On the evening of October 7, the "8-to-4" knockout match of the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships ushered in the focus battle. The defending champion Chinese men's team defeated the Swedish men's team, which also maintained a full victory record, with a 3-0 victory over the Swedish men's team, which had also maintained a full victory record, and advanced to the semi-finals.
In this game, the Chinese team used the lineup to eliminate the Indian team in the top 8 games. The post-00s young player Wang Chuqin still played the third singles. The opponent Swedish men's team, as a traditional European strong team, also sent the strongest lineup composed of Trus Moregaard, the world ranked 6th, Christian Carlson, the 18th. Although the Chinese men's team lost the opponent in vain, the game scene was more intense than the score. Especially in the third game, young player Wang Chuqin let two and three, and the process was very exciting!
Fan Zhendong vs Matias Falk
First set match At the beginning, the Swedish player launched a fierce attack on Fan Zhendong. The two sides fought fiercely in the first few points, and stalemate balls continued to appear. After leading 7:6, Fan Zhendong quickly got the match point, resisted the opponent's forehand pull in the key ball, and took the lead with 11:7. Next, the two sides played even more anxiously, and the opponent's hitting was extremely threatening, but Fan Zhendong showed the absolute strength of the world No. 1 on the key ball, and finally won the last two games 11:9 and 11:5.
Malone vs Truss Moregaard
In the second set, the Chinese captain Malone faced Trus Moregaard, the world's 6th-ranked 20-year-old player Truss Moregaard. His opponent has a very talented opponent and his feel is very good. The forehand pulls the ball strongly. The two sides fought from 5:5 and 8:8 to 11:11 in the first game. Malone narrowly won 13:11 with his better serve and serve ability. Entering the second game, the Swedish young player began to adopt the fighting tactics and achieved certain results. The two sides carried out extreme pulls, but in the later part of the game, the opponent exposed the problem of insufficient stability, and Ma Long won the last two games 11:8 and 11:6.
Wang Chuqin vs Christian Carlson
The young player Wang Chuqin, who appeared in the final stage, staged a left-hand duel with his Swedish opponent who also holds a left-handed license. The Swedish players entered the game faster. Wang Chuqin lost one game 7:11, and then his opponent's confidence increased greatly. He won another game 12:10, leading 2:0 with a big score. Wang Chuqin, who was forced into the Jedi, unloaded his burden in the subsequent game. With the cheers of the home audience, he burst into amazing tenacity, winning three consecutive games with 11:3, 11:9 and 11:6, winning the game for the Chinese team.
At this point, the top 4 men's teams in this World Table Tennis Championships have all been produced. At 11 a.m. tomorrow, the Korean men's team will fight against the German men's team, and at 15 p.m., the Chinese men's team will also fight against the Japanese men's team.
