In the men's singles competition of the WTT Oman Challenge 16-8, national table tennis player Yan Sheng lost 0:3 to European champion Dacco. Yan Sheng made too many mistakes in the forehand and backhand in this game, and lost a lot of chance balls. If you can increase the stability of some games, you can at least pull back one round. The forehand and backhand connection of this game was smooth, and the first and third sets showed absolute dominance.
Yan Sheng's straight board long glue play did not pose too much threat to Dako, but there were many mistakes in his own forehand active attack. In the first set of the match between the two sides, Dako's backhand was quickly torn, and the serve grabbed the forehand position to get a 3:1 start. Dako continued to attack with backhands, and Yan Sheng fell behind 1:6 on the serve. Dako's return ball was snatched high and then counter-attacked to give a 7-2 lead.
Yan Sheng pressed the backhand with his forehand, and the backhand wiped the edge to chase the score to 4:8. Yan Sheng grabbed the stage with a forehand attack, Dako pulled a large angle, Yan Sheng swung short off the net, and lost the first set at 4:11. Dako showed absolute dominance in the first game, Yan Sheng did not play the offensive power of the forehand long glue, it is difficult to form a forehand and backhand with the opponent.
Darko's backhand is very fast, basically a board. Yan Sheng was limited to the backhand most of the time, unable to turn the backhand to the forehand attack. Entering the second set of the game, Yan Sheng's forehand fast band scored consecutive forehand short balls to achieve a 4:0 start. Dako's forehand rushed in, Yan Sheng's forehand connected consecutive mistakes to miss the opportunity ball, and the opponent chased the score to 3:4.
Yan Sheng's forehand rushed sideways, and Dako's backhand quickly tore to tie the score. Then Dacko took a 6-5 lead with a backhand attack, and Yan Sheng called a timeout. Yan Sheng then hit the middle of the road with his backhand to tie the score. Dako snatched the high ball with a forehand, yan sheng backhand hit the middle of the road, and the score came to 7:7. Dako pulled back the forehand and took a 9-7 lead with a quick shot.
Yan Sheng received the serve and grabbed the attack with the forehand, returned the ball at the critical moment, and attacked the net with the forehand, losing the second set 8-11. This game was Yan Sheng's best game, but the more he played to the end, the instability of the game was revealed again. The inability to put continuous score pressure on an opponent is the main reason for losing a match.
In the third inning, Dacco scored consecutive long and short forehand and backhand balls to take a 3:1 lead. Yan Sheng returned to the ball to wipe the net, and turned his backhand to attack the lower net with a forehand. Dako sent a long backhand ball sneaking in to take a 5:2 lead. Yan Sheng's backhand attack made a mistake, and Dako won a 7-2 lead by pulling a wide angle.
Yan Sheng pulled the straight line with his backhand, and then returned the ball to soar high and was attacked. Dako started a direct score with a backhand, and Yan Sheng's backhand turned to a forehand attack and made another mistake, trailing 3:10. Yan Sheng picked up the serve and pulled back a point, grabbing the net with a forehand and losing the third set 4:11. The two are indeed not on the same level, and Yan Sheng is in the downwind of the backhand. However, the forehand attack has made continuous mistakes and has not played a role.
Therefore, after the game, many fans thought that the two players were not in the same grade, and Dako as the European champion still showed absolute dominance. Yan Sheng was honored to be able to play against European players, before Zhou Qihao and Lin Shidong lost to Duck, but both players played with Dako to the decider.
The women's doubles 1/4 match between the two pairs of national table tennis combined ushered in a civil war, Xu Yi and Fan Shuhan reversed teammates Chu Hanwen and Wang Yiduo 3:1 to advance to the next round. The first innings of the two sides began with a straight 5-5 tie. Fan Shuhan made consecutive forehand attack errors, and Wang Yihua hit the chase ball down the net with his forehand to take an 8:6 lead.
Xu Yi and Fan Shuhan made mistakes in the forehand rush to catch the ball consecutively, and fell behind 7:10. Xu Yi pulled a straight line with his forehand to chase back a point, picked up the ball and pulled down the stage, losing the first set 8:11. Xu Yi and Fan Shuhan began to make consecutive offensive mistakes in the middle stage, and Chu Hanwen and Wang Yihua had higher offensive stability.
In the second set of the game, Chu Hanwen reversed the straight ball on the far stage, and received the serve and pulled back to make a 4:1 start. Fan Shuhan pulled a straight line with his forehand, Wang Yiduo ate the serve, pulled back the mistake, and the two sides played 5:5. Chu Hanwen grabbed the stage with a forehand, Xu Yi swung short off the net, Wang Yihua hit the middle of the road with a forehand, and Xu Yi picked up the serve and pulled back to chase the score to 7:7. Wang Yiduo quickly led 8:7 with his backhand, and Xu Yi pulled a straight line with his forehand to tie the score.
Fan Shuhan took the initiative to change the line with his forehand, and Xu Yi won the second set 11:8 with consecutive forehand attacks. In this way, the first two sets of the two sides were drawn, and at the beginning of the third game, Wang Yihua made a mistake in forehand attack, and Xu Yi and Fan Shuhan changed the line continuously forehand and backhand, getting a 5:0 start. Chu Hanwen and Wang Yiduo were unable to chase points after the big score in this game, and their mentality was affected, and they finally lost 3:11.
The real showdown between the two sides was reflected in the fourth set, which lasted until 10:10. Xu Yi and Fan Shuhan finally grasped the key points, won the opponent 12:10, and finally won 3:1. Fan Shuhan's offensive ability in this game has been demonstrated, and many previous games have been played in civil wars, and there are not many opportunities to perform in foreign competitions.
Many fans hope that Xu Yi and Fan Shuhan will go further in the doubles match, it is indeed not easy to reach the semi-finals, and the next opponents are very strong, hoping that they can reach the final. I don't know how the majority of fans and friends look, welcome to leave a message to discuss. Pay attention to the Erlang Shenkan ball, bring you the purest table tennis thinking.