On the evening of the 26th, the final of the table tennis men's team of the Hangzhou Asian Games was held. Facing the old rival South Korea, the Chinese team, played by Wang Chuqin, Fan Zhendong and Ma Long, defeated their opponents 3-0 to win the eighth consecutive Asian Games championship. In the afternoon of the same day, the national table tennis women's team has defeated the Japanese team to win the Asian Games five consecutive championships.
In this Asian Games, the South Korean team is the main competitor of the national table tennis men's team, and the Chinese team has made difficult preparations before the competition.
In the final, Wang Chuqin played first against Lin Zhongxun. In the first two games, Wang Chuqin gradually adapted to the rhythm of his opponent's game in the round. After the two sides drew 1:1, Wang Chuqin connected two cities to help Guoping win first.
Image source: Screenshot of the Hangzhou Asian Games website
Fan Zhendong then faced Ahn Jae-hyun. Facing the opponent's move, Fan Zhendong gave full play to the advantage of holding the ball, and won 3-0 in only 31 minutes, helping the Chinese team lead 2-0.
Facing Park Kang-hyun, Ma Long's competitive advantage was reflected. Experienced and frequent, he moved his opponents frequently and eventually won comfortably 3-0. The Chinese team successfully won the championship.
As an important "mock test" before the Paris Olympic Games, the National Table Tennis sent a full main team to participate this time. As expected, the national table tennis men's team did not encounter too many difficulties on the road to promotion.
On the 22nd, the table tennis event of the Hangzhou Asian Games started in the gymnasium of Gongshu Canal Sports Park, and the national table tennis men's team played two games a day and won two consecutive victories.
Image source: Screenshot of the Hangzhou Asian Games website
Facing the Vietnamese team in the first round of the group stage, the national table tennis men's team sent Wang Chuqin, Ma Long and Liang Jingkun to play. After resisting the opponent's "three-board axe", the Chinese team won easily 3:0.
Facing Saudi Arabia in the second round of the group stage, the Chinese team was played by Ma Long, Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin. Also after winning 3:0, the national table tennis men's team, which locked the first place in the group, directly locked the top eight places.
In the quarterfinals, China faced Singapore. Fan Zhendong faced Feng Yaoen first, and the former defeated his opponent in straight sets to help China take the lead. After that, Wang Chuqin and Ma Long did not give their opponents much chance, and the Chinese team won 3-0 to advance to the semifinals.
After the game, Malone said that as the opponent's strength gradually increased, he expected the team to perform better.
Malone in the game. Photo by China News Agency reporter Wang Gang
In the semifinals, the national table tennis men's team welcomed the challenge of Chinese Taipei. Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin and Ma Long defeated their respective opponents successively to help the national table tennis men's team defeat Chinese Taipei 3-0 and advance to the final.
In the previous three Asian Games, National Table Tennis won 18 of the 19 gold medals. At the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, the Chinese team achieved the gold medal in table tennis. This time at the doorstep, the national table tennis naturally strives not to let any gold medal fall.