Ma Long, a veteran of the town team of the Chinese men's table tennis team, defeated Wang Chuqin 3:2 to advance to the quarterfinals of the WTT Grand Slam tournament. In the face of absolute experience and strength, although Wang Chuqin tried his best to fight five rounds, he could not shake Ma Long.
Fierce civil war in national table tennis
The 2022 Singapore WTT Grand Slam tournament brings together almost all the quality players who are active in the world table tennis world today. China National Table Tennis has unreservedly sent Ma Long, Xu Xin, Liu Shiwen, Fan Zhendong, Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu, Wang Chuqin, Liang Jingkuan, Pu Man and other players of the three generations of old, middle and young people. So many national table tennis celebrities will play, not only to deal with foreign masters in the game, but also to meet the teammates of the same team in advance in the civil war. In the completed competition, there are Wang Yidi eliminating Chen Xingtong 3:2, Sun Yingsha eliminating Ku Man 3:0, chen Meng eliminating He Zhuojia and other internal battlefields 3:0. In the men's singles match, which has attracted much attention from fans, there is also a civil war between Ma Long and Wang Chuqin that is worth looking forward to.
Two generations of players face each other
Ma Long and Wang Chuqin belonged to the two eras of national table tennis. Although the Dragon Team has reached the age of 30+, it is still a sword that is not old, and its strength and technology are beyond doubt. As long as the body is not too injured, it is almost impossible for a player to beat him. Wang Chuqin is one of the representative figures of the new generation of national table tennis men's table tennis, and is also regarded as a fierce general who can assist Fan Zhendong in carrying the banner of men's table tennis. Ma Long and Wang Chuqin are teammates of both the national team and the Beijing team. The two people are very familiar with each other. However, Wang Chuqin had a certain difficulty in crossing the mountain of Ma Long. Wang Chuqin's technical playing style is not a problem, but in terms of experience and mentality adjustment of the game, more competitions are needed to polish. Therefore, although he is young and hardworking, he cannot take advantage of Malone.
Full game recap
In the first inning, Ma Long and Wang Chuqin played very hard. Wang Chuqin clenched the score, And Malone relied on experience to suppress it, winning the set point first 10-7. Wang Chuqin stubbornly chased 3 points in a row to 10 draws. At the crucial moment, Malone scored 2 consecutive points to win the first set 12-10. In the second set, Wang Chuqin's serve made a change to work, and after Ma Long conceded consecutive points, Wang Chuqin gradually pulled the score apart after the middle set and pulled back the set 11-6.
In the third set, Wang Chuqin took the lead. In the second half of the set, Malone's turnovers gradually increased, giving up another set at 8-11. Malone also made tactical adjustments in the fourth set, winning the fourth set 11-5 to tie the score to 2-2. The most critical part of the tiebreaker is that after the two sides return to the same running line, it is the mentality. Obviously, Wang Chuqin's mentality has changed, and his movements have somewhat failed to keep up with the rhythm. Malone opened the scoring 6-2. Wang Chuqin was a little frustrated, and then Malone won the decider 11-6 to advance to the quarterfinals. Wang Chuqin looked depressed and regretful.
Looking at the whole game between Ma Long and Wang Chuqin, Wang Chuqin and the Dragon team are indeed worse than each other. Once again, Malone set an example for young players. Congratulations to the Dragons on their promotion. Although Wang Chuqin stopped the men's singles competition, he won consecutive victories in the mixed doubles match with Sun Yingsha and the men's doubles match with Fan Zhendong. Big Head still has hope of winning the championship. Come on!
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