On September 4, 2022, the table tennis Olympic selection tournament fell to the end, Zhang Benzhi and 1-4 defeated Tojo Hayabusa, upset and lost the men's singles champion, suddenly dropped the line after taking a 1-0 lead, lost four consecutive games, surprisingly, from the process of the game, it is not difficult to see that Zhang Benzhi and stability are too poor, more dependent on the scene, this selection competition Tojo Hayabusa's performance is indeed better.
Just in this Olympic cycle, the Japanese team adopts the points system, advance the Olympic list selection, give everyone a fair chance to compete, the last leg of the selection, Zhang Benzhihe, Hayata Hina won the championship, this time Hayata Hina lost to Ito Mimachi did not qualify for the final, Zhang Benzhi and played steadily, and friends Tokami Hayabusa competed for the championship, just before the game everyone generally looked at Zhang Benzhi and defeated Tokami Hayabusa to the top.
Zhang Benzhihe is the main rival of national table tennis, once won the men's table tennis World Cup runner-up and the Olympic men's team bronze medal, he is also the first championship singles gold medalist, the world ranking is firmly in the top ten, the final against Tokami Hayabusa, the two have competed many times in their careers, Zhang Benzhihe occupies a clear advantage, Zhang Benzhihe, Tokami Hayabusa, Utada Yukiya is the best player of the young generation of the Japanese men's team.
In the first set, Zhang Benzhi and the overall lead, suppressed Tokami Hayabusa, soon blasted out 11-5 first, in the second set Zhang Benzhi and the lead were chased for points continuously, but did not choose to use the timeout, Tojo Hayabusa saved the set point, came to 11 draws and scored 2 consecutive points, won back a set at 13-11, his advantage missed a good opportunity, became the turning point of the whole game, Zhang Benzhihe's mentality was affected.
The next game Zhang Benzhihe has not been in the state, but tokami Hayabusa Vietnam more courageous, blasted out three 11-6 lock-in victory, and finally defeated Zhang Benzhihe 4-1, won the men's singles championship, after the game Zhang Benzhihe is also dejected, he is very dissatisfied with his performance, after the sudden drop in the second set, the ability to adjust the scene is too poor, failed to find the rhythm in time, and eventually led to his loss of the game.
From the technical and tactical level, Zhang Benzhihe is still more dependent on the backhand, the weakness of the forehand is very obvious, but the forehand is Yukiya Utada and Hayabusa Tokami Havesan Forehand quality is OK, relatively more balanced, three young players have become the absolute main force of this Olympic cycle.
According to the selection rules of the Japan Table Tennis Association, Toue Hayabusa won the men's singles championship and is currently in 4th place, Zhang Benzhihe is still at the top of the list, because they are competing according to the comprehensive results of these two years, Zhang Benzhihe although the final lost to Toue Hayabusa, but in the two trials won 1 championship and 1 runner-up, and the championship victory over Lin Gaoyuan to get extra points, so the lead is larger.