Wen/Mei Changsu
Beijing time on November 14th, the ITTF Men's Table Tennis World Cup began the 1/8 final competition. National Table Tennis Grand Slam winner Malone almost had a gulf in the match with qualifying player Dako Jochik The ship capsized, after six rounds of hard work, defeated the opponent 4:2 to advance to the quarterfinals. The next round of competition will compete with the 2017 World Cup winner Ocharov to compete for the semi-finals. The latter also experienced a hard fight in the match with the British star Pichford. He defeated Pichfort and Malone with a 4:3 reversal. Meet the top eight. In addition, the Japanese star Zhang Benzhi and who threatened to change the color of the medals before the game swept Austrian star Gardos 4:0 and advanced to the quarterfinals. Zhang Benzhihe showed a very good state in the game. The two national table tennis players really need it. Be careful.
The match between Malone and Dak Jochik was extremely fierce. This was the first time the two faced each other in the competition. In the first game, the two of them played inextricably, and Malone made an effort at the end of the game and won 11:7. First, the scores of both sides in the second game are always critical. After the game reached 10 draws, Dako Jochik scored two points in a row to get the game back at 12:10. In the third game, the two sides still played very fiercely, and the score was not opened. In the final stage of the game, Malone seized the opportunity to win by 11:9, leading by 2:1. In the fourth game, Malone got a 7:1 lead, and then Dakko Jochik scored consecutively to close the score. Although Malone called a timeout, Dakko Yochik still stubbornly chased the score to 9 and after 11 ties. Darko Jochik scored two points in a row with 13:11 to tie the total score to 2:2.
In the fifth game, Malone got a 4:1 lead. Dakko Jochik then stubbornly chased the score to 7:7. Then he scored consecutively to exceed the score. Malone resisted the pressure and scored two points to take the lead. The game point, but Dako Jochik saved the game point in a row to chase the score to 11, Malone withstood the pressure and scored two points to win 13:11. In the sixth game, Malone didn't give his opponent any chance and got a 3-1 lead at the beginning. Then he pulled the score to 9:1. In the end, Malone won 11:3, and the total score was 4:2 to eliminate his opponent and advance to the quarterfinals.
Malone’s opponent in the next round is the world champion and German star Ochalov. He also experienced twists and turns in the match with British Pitchfort. Ochalov won the first game 12:10, and Pitchfort followed. Winning two consecutive games to overtake the score, Ocharov scored in the fourth game to tie the score. In the fifth and sixth innings, both sides struggled to win the game, and the score came to 3:3. In the deciding game, Ocharov won 11:7, with a total score of 4:3.
Japanese Chinese player Zhang Benzhihe faced 41-year-old Austrian veteran Gardos in the first round. Zhang Benzhihe opened fire in the first round and won 11:3. In the second game, Gardos's state improved. The two played very fiercely at the beginning, but then Zhang Benzhihe gradually took the initiative. Gardos made frequent offensive errors, and Zhang Benzhihe won another round with 11:7. In the third game, the two sides played inextricably. Galdos and Zhang Benzhihe, who let go, fought fiercely. The score between the two sides has been very tight. After 10 draws, Zhang Benzhihe scored two points and won 12:10. A big score of 3:0 lead. In the fourth game, Gardos took the lead at the start, but Zhang Benzhihe then tied the score and overtook it. Zhang Benzhihe, who was more and more courageous in the Vietnam War, finally won the fourth game by 11:8, and the total score was 4:0. Strong. From the point of view of this game, Zhang Benzhi and the state are quite good. If he can go further, he is likely to be Malone's semi-final opponent. Malone and Fan Zhendong need to be more vigilant!
