The national table tennis suffered the first defeat, and the 18-year-old missed the round of 32! The direct departure of the coach in charge caused controversy. 2022 WTT Singapore Grand Slam tournament continues, the first round of men's singles, the national table tennis 18-year-old Xiang Peng against the Danish player Grot, in the previous qualifying round, Xiang Peng won 3 consecutive victories, showing a very good state, but in the first round of the main tournament, Xiang Peng was defeated 0-3, missed the men's singles round of 32, and Xiang Peng also became the first player in the national table tennis in this event.
Xiang Peng has won the World Youth Championship singles championship, in the last leg of oman, Xiang Peng won the men's doubles championship, and also defeated Wang Chuqin in the men's singles competition, it is precisely because of Xiang Peng's outstanding performance, so the national table tennis coaching team will arrange for him to participate in the Singapore Grand Slam. Because Xiang Peng's world ranking is relatively low, so he needs to start from the qualifiers, and from the perspective of the game, Xiang Peng's performance is still very good, with 3 consecutive wins to obtain the qualification for the main tournament, it is reasonable to say that Xiang Peng has played 3 games, and should have adapted to the rhythm of the game long ago, but surprisingly, Xiang Peng is completely out of shape facing Grote. In the first set, Xiang Peng made a lot of mistakes, and Gross seized the opportunity to take the lead and quickly won the first set 11-3.
In the second set, Xiang Peng improved the quality of the snowboard, once played against Gross, the score of the two sides also alternated, when Xiang Peng led 8-6, Gross called a timeout, after the game restarted, Gross won consecutive attacks and won another set at 11-8. In the third set, Xiang Peng fought backwater, and the competition between the two also entered a white-hot stage, but Xiang Peng was always a backward side, and it was difficult to chase the score to a 10-10 draw, but then there was a mistake, Gross locked up the victory 12-10, thus winning Xiang Peng with a total score of 3-0, and the whole game did not take more than 30 minutes. Judging from the course of the game and the score, Xiang Peng's performance is indeed a little poor, and he does not look like a player who has won 3 consecutive victories.
After the game, Xiang Peng's head coach Cui Qinglei was also a little angry, did not wait for Xiang Peng to pack up, he left with his bag, it was obvious that Cui Qinglei was very dissatisfied with Xiang Peng's performance, although from the overall strength point of view, Xiang Peng was definitely stronger than Gross, but competitive sports were full of uncertainty, so it was normal for Xiang Peng to lose the game. The behavior guided by Cui Qinglei will only put more pressure on Xiang Peng, and will also bring some controversy, hoping that the two can communicate well after going back, summarize the experience of the game, and lay the foundation for future games.