A hearty game, Pol and Zhou Qihao's men's singles showdown, is currently Houston since the start of the game, applause and cheers the most, Pol as the evergreen tree of the table tennis world, will have a huge fan base, and Zhou Qihao, as the only national table tennis player in the half district, of course, will also receive a lot of attention, through this game, will make Zhou Qihao gain a lot, although it is a defeat, but we also saw the shining side of Zhou Qihao.
Zhou Qihao 1-4 Pol [8-11, 6-11, 8-11, 11-5, 12-10]
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As a veteran of table tennis, Pol has rich combat experience and strong strength, and some fans think that Pol will be within 7 innings, and there is a phenomenon of physical weakness, but it is conceivable that Pol, as a veteran, can make full use of his advantages to make up for his shortcomings, so physical strength is not Bol's weakness at all.
From the first ball of the opening game, it can be seen how good Pol's state is, it is completely to fight Zhou Qihao, because Zhou Qihao, as a national table tennis player, he has excellent strength and strong technical support of national table tennis, so as long as Pol is taken lightly, it is very difficult to win this game. Even if Pol's form is so heroic, he has a mental imbalance in the second half. However, after Pol quickly adjusted, he turned his mental pressure to Zhou Qihao's side.
Pol's tactics in this game are to try not to retreat from Taiwan, use their own strong attack mode, force Zhou Qihao to withdraw from Taiwan, fans can see that Zhou Qihao usually likes to withdraw from Taiwan, but it is very different from this time, not because Zhou Qihao chose to withdraw from Taiwan, but Pol forced Zhou Qihao, can only compete with it in the middle and far platform, so Zhou Qihao has a lot less tactical control of his own. Once passively defended, the opposite side is Pol, so Zhou Qihao will lose a lot of opportunities to attack. It is also in a passive situation.
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For Zhou Qihao, in summary, as long as Zhou Qihao exerts his full strength, he can defeat anyone, which is not an exaggeration, because it can be reflected in the fourth set.
Zhou Qihao's technical ability is definitely in the forefront of the national table tennis team, including the international table tennis world, but one thing is worth affirming, that is, because of the lack of experience in the competition, the pressure of mentality has bound his own play. Unlike Pol's opening, Pol dared to fight, while Zhou Qihao started with passive defense. Don't dare to shoot, and the first round of the game is much the same, but the opponent in the first round is too bad, Zhou Qihao only needs to adjust slightly, you can reverse the score.
However, in the face of the experienced Pol, once Pol grasps the weakness of Zhou Qihao's passive defense and does not dare to shoot, then Pol will take the initiative to attack, without giving Zhou Qihao the slightest chance to breathe, and go down to three cities in a row. Zhou Qihao's mentality is also on the verge of collapse.
Zhou Qihao only played his real strength in the fourth inning, 9-4 leading Pol, still chasing after it, Zhou Qihao backwater battle, it can be said that there is no way back, but inspired Zhou Qihao's ability, dare to shoot, forehand and backhand attack does not drag mud and water, scored 7 points in a row, and finally won back a set 11-5. And in the fifth set, Zhou Qihao also had the opportunity to overtake the score, the same backwardness, but Zhou Qihao had some ideas after the score was tied, as mentioned earlier, as long as Pol was given a little chance, Pol would not let go, and it was indeed a pity that he did not win the fifth set. However, the reversal of the fourth set, it can be said that as long as Zhou Qihao exerts such strength, he can defeat anyone.
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To sum up, Zhou Qihao still suffers losses in terms of mentality, after all, the burden of the half area and the pressure of the World Table Tennis Championships, so that Zhou Qihao does not dare to play his own skills and tactics at will, because of the shackles of mentality, so he always wants to win and is afraid of losing, so it will lead to two games tied hands and feet, do not dare to attack, because Zhou Qihao's offensive ability is very strong, but the mentality pressures him to exert technical ability, through this game, I believe that Zhou Qihao can learn more, can fight with Pol, and is also the precious wealth of this World Table Tennis Championships, Losing to Pol is actually not shameful, and if you sum it up well, there will be better development.