Brother Africa tried his best! Fighting alone 0-4 lose Xu Xin tragically out, won the applause of Chinese fans

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Brother Africa tried his best! Fighting alone 0-4 lose Xu Xin tragically out, won the applause of Chinese fans - DayDayNews

Beijing time on November 19th, the 2020 ITTF finals kicked off in China. On the first day of the match, the men’s and women’s quarter-finals were contested. At 5 o'clock in the afternoon, when the calls came out, Xu Xin finally stood on the field again after more than half a year, and the fans could not help but cry out for a long time. Since losing to Pitchford at the Qatar Open at the beginning of the year, this is Xu Xin's first appearance in nine months. His opponent is the African brother and Nigerian Aruna. In this game, in addition to the difficulties in the first game, Xu Xin played very smoothly and swept easily 4-0.

Only men's and women's singles will be played in this final, and all men's and women's doubles and mixed doubles will be cancelled. Chinese men's table tennis is played by Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, Xu Xin, and Lin Gaoyuan, and women's table tennis is played by Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha, Wang Yidi, and Wang Manyu. In theory, both men's and women's teams have the possibility of winning the semifinals. Fan Zhendong, Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha, and Ma Long, who had previously appeared, all advanced to the quarterfinals. Xu Xin is the fifth national table tennis player to appear.

Xu Xin's opponent, Aruna, is one of the few black players in the world of table tennis. He has reached the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games and became the dark horse. But in the previous World Cup, Aruna lost two straight in the group stage and missed the round of 16. In this finals, Aruna is even more of an older brother, not even a coach. Such difficult conditions still persist, and Aruna's spirit is admirable. The DJ and the Chinese audience on the scene gave Aruna the applause without hesitation. In the first game of

Brother Africa tried his best! Fighting alone 0-4 lose Xu Xin tragically out, won the applause of Chinese fans - DayDayNews

, Aruna played very tenaciously. The scores of the two sides were stalemate and they fought all the way to 8 draws. Although Aruna's movements were not so graceful, Xu Xin's return ball was uncomfortable. Aruna got the game 10-8. After Xu Xin pulled back a goal, Aruna called himself a timeout. Xu Xin scored 3 points in a row and won the first game 12-10. In the second game of

, the two sides still played fiercely. After a 7-draw all the way, Xu Xin was even better with the key ball, winning the second game 11-8, leading 2-0 in total. In the third game of

, Xu Xin played out completely and completely overwhelmed Aruna in momentum. With a wave of consecutive scoring, Xu Xin led 9-3. However, Aruna did not give up, even chasing 3 points to score a wonderful score, also won the encouragement of the audience. But Xu Xin still won the third game 11-6 and the total score came to 3-0. In the fourth game of

, Xu Xin did not give Aruna any chance. He quickly won the fourth game 11-5 and swept 4-0 to advance.

Brother Africa tried his best! Fighting alone 0-4 lose Xu Xin tragically out, won the applause of Chinese fans - DayDayNews

After the game ended, Xu Xin entered the quarterfinals. His opponents were the winners of Chinese Taipei Lin Yunru and Germany Ocharov. Aruna recently, the aura of the year has gradually receded. With in-depth research by the opponent, Aruna's advantage has been weakened a lot, but this does not affect Aruna's pursuit of dreams.

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