On January 19, Beijing time, in the first round of the Mixed Doubles of the Macau Table Tennis Championships, Zhou Qihao and He Zhuojia played against Xue Fei and Wang Xiaotong. In the men's singles 1/8 final, Zhou Qihao and Xue Fei both lost the game, and these two players also hope to win the game in the mixed doubles event and avoid a one-day doubles situation.
In the first set of this game, Zhou Qihao and He Zhuojia were in a slow state, they were in the lead and fell behind, but fortunately, although Zhou Qihao scored points continuously with his personal ability, under his leadership, they also gradually gained a lead in the score. In the first set, Zhou Qihao and He Zhuojia won 11-9, taking the lead in the first set and leading 1-0.
In the second game, Xue Fei and Wang Xiaotong still showed their strong strength, and they quickly achieved a 9-3 lead. Zhou Qihao then used his backhand to complete the score in succession, but the difference in this game was too large, Xue Fei and Wang Xiaotong won 11-7, and the two teams fought to a 1-1 draw.
In the third set, Zhou Qihao and He Zhuojia performed well, and they took the lead to win the set point 10-6. Subsequently, Zhou Qihao and He Zhuojia made consecutive mistakes on their side, allowing Xue Fei and Wang Xiaotong to score 3 points in a row, and the single-game score was chased to 9-10, and Zhou Qihao's side also requested a timeout. Back from the suspension, Xue Fei returned the ball to make a mistake, Zhou Qihao and He Zhuojia won 11-9 without any danger, leading 2-1 and getting the match point.
In the crucial fourth set, both combinations performed well, with the score gap also alternately leading. From a 1-1 draw to a 7-7 draw, no one could pull the score difference. In terms of key points, Zhou Qihao and He Zhuojia performed poorly, they made consecutive mistakes, while Xue Fei and Wang Xiaotong won the game 11-8, and the two combinations fought to a 2-2 draw.
In the decider, Zhou Qihao and He Zhuojia were clearly out of shape, while Xue Fei and Wang Xiaotong took the lead and took the lead 5-2. Zhou Qihao then scored consecutive points to help the team equalize the score. In the handling of key points, Xue Fei and Wang Xiaotong played well, they won the game 11-8, defeated Zhou Qihao and He Zhuojia 3-2 by a large score, and successfully advanced to the mixed doubles quarterfinals.
This mixed doubles match was very exciting, both combinations had a very good performance, and they have been fighting hard for 5 innings. In the end, Xue Fei and Wang Xiaotong relied on a more stable performance, they finally defeated the combination of Zhou Qihao and He Zhuojia 3-2, and successfully advanced to the mixed doubles quarterfinals, while Zhou Qihao and He Zhuojia suffered the first round of travel. After the men's singles encountered the first round of travel, Zhou Qihao suffered the first round of travel again in the mixed doubles, this year's event Zhou Qihao double line crashed, in the recent period, his results are not ideal, whether it is men's singles, or mixed doubles, the results are very bad. If Zhou Qihao continues like this, then his main position in the national team is worrying and may be replaced by other players.