On July 15, Beijing time, the ITTF Star Challenge is underway. Ongoing is a singles quarter-final battle, with national table tennis world champion Liang Jingkun facing Mayoros. Liang Jingkun defeated French teenager Le Boren in the last round, and after the game, Liang Jingkun said that his first game began to be a little tight, and he was restrained in the back. The first time he played against Le Boren, Liang Jingkun admitted that he had watched a lot of videos about him before the game, and the difficulties were very well prepared.
In the first game of today, Liang Jingkun started with a 3:1 lead. The Hungarian player Mayolos had a high quality backhand and a sharp return, with Mayolos trailing 5:6. The opponent successfully picked and played, chasing to a 6:6 draw. Liang Jingkun won the set point 10:9, Liang Jingkun's rhythm changed significantly, the initiative was very positive, Mayolos returned the ball error, Liang Jingkun won a set 11:9 first, and the big score was 1:0.
In the second set, the two sides began to draw 3:3. European player Mayolos is very powerful and the quality of the return ball is also very high, and the two sides are 4-4 drawn. In the middle of the game, Mayolos still tightly grasped the score, the two sides drew 7:7, Mayolos's ball rotated very strongly, Liang Jingkun's backhand was a bit unable to prevent the opponent's attack, and the two sides fought fiercely to 8:8. Liang Jingkun played very spiritedly, winning the set point at 10:9, and Mayolos equalized the two sides 10:10.
In terms of receiving the ball, Liang Jingkun made consecutive mistakes and regretted missing the set point, and Mayolos chased to an 11:11 draw. The two sides played very stiffly, drawing 12:12. In the end, Liang Jingkun was angry and locked in the victory at 14:12, leading 2:0. In terms of COSCO-Taiwan stalemate, Liang Jingkun played his own advantages, strength, protection, and landing point are very outstanding, and the oppression is very strong. The opponent's impact is very strong, and Liang Jingkun's victory is not easy.
In the third set, Liang Jingkun took a 2:1 lead. Liang Jingkun led 4-1, and then Hungary's Mayolos requested a timeout. Today Liang Jingkun played very well. After the timeout, Liang Jingkun led 5:1. Liang Jingkun plus spins, 7:2 lead, Liang Jingkun has gradually adapted to the opponent's ball path. Liang Jingkun locked up the victory 11:6, refused to be upset, fell three straight sets, and the total score was 3:0 zero sheets for Mayolos, taking the lead in advancing to the men's singles quarterfinals. After the victory, Liang Jingkun waved his hand to thank the fans and kissed the jersey on his chest.