After half a year, the veterans of the Chinese table tennis team, Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen, returned to the international arena. In the first round of the WTT (Major World Table Tennis Professional League) Macau Championship on the 20th, both of them defeated their younger teammates 3-1 to advance, and then won in the mixed doubles with the same score.
Since the Tokyo Olympics, "Xinwen" has not participated in international competitions for half a year. Compared with Xu Xin, Liu Shiwen, who withdrew from the Olympic team competition due to injury, had a longer "blank period". At the same time, this is also her first time to participate in WTT's competition. In the first round of singles, Liu Shiwen met teammate Wang Yidi. The latter is the focus of the national table tennis Paris Olympic cycle, last year in the World Table Tennis Championships, Like Ito Mimachi ranked in the top 4, the World Cup also advanced to the final.
In the face of fierce opponents, Liu Shiwen won the "opening red" 11-6 and lost the second set 10-12. Subsequently, she went down two cities 13-11, 14-12, and struggled to pass the "first round". Throughout the game, Liu Shiwen saved a total of 10 innings, and the fourth set was reversed in the case of 7-10. "The opponent's recent form and results are very good, and I also have a 'fight' mentality, so I play more freely." She said that playing against young players is also an opportunity to learn, "I hope I can stay in shape and have more confrontation with my opponents." ”
Xu Xin, in the case of losing one set 8-11 first, won three consecutive sets 11-3, 11-8 and 11-3 to reverse Zhao Zihao. 'Before the game, I was very nervous and nervous, as if I had regained the freshness of my youth and the feeling of desperately wanting to play. However, this mood also affected Xu Xin's opening play, "I wanted to win too much, I didn't find the feeling of the game for a while, and I didn't really enjoy the game." After a good start to the second set, I slowly relaxed my mood and entered the state. ”
In the mixed doubles match in the evening, Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen defeated Xu Yingbin/Liu Weishan 11-4, 9-11, 11-9, 11-8. This is also the "debut" of the international competition after the two of them folded in the final of the Tokyo Olympic Games. "The process was still very hard, the opponent fought very fiercely, but fortunately we could actively cope, think of a way, and finally win the game." Liu Shiwen admitted that the two now cherish the opportunity to compete together, and also hope to leave more good memories for fans, "And now many young players in the team are very strong, hoping to create more difficulties for them." ”
Ma Long, another veteran of the Chinese team who returned to the international arena, appeared in singles after encountering a "round trip" in mixed doubles, and also fought hard. Facing the No. 5 seed and national table tennis main player Liang Jingkun, the "Dragon Team" was chased in the first two sets with a big score lead at the beginning, and finally won 11-9, 13-11, 11-6.
In addition, the mixed doubles combination of Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu, the main players of national table tennis, as well as Liang Jingkun/ Chen Meng, Lin Gaoyuan / Wang Manyu, also won yesterday's competition and advanced to the top 8.
Image source: WTT (Major League Soccer)
(Original title: Returning to the international arena after half a year, "Xinwen" joined hands to advance on both lines)
Source: Beijing Daily client reporter Wang Xiaoxiao
Process Editor: u028