2019 ITTF year-end finals: Francesca vs. Zhang Benzhihe. Zhang Benzhihe is the defending champion, this time he is also rushing for the championship. As he gets older, he has experienced more games and his skills become more and more exquisite. He has played well in recent games. The men's World Cup also defeated Malone and reached the final, becoming the first man in Japanese table tennis, which is a promising future.
Defending champion Xiao Zhang Ben’s debut did not quickly enter the state, he was 2-5 behind, 3-8 was pulled apart, and then Zhang Ben opened a big counterattack and tied with 9-9. The key point was Francesca with a forehand to kick the ball off the net + serve out of bounds, Zhang Ben 14-12 completed a major reversal; Zhang Ben 11-4, who is getting better, easily won the second game, Francesca has no strength to fight back; 11-6 , Zhang Benzhi and no pressure won the third game without any challenge. Finally, complete the sweep with 11-4. Because the game was too easy to win, Zhang Benzhihe did not shout to celebrate, but clenched his fists towards the audience, a rare low-key.
In the previous game: Lin Gaoyuan 4-2 Ochalov. Gao Yuan's performance for most of this season is still very good, but when Fan Zhendong was not in good shape, he carried the banner of the Mesozoic era. But in the past two months, he has been a little bit stretched. The civil and foreign wars are not stable. Sister Lin's attributes seem to have exploded again. This time facing Ocharov, this old opponent, Gao Yuan is undoubtedly the dominant player from the historical record. This season, he is a double-kill opponent, but the win is not easy. They all beat the opponent 4-3 narrowly.
In the first game, Gaoyuan was tied by Ocha at 10-8, but still won 13-11. In the second game, the two sides still played in deep water, but with Ocha’s forehand, Gaoyuan 11-9 A narrow victory again. In the third game, Gao Yuan was behind 4-7. The next wave of 7-1 climax of 11-8 was a reversal;
In the fourth game, Gao Yuan was still behind, but this time Ocharov made no more mistakes. 11-4 pulled one round; then Gaoyuan lost another round at 8-11. Gaoyuan was still not stable enough when facing victory. The adjustment of mentality was the biggest shortcoming. Chen Qi's guidance also enlightened him many times. In the sixth game, Gao Yuan finally stopped being passive and won 11-4.
Hugo Calderano defeated Mizutani Hayabusa 4-1, so Mizutani Hayabusa would not qualify for the Olympic men's singles, and Niwa Takaki was comfortable lying down to win.
Top 8: Xu Xin vs. Zhang Benzhi and Liang Jingkun against the winner between Ma Long and Zheng Rongzhi, Lin Gaoyuan is pk Lin Yunru, Hugo against Fan Zhendong. Seven of the eight are from Asia and one is from the Americas. All of Europe has been eliminated.
