Win all 12 games! National Table Tennis refused to blow up and hit the Japanese team twice Zhang Benzhihe was hit hard again
Beijing time on September 28, 2023, the Hangzhou Asian Games table tennis project continued, Guoping won 12 games in 5 individual events, Lin Gaoyuan/Wang Yidi fell into a bitter battle in the mixed doubles 1/8 final, but the two refused to upset and got through the danger. In the subsequent 1/4 final, the two jointly defeated Tomokazu Zhang / Hina Hayada, Liang Jingkun/Lin Gaoyuan also eliminated the Japanese combination in the men's doubles competition, and the national table tennis twice hit the Japanese team head-on.
In this Asian Games, Sun Yingsha and Wang Yidi are in four events, and many players are wearing three events, and the individual events must appear continuously on every match day, which is under great pressure. The first is the mixed doubles competition, Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha are very strong, the two only let their opponent score 8 points in the 1/8 final, and they won a quick victory. In the 1/4 final, facing the strong Huang Zhenting/Du Kaixuan, Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha gradually entered the best situation, winning three consecutive games 11-2, 11-7, 11-7, and easily reached the semifinals.
Lin Gaoyuan/Wang Yidi encountered some challenges, and fought hard in 5 sets in the 1/8 final, narrowly defeating Feng Yaoen/Wang Xinru 3-2. In the 1/4 final, Lin Gaoyuan/Wang Yidi fought Zhang Benzhihe/Hina Hayata again, and the Japanese combination did their best, but it was still difficult to shake the national table tennis and lost 1-3. With Tomokazu Chang / Hina Hayata out, the Japanese team was completely wiped out in the mixed doubles competition, and Tomokazu Chang did not win medals in the men's team and mixed doubles competitions, and judging from his presence, it may be difficult for the men's singles to make a difference.
The mixed doubles semifinals became a China-Korea showdown, with Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha against Lin Zhongxun/Shin Yubin, and Lin Gaoyuan/Wang Yidi against Zhang Yuzhen/Tian Zhixi. The goal of National Table Tennis is very clear, that is, to strive to win the mixed doubles championship and runner-up.
In addition to defeating the Japanese team in the mixed doubles competition, the national table tennis also attacked the Japanese team in the men's doubles competition, Liang Jingkun/Lin Gaoyuan won three consecutive games after losing one game first, eliminated Hayasuke Togami/Maharu Yoshimura 3-1, advanced to the men's doubles round of 16, and then faced Xian Yucheng/Lee Zhengsik. Fan Zhendong/Wang Chuqin swept the Kazakh pair Kenzhigulov/Zakharov 3-0, and then faced Achanta/Ghanaanasekaran.
In the women's doubles, Sun Yingsha/Wang Manyu won 11-1, 11-4, 11-1 to easily advance to the round of 16, and then faced Li Haoqing/Li Qingyun. Chen Meng/Wang Yidi won 11-3, 11-4, 11-1, and then faced the Japanese pair Miyu Hirano / Miyu Nagasaki. In the women's singles, Sun Yingsha and Wang Yidi both easily advanced to the round of 16, with Sun Yingsha next facing Thailand's Olawan Paranaan and Wang Yidi facing Zhu Chengzhu. In the men's singles, Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin easily advanced to the round of 16, Fan Zhendong next faced Lin Zhaoheng, and Wang Chuqin played Ghananasekalan.
National Table Tennis won 12 consecutive victories and hit the Japanese team head-on twice, and the Japanese team suffered many defeats, and Zhang Benzhihe suffered another heavy blow. On the next match day, men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, and women's doubles will all play 1/8 finals, and mixed doubles will be semifinals, good luck to national table ping!