On January 19, the WTT Macau Tournament finally officially kicked off, and on the evening of January 19, a focus battle was ushered in, and the two sides of the competition were Chen Meng, who is now the world number one, against Hong Kong's Du Kaixuan.
The two had a fierce encounter at the Tokyo Olympics before, when Du Kaixuan once took a big 2-0 lead.
But in the end, Chen Meng still won four consecutive sets and defeated Du Kaixuan with a 4-3 score reversal.
This time the two meet again, it is also destined to be a fierce battle.
In the first set, Chen Meng entered the game faster and quickly took a 3-0 lead.
Du Kaixuan made a bit of a lot of mistakes, and Chen Meng became more and more courageous, taking a 5-1 lead. But Du Kaixuan did not give up, but tenaciously chased the score to 7 draws.
At the crucial moment, Chen Meng started more decisively, scoring consecutive points and winning the first set with an 11-8 score.
In the second set, Chen Meng still had the advantage at the beginning and took a 3-1 lead, and Du Kaixuan played very tenaciously, gradually chasing the score to 5 draws.
After that, Du Kaixuan increased the rhythm of the attack, while Chen Meng made a little more mistakes, and Du Kaixuan won a set with an 11-7 score, and the two sides fought to 2 draws.
In the third set, the two sides competed more fiercely, and the score was 5-3, with Chen Meng leading. In the multi-shot matchmaking, Chen Meng had a certain advantage and won the set point 10-6.
But Du Kaixuan played very tenaciously, saving four consecutive innings.
After the fierce battle between the two sides reached 10 draws, Chen Meng scored two consecutive points to win another round with a thrilling score of 12-10, leading 2-1.
In the fourth set, Chen Meng's mistakes began to increase, and Du Kaixuan led all the way to a 7-3 lead.
However, at this time, Chen Meng's psychological quality has obviously made great progress than before, in this backward situation, Chen Meng played very tenaciously, the two scores alternately rose, and the two sides fought to 10 draws.
At the critical moment, Du Kaixuan was more decisive, pulling back a set with a score of 13-11, and the two sides fought to 2 draws.
In the decider, Chen Meng played more proactively at the beginning, while Du Kaixuan was a little nervous, Chen Meng became more and more courageous, satisfied with the 7-1 lead. In the end, Chen Meng ended the battle with an 11-2 score.
In this game, Chen Meng's play is still not very stable, and it is easy to have big ups and downs.
Fortunately, in the decider, Chen Meng still showed the strength of the Olympic champion, defeating the opponent with an 11-2 score.