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On September 19, 2023, the men's team table tennis gold medal battle at the European Championships was staged.
The Swedish national team faces the German national team, and the two sides are equally strong, and a matchup worth looking forward to begins. Although the German national team was regarded as the favorite to win the championship before the match, after all, it had top players such as Boll, Ochalov and Qiu Dang, but this final only Boll had one world champion to lead the German team.
In the end, after four fierce games, Germany suffered an unexpected defeat, losing 1-3 to Sweden and regrettably missing out on the men's team table tennis gold medal.
Let's take a closer look at the exciting showdowns of these four matches.
The first set was played by World Championship men's singles runner-up Moregaard against German veteran Duda. Moregaard was in excellent form, winning 11-4, 11-8, 14-12 to give Sweden a one-set lead.
This was followed by a fierce battle between Falk and German world champion Boll. The game was played against the clock, and the two players showed their ultimate level on the table.
In the end, Boll lost 8-11, 10-12, 11-8, 7-11, 10-12, giving Sweden another one-point lead.
In the third game, Owang Carlson played a fierce duel with Germany's Stamper.
Carlson took the opening lead 11-5, but Stamper fought back to win the game 7-11. However, Carlson played steadily, winning the next three sets 11-3, 11-13, 11-4 to help Sweden take a 2-1 lead again.
The final match came into focus, with the two teams' brothers, Moregaard and Pol, pitting each other fiercely. Moregaard took the lead 11-6, 11-8 thanks to his excellent play; But Boll fought back and won the game 11-4, 6-11.
In the tiebreaker, the two sides fought for the end. In the end, Moregaard defeated Boll 11-5, leaving his opponent in tears.
Boll is 42 years old, he is no longer young, but his talent and hard work are still admirable. He has a good relationship with players such as Ma Long and Fan Zhendong, and has always contributed his strength to the Chinese table tennis team.
European teams are happy to see in this game that the Chinese table tennis team cannot participate in the European Championships, which gives other teams a chance to try the taste of winning the championship.
In contrast, South Korea and Japan face a tougher situation as they are opponents of the strongest teams in Europe.
Although the German men's team lacked three main players in this final, the loss to Sweden was not surprising. Ochalov, Qiu Dang and Francesca did not participate, and Boll alone was clearly not strong enough against the entire Swedish team.
Looking back on this competition, the Swedish team won the gold medal in men's team table tennis, let us congratulate them and express our deep consolation to Boll, an old friend of Chinese table tennis fans.
We predict that at Paris 2024, Boll will shine again with a 4-2 victory against Zhang Benzhihe and a 3-4 defeat against Fan Zhendong to win an Olympic bronze medal.
Let's applaud Boll for his perfect curtain call. Boll's former glory is over, but we believe that Boll can still use his strength and persistence to create more amazing achievements.
【Summary】In the men's team table tennis gold medal battle at the 2023 European Championships, the Swedish national team defeated the German national team 1-3 and successfully won the championship.