On November 13, the Warm-up Match of the World Table Tennis Championships continued the men's singles competition. Fan Zhendong and Ma Long defeated Zhou Kai, Quan Kaiyuan, and successfully entered the top 8 respectively.
Since the four participants of the World Table Tennis Championships, Liang Jingkun, Wang Chuqin, Lin Gaoyuan and Zhou Qihao, went to Slovenia and participated in the WTT competition, this men's singles warm-up match is equivalent to serving Fan Zhendong and the young players participating in the World Youth Championships. The two big brothers, Ma Long and Xu Xin, even if they did not qualify for the World Table Tennis Championships, still seriously participated in the warm-up competition, and they will test whether Fan Zhendong can pass the customs all the way to the top!
In the match against Zhou Kai, Fan Zhendong encountered fierce confrontation in every set, but he was still better at key points, defeating his opponent 4-1 on the total, welcoming two consecutive wins, and the difference between the two did not exceed 3 points! The scores were 12-10, 11-8, 11-9, 8-11, 11-9.
In the first round against Liu Yebo, Malone fell behind 1-3 on aggregate, winning 3 consecutive sets to stage a super reversal, showing a big heart. In the second round, facing the youngsters, Malone improved his status, defeating his opponent 4-1 and advancing to the next round. It's too hard for the youngster to beat Malone.
In the first set, Malone took the lead 11-3; in the second set, Malone won 6 innings 10-4, full open source chased 5 points 9-10 behind, lost another point at the key moment to rush to attack mistakes, and lost 2 innings in a row of 9-11 in full open source; in the third set, full open source 3-1, 10-2 won 8 innings, 11-3 to win back a set; then 2 sets, Malone 11-7, 11-7 locked up the win.
In another match, Lin Shidong eliminated Yuan Licen 4-2 to become a dark horse to advance to the quarter-finals, and he will challenge idol Fan Zhendong in the next round. Lin Shidong is only 16 years old and is a rising star of male table tennis. The challenge of Little Fat is another eye-catching showdown!