On March 30, Beijing time, the ITTF Doha Star Challenge was underway. What is underway is the singles final four seat battle, the national table tennis men's individual Miao Zhou Qihao to face the African Cup of Nations men's singles champion Aruna. In this open tournament, Aruna has eliminated the national table tennis player Liu Dingshuo and the straight board player Zhao Zihao. Previously, he had also beaten world champion Liang Jingkun and even played 11:1 in a single set.
In the first set, Aruna relied on his excellent forehand strength to frequently attack and score, leading 7:1 in the opening game. Zhou Qihao started out in a bit of a trance, there were many unnecessary mistakes, and the state was slow and hot. In the process of COSCO Taiwan's standoff, Zhou Qihao chased the score to 5:9. Aruna moved Zhou Qihao left and right, taking the set point at 10:7 and Aruna winning the first set at 11:8.
In the second set, the two sides opened with a 3-3 draw. After 3 draws, Aruna scored frequently, and 6:3 opened the score gap again. Aruna holds green fluorescent rubber and is very different. 7:3 Aruna led. Zhou Qihao has been forced into a desperate situation, and the coach outside the national table tennis court is also frowning. After Zhou Qihao chased 5:8, Aruna scored again to take a 9-5 lead.
Zhou Qihao made a mistake, Aruna scored the set point again at 10:6, and Zhou Qihao recovered two points, 8:10. Aruna did not ask for a timeout, he played steadily, locking in the victory 11-8 and leading 2-0. It is worth mentioning that Aruna does not have an off-field coach, he has always been self-funded to participate in the game, so the prize money is very important to him.
In the third set, Aruna scored first, leading 1-0. Zhou Qihao fought backwaters, this round Zhou Qihao began to fight, trying his best, the two sides in the middle of the stage 6:6 draw. Then Aruna countered the score 7:6, and Zhou Qihao requested a timeout. The off-field coach instructed Zhou Qihao to increase the use of backhands. Zhou Qihao's mentality has collapsed a bit, and Aruna won the match point 10:6.
In the end, Aruna locked up the victory 11:7, and the total score was 3:0 to clean the national table tennis player Zhou Qihao, and successfully advanced to the men's singles final four. With Zhou Qihao's exit, the national table tennis men's singles was completely destroyed, and the particles were not collected. In this open tournament, 8 men's singles players of national table tennis participated, and unfortunately no one advanced to the final four. In the absence of the main force, the national table tennis second-line men's singles did not hold the defensive line.