On the afternoon of January 20, Beijing time, the table tennis WTT Macau Tournament once again ushered in the Olympic champion debut, that is, Xu Xin, a veteran who had left the game for several months, and his opponent was Zhao Zihao, a disciple of the Shanghai team and a direct pat with himself, so this game is also very interesting.
Although Xu Xin started unfavorably in this battle, he quickly adjusted his state, won 3 consecutive sets to achieve a big reversal in the case of 0-1 behind, and advanced to the quarterfinals like Fan Zhendong, Xu Yingbin, Lin Gaoyuan, Lin Shidong and Wang Chuqin: Congratulations to the veteran! Next, let's sit back and wait for the men's singles competition of Malone and others to kick off!
Xu Xin and Zhao Zihao are both relatively rare direct-slapping players in the table tennis world at present, and the two are also the top two direct-slapping players in the world within the Chinese team, which can be said to represent the highest level of this school.
From a technical point of view, Xu Xin is undoubtedly more powerful than Zhao Zihao, but after all, he is a 32-year-old veteran, and his physical condition is certainly not as good as that of 25-year-old Zhao Zihao, plus after last year's National Games, Xu Xin was in a semi-retired state, the training was not systematic, and the game was not participated at all, so he faced a severe test in today's battle.
After the game began, Xu Xin made a lot of mistakes, and was always pressed by Zhao Zihao, and then lost the first set 8-11. In the second set, Xu Xin learned his lesson, strengthened the offensive use rate of the forehand, and soon won back a city with an 11-3 victory, showing his strong forehand strength and making the audience friends directly addicted.
In the third set, Xu Xin continued to work hard, and 11-8 to the next city forced Zhao Zihao into a desperate situation. In the fourth inning, Zhao Zihao has completely collapsed, and as a result, Xu Xin easily won 11-3, pulled 3 rounds of big reversal to eliminate teammates, and successfully got the ticket to the men's singles quarterfinals, which is really a sword!
Through today's game, we can see that the technical level of veteran Xu Xin is still very high, and it is difficult for non-main players of national table tennis to easily shake his status, so if he chooses to insist on it, it is entirely possible to play for a few more years, and he is still eligible to represent the national table tennis in the world series.
At present, it seems that the young direct shooting players of national table tennis have not yet reached the height of Xu Xin, and I wonder if there will be athletes of this sect who can rank among the top five main players in the future? It's only time to give us the answer.