On March 6, Beijing time, the 2022 Japan Lion King Cup Round of 32 is underway. At present, the list of the four strong men's singles has been released. They are Zhang Benzhihe, Niwa Takashi, and Kawa Ruiji, and the young general Yokotani Sheng. In the just-concluded men's singles semifinals, Japan's Zhang Benzhi and straight four sets, the total score of 4:0 eliminated the young yokotani Sheng, the first to advance to the men's singles final.
In the men's singles semifinals, Zhang Benzhi and young player Yokoya Sheng. In the first set of the game, Zhang Benzhihe took the lead and played very actively, the young player Yokotani Sheng had a strong impact, after the two sides drew 11:11, Zhang Benzhihe scored two consecutive points, winning a set first at 13:11, leading 1:0. In the second set, Zhang Benzhihe still had a clear advantage, locking in the win at 11:8.
In the third set, the young player Yokotani Sheng stepped up the fight, Zhang Benzhihe resisted the pressure, the score of the two sides alternately rose, after 10:10 draw, Zhang Benzhi and the key moment dared to shoot, 14:12 to lock the win, the big score 3:0 lead. In the fourth set, Zhang Benzhihe locked up the victory 11:9, dropped four straight sets, and advanced to the men's singles final with a total score of 4:0.
After the victory, Zhang Benzhihe was very excited, Zhang Benzhihe shook his fist and roared, it was obvious that Zhang Benzhihe was very satisfied with his play. Next, Tomokazu Jang will face the winner between Takashi Niwa and Reiki Kawa. Zhang Benzhihe has now qualified for the World Table Tennis Championships, and this year's Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships will once again clash with the main players of national table tennis.
In the women's singles qualifying, Japanese world champion Yoshijun Ishikawa took on teammate Miyu Hirano. At present, Ishikawa Yoshinori and Hirano Miyu have not qualified for the women's singles final four, nor have they qualified for the World Table Tennis Championships. At the beginning of the match, Hirano Miyu won three consecutive sets 11:7, 11:7, 11:8, leading 3:0. Next, Ishikawa Yoshinori begins his journey of reversal.
In the fourth set, Ishikawa Yoshinori blasted 11:1, and then, Ishikawa began to gradually control the situation, winning three consecutive sets at 11:7, 11:6, 12:10, and defeating world champion Miyu Hirano in a 4:3 aggregate reversal to win the victory. It is worth mentioning that in the game, Ishikawa Yoshizumi accidentally kicked his feet. Next, Ishikawa will face teammate Ito Mimako.