The 2022 Table Tennis Asian Cup officially kicked off on November 17.
On the afternoon of November 17, a women's singles first-round match was played against Chinese Taipei's veteran Zheng Yijing, who faced Hong Kong's Du Kaixuan!
Zheng Yijing and Du Kaixuan are equal in strength, and they have fought many times before, and they have won and lost each other!
The most recent meeting between the two was at the Macau Championship last month, when Cheng beat Toh Kai-chan 3-1!
This time the two meet again, who can win the final victory?
In the first game, the two fought very fiercely at the beginning, Du Kaixuan seized the weakness of Zheng Yijing's backhand and continued to attack Zheng Yijing's backhand, and in the stalemate stage, Zheng Yijing was slightly down, and in the end, Du Kaixuan won the first game with a score of 11-9!
In the second game, Zheng Yijing started well and once took the lead in the score, but Du Kaixuan quickly caught up with the score!
And Zheng Yijing was a little anxious, there were too many undue mistakes, and even received the serve because he couldn't judge the opponent's rotation, and directly ate the opponent's serve!
11-7, Zheng Yijing lost another game!
In the third game, Zheng Yijing finally found some form and began to take the initiative to launch a forehand attack in the game, and this tactic also achieved good results!
10-8, Zheng Yijing got the game point!
But Du Kaixuan did not give up the game, after saving two consecutive game points, he scored 2 points in a row, reversed 12-10, won another game, and Du Kaixuan led 3-0!
Zheng Yijing, who had no way back, gradually regained her touch in the fourth game, and the forehand attack was very threatening, plus the stability also improved to a certain extent! 11-5, Zheng Yijing won a game!
In the fifth game, Zheng Yijing, who won back a game, shot more and more firmly, but Du Kaixuan began to make many senseless mistakes at this time, Zheng Yijing fought more and more bravely, won another game 11-8, and the big score chased 2-3!
Seeing that Zheng Yijing was about to stage a reversal and overturn, it was a pity that in the sixth game, Zheng Yijing made a mistake because she was too anxious in a good situation!
And Du Kaixuan seized the opportunity to start counterattacking, and finally sealed the victory 11-9!
In this way, Zheng Yijing encountered a round of travel at this Asian Cup!
In fact, it is not surprising that Du Kaixuan can defeat Zheng Yijing, after all, this is a very strong player, once defeated Liu Shiwen in the 2016 Olympic Preliminary Round, and this match directly led to Liu Shiwen not qualifying for the singles at the Rio Olympics!
In last year's Singapore World Cup finals, Du Kaixuan swept Wang Manyu with a score of 3-0, causing the Xinke World Table Tennis Championships champion to encounter a round!
In this Asian Cup, Du Kaixuan and Wang Yidi are in the top half!
In the next round, Du Kaiqiu's opponent will be Japan's Hina Hayada, and if Du Kaixuan can defeat Hina Hayada, it is likely to face Wang Yidi in the semifinals!
In this regard, Wang Yidi also needs to be vigilant to avoid being upset by Du Kaixuan!