On March 27, Beijing time, the national table tennis side is holding the Durban World Table Tennis Championships Trials. The European arena is also in full swing, with national championships being held by various associations. Among them, in the German National Championship, world champion Boll was absent due to injury, and world champion Ocha was also absent. Veteran Bol has also missed Singapore's Grand Slam tournaments, and Poll said he hopes to return to the tournament soon and will do his best to return to his previous form.
In the men's singles semifinals, top seed Qiu Dang faced Mesnell. In the first game, Mesnell won the first game 11:7. Next, Qiu Dang completely controlled the situation, winning four consecutive games 11:3, 11:3, 11:5, 11:3, and won 4:1 on aggregate, successfully advancing to the men's singles final. In the other men's singles semifinal, Francesca won 4-3 on aggregate in seven men's singles semifinals.
In the women's singles semifinals, Germany's Kaufmann fought six games and defeated her opponent Corey 4:2 on aggregate to advance to the women's singles final. In the other semifinal, Mantesz played seven games and lost 3:4 on aggregate to Winter and missed the final. It is worth mentioning that the Chinese star Shan Xiaona and chipper Han Ying did not participate in the German championship.
The men's singles final continues, with straight board star Qiu Dang facing Francesca. Both are well-known athletes, with Khoo Dang playing Malone at the recent Grand Slam tournament in Singapore, where he lost 4-0 on aggregate, but with a record of reaching the quarterfinals of the men's singles, he is currently ranked ninth in the world. Francesca has defeated the national table tennis world champion Fan Zhendong, Lin Gaoyuan and others, and his strength is good.
In the first game, Qiu Dang entered the state quickly, especially the first three boards, the advantage was obvious, the two sides did not have much hold, Qiu Dang won the first game 11:7. In the second game, Francesca completely dropped the line, mistakes were frequent, Qiu Dang took advantage of the victory to chase, directly blasted 11:1, his subordinates were merciful, and did not keep a clean sheet. In the third game, Francesca strengthened the confrontation between the middle and far platforms, and after a 10:10 draw, won the game at 12:10.
In the fourth game, Qiu Dang once again took the initiative, winning 11:9 and leading 3:1. In the fifth game, Francesca's form also recovered, winning 11:9 and trailing 2:3. In the sixth game, Qiu Dang did not miss another opportunity, sealed the victory 11:8, fought six games, and defeated his opponent Francesca 4:2 on aggregate to win the championship.
At present, Qiu Dang is the world's highest-ranked straight boarder, and the straight board style can be described as a successor. Qiu Dang is also the son of Qiu Jianxin, who is currently the coach of the Japanese table tennis team. In the European arena, not only Qiu Dang, but also French young player Lebolen is also a straight board play, national table tennis, straight board athletes Xue Fei, Zhao Zihao and others need to cheer and strive to play a world.