National table tennis is upset again! Chen Meng lost to his old enemy and missed the quarterfinals, showing his loss, and Ma Lin was anxious
The 2023 WTT Frankfurt Championship ushered in a key match, with Chen Meng facing Romania's Szokos in the women's singles 1/8 finals.
Szokos' style of play is not very advanced, but he is very strong and can often play very unexpected games. She is very competitive in Europe. That's why she is now ranked 12th in the world. And she also won the national table tennis team.
In the WTT Macau Championship in October 2022, Szokos knocked out Chen Meng in the 1/8 finals. At that time, Szokos yelled in celebration, threw his racket, and lay on the table in tears. Chen Meng, who lost the game, was embarrassed.
In the women's singles 1/16 finals of the WTT Macau Championships in April 2023, Szokos won 3-1 against Chen Xingtong.
In the first round of the WTT Frankfurt Championship, Szokos swept the host player Koopman 3-0 and was in very good form.
Needless to say, Chen Meng's strength is very strong. As long as she is not in too bad shape, she will definitely be able to play at a very high level, and she can win a lot of players, and it is difficult to meet opponents.
Unexpectedly, Chen Meng lost to Szokos 2-3 in this game and missed the women's singles quarterfinals. National table tennis is another big upset.
In the first game, Chen Meng made a 5:1 start and caught Szokos off guard. The two sides fell into a stalemate, and the score came to 8:4. Chen Meng scored 3 points in a row and won the first game 11:4.
In the second game, Chen Meng made a 2:0 start and took a 6:2 lead in the middle game. Unexpectedly, at 8:4, Szokos suddenly came out of form, scored 7 points in a row, and pulled back a game at 11:8. Szokos simply went crazy. Chen Meng was a little up and down.
In the third game, Chen Meng took a 4:1 lead, and Szokos scored 2 points in a row to narrow the difference. Chen Meng took another 7:5 lead, and was overtaken by Szokos with 3 points in a row. Szokos played at a high level. Szokos hit a sideline to earn a set point at 10-9. Chen Meng also scored 2 points in a row to get a game point. Szokos broke out and scored three points in a row to win another game 13-11.
Szokos's coach pointed his finger to indicate that the disciple was good at playing with his brain.
In the fourth game, Chen Meng made a 9:0 start. Szokos was a little confused. However, Chen Meng was suddenly conservative, and Szokos chased 5 points in a row to narrow the difference. Chen Meng called a timeout. On the court again, Chen Meng fought successfully and won the game 11:5 after scoring 2 points in a row.
After the two sides fought to 3 draws in the fifth game, Chen Meng scored 2 points in a row to take the lead. It's a pity that he was chased by Szokos in the middle game to 6 draws. Chen Meng scored 2 points in a row to take the lead again. Unexpectedly, Szokos scored 4 points in a row, overtook Chen Meng 10:8, and won the match point. Chen Meng stubbornly chased 2 points. It's a pity that Chen Meng's shot was soft at the critical moment and he didn't play decisively enough. At the last moment, Chen Meng's hair was introduced. Szokos scored two points in a row to win the game 12-10.
In the end, Szokos defeated Chen Meng 3-2 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the women's singles.
The moment he won, Szokos yelled in celebration. Chen Meng was very disappointed. ‘
The national table tennis has two big upsets in a row. First, Liang Jingkun lost to Lin Zhongxun and missed the men's singles quarterfinals. Chen Meng lost to Szokos again and missed the women's singles quarterfinals.
Judging from the whole game, Chen Meng's momentum is weaker than Szokos. Coach Ma Lin on the sidelines is still lacking in adjusting the mentality of the players. He is not good at mobilizing the momentum of the players, but he is very anxious and anxious.