On March 11, 2022, Beijing time, the Singapore Table Tennis Grand Slam ended the first day of competition, and the national table tennis won all 8 games and was in excellent form. Our fierce rival South Korea was hit hard, 4 people played in the first round of singles, only Xu Xiaoyuan advanced to the next round, and the 3 main players Lee Sang-so, Tian Zhixi, and Choi Hyo-joo were out one after another. Tian Zhixi, a famous Chinese player, was swept by Liu Shiwen again, and he was extremely depressed after the game.
Looking at the world table tennis, the South Korean team has always been our main opponent, but the South Korean team has regressed significantly in recent years and cannot be compared with the national table tennis. In order to catch up with the national table tennis, they have been adjusting, And Joo Se-hyuk has also served in the South Korean team, and the other is to make great efforts to train young players, let young players participate in high-level events such as the World Championships and Grand Slams, and help them accumulate experience.
However, young players are temporarily difficult to cope with such a game, and the veterans of the Korean team cannot tap more potential, and the overall performance of the Korean team is not ideal.
On the first day of the Grand Slam, the Famous Chinese player Tian Zhixi led the Korean team to play, and as a result, Tian Zhixi lost to Liu Shiwen 0-3 and was eliminated in the first round. Judging from the course of the game, in addition to the large gap in the second set, the other two sets have a chance to win, but in terms of grasping the key points, Tian Zhixi is far inferior to Liu Shiwen, and finally lost three consecutive sets 11-13, 6-11, 10-12, and suffered a round trip.
Choi Hyo-joo of the Korean women's team is a key target for training, she is relatively young and has some potential to tap. However, Choi Hyo-joo also failed to pass the first round, and she lost 1-3 to Shan Xiaona.
In the men's singles field, veteran Lee Sang-so fought hard for 5 innings, but still lost to Aruna 2-3. On the first match day, south Korea's three main players were eliminated, which was really miserable. In the end, the South Korean team still had to rely on Seo Hyo-won to support the scene, and she beat a Swedish player 3-2 to help the Korean team win a victory, which was also the only victory on the first matchday. However, Xu Xiaoyuan is a veteran or a sharpshooter, and I am afraid it is difficult to go too far.
On the second matchday, South Korea's Ahn Jae-hyun, Jang Woo-jin, Liang Xiayin, Lin Jong-hoon and others appeared in turn, but the opponents were very strong, and I was afraid that the South Korean team would continue to suffer blows. For the newly appointed Zhu Shihe, the challenge has just begun, as far as the current situation is concerned, they don't want to catch up with the national table tennis, if this continues, I am afraid that they will be left behind by Japanese and European teams!