On March 30, 2022, the table tennis Doha star game continued, the national table tennis men's singles were all out, the last player Zhou Qihao lost 0-3 to The African brother Aruna, did not qualify for the final four, Aruna won liu Dingshuo, Zhao Zihao, Zhou Qihao three national table tennis stars, and then against south Korean star Lin Jong-hoon, competing for the second half of the final seat, Aruna is only two games away from winning the championship.
Zhou Qihao is 25 years old, ranked 99th in the world, he has a prominent performance in the team competition, winning Ma Long and Fan Zhendong to win the men's singles championship of the direct competition, defeating Wang Chuqin in the Table Tennis Super League to win the championship, but the results of Zhou Qihao in the foreign war are average, last year he first qualified for the World Table Tennis Championships, and was eliminated by Pol in the second round, Zhou Qihao has strength, but it is unstable, so everyone calls him a nerve knife.
Nigerian player Aruna 33 years old, ranked 14th in the world, has reached the Olympic Games and the World Table Tennis Championships men's singles quarterfinals, representing the highest level of African table tennis, once defeated Liang Jingkun, Liu Dingshuo, Zhao Zihao and other national table tennis celebrities, Aruna is characterized by good forehand strength, good at holding each other in the middle and far side, but the backhand is too poor, often targeted, his billiard ball and the first three boards are weak links.
After Xue Fei lost to Croatian veteran Gasina, the national table tennis left only Zhou Qihao to resist the pressure, and Aruna, the first three boards are crucial, Zhou Qihao prefers to pull, but this time he needs to adjust his skills and tactics to control the rhythm of his opponents through the ball in the table.
In the first set, Zhou Qihao chose to fight hard with Aruna, but the opponent's forehand strength was too strong, Zhou Qihao lost points consecutively, Aruna took an 8-2 lead, mastering the initiative of the game, Zhou Qihao began to chase points, but unfortunately there were more points behind in front, Aruna took the lead 11-8, Aruna continued the previous good state, and zhou Qihao's situation was different, Aruna did not have off-field guidance to adjust by himself.
As long as it enters the COSCO Platform, it is Aruna who has the advantage, Zhou Qihao and Aruna fight hard, continuously pull, loss is inevitable, before Zhao Zihao and Liu Dingshuo are also in this situation, Zhou Qihao is difficult to limit Aruna's attack, in the second set Aruna 3 draws consecutive 3 points 6-3 lead, then Aruna steady and steady, comprehensively suppress Zhou Qihao, soon won another set of 11-8.
In the third set, Zhou Qihao fought backwaters, 3 draws won 2 points 5-3 lead, Aruna chased points continuously, Zhou Qihao 6-7 behind called a suspension, after returning Aruna locked in the victory at 11-7, and finally won 3-0 against Zhou Qihao, promoted to the men's singles final four, Zhou Qihao was eliminated, the national table tennis men's team was all out, the best result was the quarterfinals, the main players were absent, this result is not an accident, Aruna is indeed difficult to play.