The Chinese table tennis team achieved the 11th consecutive championship of the Asian Championship men's team! In the final of the men's team of the 2019 Table Tennis Asian Championships, the Chinese men's team defeated South Korea 3-0, winning the championship and also receiving tickets to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. As the head coach of the Chinese men's team, Qin Zhijian was also full of smiles after the game, and praised the performance of the three players who appeared.
In this Asian Championship, the leader of the men's team, Ma Long, truce, Xu Xin, Fan Zhendong, Lin Gaoyuan, Liang Jingkun, Wang Chuqin formed a men's team lineup, and in the semi-final and final, the national table tennis coaching team sent the same lineup, Xu Xin took the lead, Fan Zhendong played two or four games as the first single, and "newcomer" Liang Jingkun served as the third single. Whether it is a semi-final against Japan or a final against South Korea, the national table tennis is a 3-0 victory. In the final match against South Korea, Xu Xin defeated Zhang Yuzhen 11-3, 11-7, 11-9, especially in the third set Xu Xin once fell behind 0-6. Fan Zhendong defeated Jung Young-sik who defeated himself at this year's Korea Open 11-8, 11-9, 11-7, and Liang Jingkun, who represented the national table tennis team final for the first time, defeated Lee Sang-so 11-8, 11-7, 11-4 to help the national table tennis lock up the victory.
Winning the men's team championship and locking the tickets for the Tokyo Olympic Games, Qin Zhijian, the head coach of the national table tennis men's team, was also very happy, and the smile on his face when interviewing the International Table Tennis Federation could not be hidden. "This team competition has gained newcomers, the leader Ma Long is not there, the men's team is also working hard, I am still very happy to get this championship and admission ticket." Qin Zhijian said that he was happy on the podium for a while, but when he stepped off the podium, everything started from scratch. "The most important thing about the Asian Championships is to get the Olympic ticket, but after getting it, this responsibility includes the prospect, and there is a lot of work to be done."
When talking about the performance of the three players in the final, Qin Zhijian was also full of praise for his disciples, including Fan Zhendong, who was not in a good state recently, and finally got recognition, Qin Zhijian also revealed that before that, Liu Guoliang, chairman of the Chinese Table Tennis Association, also specially guided Fan Zhendong. "The final volleyball is the same as the semi-final, Xu Xin plays the lead, and Fan Zhendong plays second and fourth. Xu Xin is stable and steady in terms of experience and control of his opponents, and he also does a good job. Xiao Fat (Fan Zhendong) played better in the final than in the semi-final. After the semi-finals, there was a hurried preparatory meeting and some summaries, including Chairman Liu (Liu Guoliang) who also made some demands on him, whether it was the performance of the semi-finals or the outlook for the finals. Fan Zhendong also played the role and responsibility of the number one absolute main force. The third Liang Jingkun is also participating in the team final for the first time, and he feels a lot of pressure, after all, it is the first experience. I think whether it is a semi-final or a final, he handles it very well, whether it is the rhythm control or the performance on the field, in fact, the tension is only what he feels, others may not be able to see that he is nervous, as a young athlete he still has room to grow. ”