Chen Xingtong is the last national table tennis player to appear in of the World Table Tennis Championships. Pictures in this article CFP
On October 3, Beijing time, the Chinese men's and women's table tennis team competition each ushered in the third opponent in the group stage. The women's national table tennis team defeated the women's US table tennis team 3-0, while the men's national table tennis team also defeated the Slovenia team 3-0. Both teams advanced to the knockout round ahead of schedule with three consecutive victories.
It is worth mentioning that women's table tennis player Chen Xingtong ushered in the first game of this World Table Tennis Championships, which also means that all ten national table tennis players have completed their debut.
Facing the strong American women's table tennis team, Sun Yingsha and Chen Xingtong both encountered considerable challenges. The first game between Sun Yingsha and Zhang An was quite stalemate. The two sides once tied from 10 to 12. In the end, Sun Yingsha withstood the pressure and won the first game 14-12. After that, Sun Yingsha gradually mastered the rhythm and won two consecutive games to help the women's table tennis team win the first point in the third group stage.
talked about the thrilling victory in the first game, Sun Yingsha said: "Zhang An's level has improved a lot and his performance on the court is also very good. He made timely adjustments at the critical moment of the first game and won the game. In fact, every team participating in the World Table Tennis Championships has certain strength, so we still have to prepare for every difficulty."
Chen Xingtong was a little nervous in the game.
is similar to Sun Yingsha. Chen Xingtong, who played for the first time in this World Table Tennis Championships, was a little nervous. Facing young player Sarah Jiali, Chen Xingtong fell into a passive position 3-9 at the beginning, and then Jiali got the game point 10-6. Although Chen Xingtong saved three games in a row, he still lost the game 9-11 first.
This game lost by Chen Xingtong is also the first game lost in the group stage of Chinese women's table tennis . But as the game deepened, Chen Xingtong gradually relaxed. Chen Xingtong, who found the feeling, won three consecutive games and reversed and defeated Sarah Jiali. After the game, Chen Xingtong also admitted that the tension affected the game. "Losing in the first game is not because of the threat the opponent created, but because he didn't play well. The first game was a little tight, and he didn't adapt to the sense of space. He reduced unnecessary mistakes and adjusted it. It was still good."
Chen Meng , who appeared later, won relatively easily. Facing the 14-year-old American player Lin Yixuan, Chen Meng won three games in a row with 11-6, 11-2, and 11-5. In this way, the Chinese women's table tennis team defeated the US team 3-0, winning three consecutive victories while advancing to the knockout stage early. After winning all three games, the Chinese women's table tennis team will face its last opponent in the group stage tomorrow.
The Chinese men's table tennis team, which followed, sent the same lineup as the first game to fight, and sent Fan Zhendong , Wang Chuqin and Malone against the Slovenian team respectively.
Although Fan Zhendong was behind 4-7 in the first game against Kozur, from the beginning of the middle game, Fan Zhendong mastered the rhythm and scored 7 points in a row, and finally won the first game 11-7. The subsequent two games ended quickly 11-6 and 11-5.
Wang Chuqin defeated Dako, the eighth-ranked world.
The match between Wang Chuqin and Dako was not so smooth in the second set. Facing Dako, who was three places higher than him in the world, although Wang Chuqin won the first game 11-6, he then encountered difficulties and once fell behind his opponent 2-7, and was eventually won by Dako 7-11 in the second game. However, Wang Chuqin then withstood the pressure and won two consecutive games 11-7 and 11-9, defeating Dako, the world's eighth-ranked Dako.
talked about the gains of this game, Wang Chuqin concluded: "The play was average, not as good as I imagined. I really felt that the nature of the team game was different from other games, which was very challenging for my psychology. It was good to win the result, especially if I won the first few players in the world. I will build a lot of confidence for myself and hope that I can get better in the future."
As the captain, Ma Long made the last appearance, which was also the game he played in team games for three consecutive days. In the end, he won three games in a row with 11-8, 11-5, and 11-4, respectively, helping the Chinese men's team achieve a record of three consecutive victories. Tomorrow, the Chinese men's team will usher in the last opponent of the group stage, Thailand.
