WTT Singapore Grand Slam decided the second title, with the men's doubles duo of Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin winning the final 3-1 against Japan's Yukiya Utada and Hayabusa Tokami. This game is actually a win-win situation, and the national table tennis combination won the game and won the championship. The Japanese table tennis combination relied on the points of the runner-up and successfully reached the top of the world's No. 1. It's just that the Japanese table tennis combination still wants to hit the wall, and obviously it can be double-happy, but it is reversed in the case of two sets of leading.
Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin's singles strength is very good, but it does not represent the combination of the two, still has a good performance, because Fan Zhendong himself also said after winning the game: 1+1 is not necessarily equal to 2!
But it's always okay to give it a try, right? Therefore, the Table Tennis Association will Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin began to partner in the men's doubles competition, because the time of the partnership is not long, so the world ranking of the two is not high, only ranked 33rd in the world. Yukiya Utada / Hayabusa Toue are old partners and rank 3rd in the world. Whether they win or lose this game, after the game, they will all reach the top of the world No. 1, but it is naturally more pleasing to win the game and become the no. 1 in the world.
As soon as the first game came up, the Japanese table tennis combination showed a skillful coordination ability, although there was nothing special in terms of strength, but the so-called "world martial arts, only fast is not broken". The characteristic of the two is to win with fast, the connection between each board is very fast, and the opponent will be brought into their rhythm if they are not careful.
From the beginning of the game, although the score difference is not large, the Japanese table tennis combination has always maintained a leading advantage, and Fan Zhendong/Wang Chuqin is always in a catch-up situation. After 7-9, Yukiya Utada faced Fan Zhendong's side spinning ball, and his serve was eaten by Fan Zhendong, and the national table tennis chased the score to a 9-9 draw. After winning the set point 11-10, Toue Hayabusa's catch was also a mistake, and at 12-10, the national table tennis combination took the lead in the first set.
What is surprising is that this game is not an inner volume, and the coach of Japanese table tennis actually chose to sit in the audience, did he think that he had eaten the national table tennis?
The second game is like a copy of the first set, and it is the Japanese table tennis combination that has maintained a slight lead from the beginning, 3-3, 4-4, 6-6, 7-7, although there are many equal points, but it is always the Japanese table tennis combination that gets the points first. It wasn't until after the 8-8 draw that Wang Chuqin rubbed the ball with a high-quality backhand that he had his first chance to take the lead in the second set.
Subsequently, Wang Chuqin made a mistake in receiving the ball, and the two sides fought a 9-9 draw. Fan Zhendong faced the opportunity ball and rushed to beat the opponent to death with a single shot, only to skim off, allowing the opponent to take the lead in getting the set point. Wang Chuqin's catch was very top, directly touching the opponent's face, and then took 2 consecutive points to complete another reversal at 12-10.
In the third set, the national table tennis finally scored the first point, but then let the opponent score 5 points in a row. The Japanese table tennis combination tasted the taste of a big score lead for the first time, and the state opened up, 9-3! Then Fan Zhendong/Wang Chuqin frantically chased the score, and the score came to 7-9, forcing the opponent to call a timeout. Because the coach was in the audience, they had to digest the game on their own, looking for reasons for points loss.
After the timeout came back, the Japanese table tennis combination got the set point and finally had hope of winning the next set. What I didn't expect was that Fan Zhendong/Wang Chuqin was like Xiao Qiang, who couldn't die, and scored 4 points in a row, surpassing the game and getting match points. Does the national table tennis have to fall behind in 3 sets and reverse in 3 sets? This time, there were twists and turns in the game, but the final result was that the Japanese table tennis combination won a set at 14-12.
In the fourth set, the rhythm of the game finally came to the hands of Fan Zhendong /Wang Chuqin, grabbed a good start, achieved a 4-1 big win, and maintained the lead. After winning the match point 10-6, Fan Zhendong's pull could not pull the net, and after the opponent recovered a point, Wang Chuqin asked for a timeout. After the suspension, the Japanese combination received the ball, fan Zhendong / Wang Chuqin won 11-7, thus winning the championship with a 3-1 victory over the opponent and winning the second championship of the national table tennis competition.