Beijing time on November 10 news, the 2022 National Table Tennis Championships in Huangshi, Hubei Province continued to compete for the eighth day. In the men's singles 1/4 final, world No. 1 Fan Zhendong played well, defeating Yu Ziyang 3-1 and advancing to the final four to face Niu Guankai, who eliminated Xiang Peng 3-2 after a hard fight.
Fan Zhendong has always maintained a good competitive condition in the past two years, and at the Tokyo Olympics, he cooperated with Ma Long and Xu Xin to help the Chinese team win the men's team gold medal. In the men's singles final, Fan Zhendong did not mobilize his best level, and lost to the veteran Ma Long and won a silver medal. At the World Table Tennis Championships in Houston at the end of the year, Fan Zhendong defeated Swedish rising star Moregaard and won the championship in one fell swoop.
Last month, Fan Zhendong cooperated with his teammates and successfully won the team championship of the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships. At the WTT Championship Macau station, Fan Zhendong reached the final, lost to Wang Chuqin after a hard battle, and won the runner-up. In the WTT World Cup final, Fan Zhendong lost to Germany's Ochalov 2-3 and reached the quarterfinals.
In this national championship, Fan Zhendong has won the men's team championship. In the men's singles 1/4 final, Fan Zhendong faced Yu Ziyang of Shandong. In the first game, Fan Zhendong entered the state faster, served and attacked well, and started the game 5-0 strongly. Not to be outdone, Yu Ziyang chased the score to 5-6. At the stalemate, Fan Zhendong scored three points in a row to open the score at 9-5. With Yu Ziyang's mistake, Fan Zhendong won 11-6.
In the second game, Fan Zhendong opened up with full fire, and the opponent had no ability to fight back, and led 7-0 in the opening game. After 10-3, Yu Ziyang scored two points in a row, but then returned the ball to the net, and Fan Zhendong won 11-5. In the third game, Fan Zhendong trailed 3-6, and he scored two consecutive points to force Yu Ziyang to request a timeout. After 8 draws, Fan Zhendong scored two points in a row to get match points, and then lost four points in a row to lose the game 10-12.
In the fourth game, Fan Zhendong led 4-2, after which he scored three consecutive points to extend the victory 7-2. Next, Fan Zhendong did not give his opponent too many chances and sealed the victory 11-3, thus defeating Yu Ziyang 3-1 and advancing to the final four.
In another match at the same time, Zhejiang Xiang Peng faced Henan's Niu Guankai. In the first game, Niu Guankai took the lead 6-2, chasing four points in a row, and after 6 draws, Xiang Peng played a small climax to win the game point 10-7, although two wasted, but with the serve and grab the hand, Xiang Peng won 11-9.
In the second game, Niu Guankai adjusted in time to firmly control the initiative on the field and win back 11-4. In the third game, Niu Guankai started the game 5-0 strongly, chasing Peng to 6-9, and Niu Guankai asked for a timeout. After 10-7, Niu Guankai conceded three consecutive points, and after 10 draws, Niu Guankai grabbed the key points and won 13-11.
In the fourth game, Niu Guankai opened the game with a 3-0, 5-2 lead. Trailing Xiang Peng gave it a go and chased the score to 5-6, Niu Guankai took the initiative to change and stabilized the position 8-5. Xiang Peng scored three consecutive points to chase 8 draws. After 10-8, Niu Guankai wasted three match points in a row, losing the game 11-13.
In the tiebreaker, Xiang Peng took a 4-2 lead, Niu Guankai chased to 4-5, Xiang Peng encountered the opportunity to take the initiative to fight, leading 6-4. Niu Guankai scored two points in a row, after which the two clenched the score, and after 9 draws, the two wasted match points with each other, and Niu Guankai won 16-14, thus defeating Xiang Peng 3-2 and advancing to the final four, facing Fan Zhendong.