The invincible god of war, Malone soared to the sky at the Rio Olympic Games, and finally became a Grand Slam, a singles trip
Since Ma Long won the 2015 Suzhou World Table Tennis Championships, it seems to have opened up the second vein of Ren Dou, there is no one in the world who is his opponent, and his strong strength also needs a title to set off, that is, grand slam.
At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Malone participated in singles for the first time, he is determined to win the gold medal, is the singles journey smooth?
In the first round, the men's singles 1/16 final, against Denmark's Gross, Malone effortlessly, the first three sets of opponents scored less than 6 points, the fourth set after 9 draws Ma Long dared to shoot, 11-9, easily won 4-0.
In the second round, the men's singles 1/8 final, Ma Long against south Korean tough player Jeong Young-sik, Zheng Rongshi flowed with the blood of the Korean competition, the first two sets went crazy, the first set 11-6 won the opening red, the second set 8-10 trailed 4 points to 12-10 reverse to win, the big score 2-0 lead, Malone situation is not good.
Liu Guoliang advised Ma Long to change his clothes during the break between Ma Long's bureaus, calm down, and go light. Malone seemed to have changed people, 11-5, 11-1 in two consecutive sets, and the two returned to the same running line.
The fifth game entered a white-hot, Zheng Rongshi won the set point 11-10, Malone chased three consecutive points, 13-11 won, one of the magical backhand wipes, a rapid backhand bullet, people are pleasing to the eye, Malone technology has been perfected.
In the sixth set, Malone still played very hard, And Jung Young-sik won three innings 10-7, and was scored four consecutive points by Malone's powerful forehand to win 11-10.
The two pulled hand to hand, and Zheng Rongshi pulled back, 11 draws.
Malone backhand serve, Jeong Young-sik swings short, Malone swings again, And Jeong Young-sik swings off the net again, 12-11.
Zheng Rongzhi serves, Malone forehand split long, Zheng Rongzhi backhand pulls the middle road, Malone sideways forehand rushes straight, 13-11 difficult to win, 4-2 reverse, advanced to the quarterfinals, this game is the biggest challenge Ma Long encountered at the Rio Olympics, Malone waded through the danger.
Zheng Rongzhi once saw the dawn of victory, and finally lost, hiding his face and crying bitterly.
In the third round, the men's singles quarterfinals, Ma Long played against the African dark horse Aruna, Aruna defeated Zhuang Zhiyuan and Pol two world famous players in succession, and the state was bursting. Aruna played a lot of wonderful goals with Malone with strong physical flexibility, but Malone was too skilled, 11-4, 11-2, 11-5, 11-7, 4 innings.
In the fourth round, men's singles semifinals, Malone played against Mizutani Falcon, Mizutani Falcon felt very good, Malone had to go through multiple boards for every point scored, Malone's overall strength was dominant, 11-5, 11-4, 11-5 straight three sets, the big score 3-0 lead.
Mizutani Hayabusa had nowhere to retreat, so he stood close to the stage, let go, and won two sets in a row 11-7, 12-10, making it 2-3.
In the sixth set, Malone re-attacked, winning 11-5 to beat the Mizutani Falcon 4-2 to advance to the final.
Mizutani Hayabusa defeated Samsonov in the bronze medal battle to win the bronze medal, and defeated Xu Xin in the men's team final to get a point for the Japanese team and won the silver medal, Mizutani Hayabusa exploded in popularity in Japan.
In the final, Malone and teammate Zhang Jike competed for the gold medal, in addition to the first set was more difficult, Malone won 14-12, the next three sets Malone grasped the initiative, 11-5, 11-4, 11-4 easily won, 4-0 victory, Malone won the gold medal, Malone celebrated to the world, the birth of a new Grand Slam.
After the race, Ma Long and Zhang Jike jointly displayed the national flag and thanked the audience, Zhang Jike's era was over, and the Ma Long era began.
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