On January 19, the WTT Macau Tournament ushered in the first day of the competition, in a men's singles match played on the afternoon of January 19, Zhou Qihao, known as the king of the national table tennis civil war, faced the 17-year-old young player Lin Shidong, in the case of a 2-1 lead, he was tragically reversed by the other side and suffered a round of Macau.
When it comes to Zhou Qihao, everyone is very familiar with him, he has played very well in the competition of the national table tennis team in the past two years, and has defeated the Olympic champion such as Ma Long Fan Zhendong, and has a very good strength.
But Zhou Qihao's most criticized thing is indeed his ability to fight foreign wars.
Although in the civil war, Zhou Qihao was really good, but when he met the players of the foreign association, he often lost the foreign war because of excessive pressure. At last year's World Table Tennis Championships in Houston, Zhou Qihao lost to German veteran Bohr in the second round of men's singles, resulting in an early loss in the second half of the zone.
In this Macau match, Zhou Qihao played against lin Shidong, a 17-year-old youngster in the first round.
Lin Shidong is an outstanding young player who has recently emerged in the national table tennis, and he once defeated Xu Xin in the selection of the 2021 direct WTT competition, showing good strength. Therefore, the youngster has also received a lot of attention from fans.
But despite the attention of Lin Shidong, due to the first round of the Macau match against Zhou Qihao, many fans are still more optimistic that Zhou Qihao can win.
In the first set, Zhou Qihao took the lead in entering the game state, and once took a 6-3 lead.
However, Lin Shidong, who was behind, was very decisive, increasing the intensity of the attack by taking the initiative to change the line, and gradually chased the score to 8 draws. After the 8 draws, Lin Shidong was more determined, taking advantage of the serve to score two consecutive points, and finally won the first set with an 11-8 score.
In the second game, Zhou Qihao began to pay attention to the mobilization of Lin Shidong's forehand position, and repeatedly took advantage of the gap when Lin Shidong was sideways to pull back and score.
After 4 draws, Zhou Qihao became more and more courageous, scoring consecutive points and pulling back a set with an 11-4 disparity!
In the third set, Zhou Qihao continuously used his backhand to suppress Lin Shidong and gained a 7-3 lead.
But Lin Shidong is also very tenacious, increased the intensity of the fight, and once chased the score, but at the critical moment, with Zhou Qihao's continuous rebound score, Lin Shidong lost another set with a score of 10-12.
Zhou Qihao took a 2-1 lead.
Lin Shidong, who had no way back, was still unfavorable at the beginning of the fourth set, 1-3 behind, at this time Lin Shidong decisively called a timeout, and after the suspension came back, Lin Shidong began a crazy attack.
In the face of the young general's fight, Zhou Qihao's mistakes began to increase, and in the end, Lin Shidong won back a set with an 11-8 score, and the big score was 2 draws.
In the decider, the two competed more fiercely, and the score was drawn many times! And Lin Shidong was not timid in the face of Zhou Qihao's forehand attack, whether it was the first three boards or the holding of the wind.
After the 9 draw, Lin Shidong was more decisive, scoring two consecutive points to defeat Zhou Qihao with an 11-9 score and advancing to the men's singles quarterfinals.
In this game, it can be seen that although the young player Lin Shidong is young, he is very aggressive, and Zhou Qihao, as a player who stepped into the main layer with one foot, was a bit unable to let go in the game, facing the impact of the young general, it seemed that there were too many mistakes.
For Zhou Qihao, there are not many opportunities, if you can't seize the opportunity to prove yourself, it is likely that he will be replaced by a younger young general, after all, Zhou Qihao is not young.
The young general Lin Shidong is still very young, and I believe that as long as Lin Shidong can maintain his impact, he is fully capable and powerful to enter the main layer.