On March 13, WTT Singapore Grand Slam tournament continued, while national table tennis player Lim Shi-dong lost 2-3 to European champion Dacco. So far, the national table tennis men's singles has 3 people out, namely Xiang Peng, Lin Shidong and Lin Gaoyuan. Xiang Peng and Lin Shidong's defeat may still be expected by everyone, after all, both are young players, participating in this grand slam level event will inevitably have psychological problems, and their own strength also needs to be further improved, but Lin Gaoyuan's loss is really not deserved. Ma Long, the captain of the national table tennis team, saw it thoroughly and pointed out the reason why Lin Gaoyuan was upset.
The competition was constantly unpopular, and Hugo, Zhang Benzhi and the two top four players in the world were all eliminated in the first round. Zhang Benzhihe faced the American player Kanak, could not find a good way, and was eventually eliminated by the world table tennis men's singles quarterfinalist. This time, even the face of the national table tennis has not been seen, and Zhang Benzhihe is going home. Relatively speaking, the main players of national table tennis have played quite steadily, and Ma Long, Fan Zhendong, Liang Jingkun, Wang Chuqin, and Xu Xin have all gone relatively smoothly. The elimination of Zhang Benzhihe and Hugo has also left us with few strong opponents in the process of competing for the championship.
Lin Gaoyuan was defeated by South Korea's Lim Joong-hoon 0-3 in the first round of the men's singles, and the process and result were a bit difficult to accept. In contrast, Malone's play is much more stable. Despite encountering some resistance from their opponents in the first two rounds, the Dragons eliminated Freitas and Aruna in a row with their ability to control beyond ordinary people. In fact, Like Lin Gaoyuan, Ma Long encountered some unexpected factors in the game, but the difference is that Ma Long can always overcome these difficulties and finally take the initiative of the game in his hands again.
In an interview after beating Freitas and Aruna, Malone twice spoke about the contingency of a 5-in-3 win tie. The Dragons say that such a format doesn't give you too many opportunities and if you don't concentrate enough, you'll lose quickly. Malone can be said to have seen very thoroughly and said the key to the problem. If it is a game of 7 innings and 4 wins, then the fault tolerance rate is relatively high. But 5 innings and 3 wins are very different, and once you lose 2 innings, it's hard to chase them back. Lin Gaoyuan was in this situation, and it was already very difficult to move in the 3rd set.
Ma Long explained clearly the reason why Lin Gaoyuan was upset, in fact, whether it was Lin Gaoyuan or Xiang Peng and Lin Shidong, they were not able to enter their own state as soon as possible in the 5-game 3-win game, and they had already lost before they could start. In contrast, Malone is very well prepared for such a format. Although he lost an inning in every game, Malone was always able to regain his form in time at key moments and regain the initiative in the game. Although Malone attributed the defeat to Aruna as a "fluke", it is clear to everyone that the Dragons were able to achieve today's results by no means a fluke, but by careful preparation.
Malone is a delicate person who can always think of everything that may happen on the field as much as possible, so as to prepare as early as possible. Because of this, he was able to win the Olympic men's singles championship twice and the Men's Singles Championship of the World Table Tennis Championships three times. No one can succeed casually, and Lin Gaoyuan can really learn well.