/Sun Yingsha 4-3 to advance to the mixed doubles final, waiting for the winners of Lin Gaoyuan/Zhang Rui and Zhou Yu/Chen Xingtong.
Next is the final mixed doubles semi-final, Lin Gaoyuan/Zhang Rui vs. Zhou Yu/Chen Xingtong. In this mixed doubles event, only Lin Gaoyuan is the main player, the top four seeds Xu Xin/Liu Shiwen, Wang Chuqin/Wang Manyu , Liang Jingkun/Sun Yingsha, Fan Zhendong/Qian Tianyi were all eliminated, and the Asian Championship champion Zhou Yu/Chen Xingtong performed strongly and defeated the top seed to advance.
Lin Gaoyuan and Zhang Rui are partners for the first time, but the effect is good. The two are right-handed partners. Zhang Rui's particle style of play, imitating Ito Mima in the team is a behind-the-scenes hero. Lin Gaoyuan and Sun Mingyang partnered in last year's Olympic simulation competition. In the third place, in the previous competition, the two even defeated the national championship champion Wang Chuqin/Wang Manyu, and the impact was indeed very strong.
At the beginning of the game, both sides quickly entered the state. Zhou Yu/Chen Xingtong seized the opportunity, but Lin Gaoyuan/Zhang Rui were in hot pursuit. After reaching the 4th draw, Zhou Yu/Chen Xingtong took the initiative to attack and scored 7 points in a row and scored 11-4 to take the lead. , Lin Gaoyuan/Zhang Rui suddenly dropped the line and lost points too fast.
In the second game, Lin Gaoyuan/Zhang Rui took the initiative to change lanes, restraining Zhou Yu/Chen Xingtong's backhand, but the effect was not satisfactory. Zhou Yu/Chen Xingtong gradually opened up the points difference and came to a 5-3 lead in the game. Lin Gaoyuan/Zhang Rui's unnecessary mistakes gradually increased. Zhou Yu/Chen Xingtong scored 5 points in a row to get the game point 10-3. Lin Gaoyuan/Zhang Rui chased 2 points in a row. .
In the third game, Lin Gaoyuan/Zhang Rui hit the full 7-0. After Zhou Yu/Chen Xingtong recovered 1 point, Lin Gaoyuan/Zhang Rui scored 3 points in a row and reached the game point 10-1, and then played 11-2. After a round, Lin Gaoyuan/Zhang Rui led 9-6 at the end of the fourth round, Zhou Yu/Chen Xingtong chased 2 points in a row, Lin Gaoyuan/Zhang Rui called for a timeout, and after returning, Lin Gaoyuan/Zhang Rui scored 2 points in a row and played 11-8 Win this game to 2 draws.
In the fifth game, Lin Gaoyuan/Zhang Rui scored 9 points in a row, followed by 11-2 and won another game. In the sixth game, Zhou Yu/Chen Xingtong led 5-1. / Chen Xing called for a timeout, and then the two sides reached a tie at 11 at the end of the game. Zhou Yu/Chen Xingtong scored 2 points in a row and tied 13-11. Chen Xingtong narrowly won 13-11.
Just like this, Zhou Yu/Chen Xingtong won two games in a row after falling behind 2-3, 4-3 overcoming Lin Gaoyuan/Zhang Rui to advance to the finals, and will compete with Matt/Liu Fei for the final championship, Lin Gaoyuan is out in two lines, four non-main players Players reunite, which is a situation that no one expected before the game.