On the evening of March 25, Beijing time, the table tennis WTT Doha Star Tournament ushered in the first Sino-Japanese men's singles showdown, the main athlete of the National Table Tennis Houston World Table Tennis Championships Zhou Qihao appeared on the scene, and the 21-year-old, 119th ranked Japanese young player Yuji Tanaka launched a contest, the result of the two sides after 4 rounds of vicious battle Zhou Qihao won, the last set to save the set point, played to 13-11 to win, it is not easy!
Prior to this, Zhou Qihao was called "a civil war insider and a layman in the foreign war" by many fans, hoping that he could maintain a good state, prove himself with excellent international competition results, and strive to get a place in this year's Asian Games or the World Table Tennis Championships.
Born in 1997, Zhou Qihao is a very extreme athlete in the national table tennis men's team, he has a very high ceiling, winning Ma Long, Fan Zhendong, Xu Xin, Liang Jingkun, Wang Chuqin, almost beating the main force over and over again; but the lower limit is very low, especially in foreign wars, often can not qualify, so it is criticized.
After the arrival of March, Zhou Qihao repeatedly lost at the WTT event in Doha, and was still pulled down by his teammates, and now even the civil war is not strong, and it is urgent to adjust his state as soon as possible.
The athlete who played against Zhou Qihao in this Doha star match was Japan's Yuji Tanaka, who was not a master in the island country, but Zhou Qihao still made everyone break out in a cold sweat. In the first set, Zhou Qihao played very well, winning 11-4, and his performance at this time was consistent with his status as the main athlete of the World Table Tennis Championships.
However, the situation changed in the second set, Andaka Yuji increased the ferocity of the attack, which brought a greater impact to Zhou Qihao, and then performed more stable in the key points, and finally pulled back Ichijo 11-9, and the two sides returned to the same running line.
In the third set, Zhou Qihao played very hard again, and finally found his feeling after drawing 8-8, scoring 3 points in a row and winning 11-8, leading the big score 2-1 victory in sight. In the fourth set, Tanaka Yuji gradually took advantage of the start, and Zhou Qihao has been in a state of chasing points, and even the other side took the lead in getting the set point.
Seeing that the game was about to be dragged into the decider, Zhou Qihao did not give his opponent hope anymore, and after consecutive points, he won 13-11, and there was no danger to get promoted: it was not easy! This game Zhou Qihao's play is still not good, I hope his performance can be more exciting, come on!