Asian Games: The first day of national table tennis is out! 4 team matches, Japan meets the "mysterious master"
Beijing time on September 22, Hangzhou Asian Games table tennis competition will officially start, the current first day of the schedule has been released, the national table tennis will usher in the team group stage of four teams impact, namely Macao, Kazakhstan women's team, and Vietnam, Saudi Arabia men's team, the difficulty of promotion is not large, is expected to quickly win to advance to the top 16.
Although the strong teams mostly avoid each other in the group stage, there are also a few balls worth paying attention to, such as the Japanese men's team and the Chinese Taipei women's team facing the "mysterious division" North Korean team, which has not participated in foreign battles for many years, the latter is very good at upset, Zhang Benzhihe and others face the test!
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Like the Pyeongchang Asian Championships that ended not long ago, the table tennis competition of the Hangzhou Asian Games is also played in all seven events, so the schedule is also relatively intensive, but fortunately everyone has been exercised in the Asian Championships before, so it should be able to enter the state quickly.
In the first team competition, the world's number one host team China also has no privilege and must start the group round robin competition, but as mentioned earlier, the high-ranked and strong teams have been separated into different groups in advance, so they will definitely not meet strong opponents, and the probability of accidental loss is not very large.
According to the arrangement, the opponents of the national table tennis women's team on the first day are Macao and Kazakhstan, and it may be difficult to lose a game if you play normally, and the problem is not big; As for the opponent of the national table tennis men's team, it is Vietnam and Saudi Arabia, but Saudi Arabia players have won a game from Ma Long and Wang Chuqin in the previous Asian Championships, and this time may also have a good performance.
If nothing else, the national table tennis should be able to successfully advance to the top 16 of the group, and also be able to rest for a day on September 23, as for the possibility of other strong teams losing, it is also not very likely, but there are a few games that may be more intense.
The first is that the North Korean team, which has been away from the international stage for many years, returns to face the Japanese men's team and the Chinese Taipei women's team - North Korean athletes have solid basic skills and are not well understood by opponents, so it is easy to break out of the cold, Zhang Benzhihe, Du Kaixuan and other famous players are under pressure.
In addition, the battle between the Singapore women's team and India is somewhat suspenseful, and the two teams often play inextricably in the Commonwealth Games, which is considered an old wrongdoer; The battle between the South Korean and Thai women's teams is also interesting, and the Thai players defeated Shin Yubin and others at the Asian Championships, or there will be a dark horse again; The boy group Hong Kong VS Iran may also be unpopular, and the victory is unpredictable!
Let's sit back and wait for the first day of competition to begin!