On November 7, 2021, ITTF’s WTT Challenge will continue to be held at Slovenia. The men’s singles semi-finals were upset, National Games runner-up Liu Dingshuo 3-4 Lost the Kazakh player Glasmenko and missed the finals. In this case, only Liang Jingkun, Lin Gaoyuan, Wang Chuqin, Zhou Qihao and Liu Dingshuo were eliminated from the finals. The three lost the foreign war.
Although Liu Dingshuo is not ranked high in the world, his personal ability is very strong. This year, he is 23 years old and won a World Youth Championship men's singles championship. His recent results have been outstanding and he won in the National Games. Xin and Wang Chuqin won the men’s singles runner-up. They were reused by the coaching staff and had the opportunity to go out to participate in the competition. Among the five players on the men’s team, only Liu Dingshuo was not selected for the World Table Tennis Championships lineup. Many fans felt sorry.
This time Liu Dingshuo only reported for singles. He is the only national table tennis player who does not participate in the event. He won six straight from the men's singles qualifier and eliminated the world champion Wang Chuqin to advance to the semi-finals. Then he will face the Kazakhstan player Glassmen Ke, 27-year-old ranked 46th in the world, for Liu Dingshuo, Glasmenke is a strong rival, with strong stalemate ability, high-quality veneer, and rich experience in competitions.
In the first game, the two sides fought fiercely. The score alternately rose. Glasmenko took the lead and was quickly tied by Liu Dingshuo. At the end of the game, it came to an 8th draw. Glasmenko took the initiative to improve the quality of the veneer. After scoring 3 points and hitting 11-8 first, Liu Dingshuo fell to the bottom.
Liu Dingshuo actively adjusted in the second round,He took the initiative in the first three rebounds, but Glassmenco was really comprehensive, and he was evenly matched with Liu Dingshuo's basic skills. Glassmenco caught up to 7 draws and scored 2 points in a row to lead 9-7, and then won another game 11-8, third. In the round, Liu Dingshuo stepped up his offensive and came to the end of the game and scored 10-7 points in a row. Then he played 11-8 to recover a round. Liu Dingshuo fell into a hard fight.
In the fourth round, Glasmenco's veneer quality has been significantly improved. Liu Dingshuo is not comfortable with losing points continuously. In the round, Glasmenko leads 6-4. Liu Dingshuo called for a timeout and adjustment. Glasmenko scored 2 points to 8-4. Both sides scored 3 points. Glasmenko scored 11-7 to win the game. Liu Dingshuo could beat Wang Chuqin, but he was not very good in encountering Glassmenco. Solutions.
Next, Liu Dingshuo had a back-to-back battle. After 1-3, there was no retreat. Glasmenko led 8-6 and lost 5 points. Liu Dingshuo played 11-8 and lost 3 points. In the sixth game, Liu Dingshuo led 7-3 and lost 3 points. He then stabilized his position and evened the score 11-7 through the change of receiving and serving. The tiebreaker was tied with 5 points and Glasmenko scored 6 points in a row to seal the victory 11-5, and eliminated Liu Dingshuo 4-3 to advance to the men's singles final.
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