Fan Zhendong is out of the game! Malone alone in the top half, or the 20th time against Ocharov
In the early morning of November 2, Beijing time, the 2023 WTT Championship Frankfurt Station ended the 8 matchups of the singles 1/8 finals, and 4 men and women's singles quarterfinals were determined.
There are 5 national table tennis players, who participated in 5 of the competitions and achieved two wins and three losses. Liang Jingkun, Chen Meng, and Fan Zhendong have been upset. Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha, who appeared next, defeated their respective opponents and advanced to the quarterfinals.
Liang Jingkun lost 1-3 to South Korea's Lim Joong-hoon, while Fan Zhendong also lost 1-3 to South Korean veteran Lee Sang-so. Previously, Fan Zhendong won 11 consecutive victories against Lee Sang-so, but he didn't expect to lose to him when his opponent was 33 years old. In this game, Fan Zhendong's best twisting and pulling technique was rarely used, and he always followed the rhythm of his opponent. Originally, the best-of-five game was more accidental, and the Korean male players fought fiercely in the first three boards, once the hit rate was high, if they played with momentum first, it would be quite difficult to defeat them later. Therefore, the male national table tennis players must find a way to get rid of the problem of "slow heat", and they are always used to being preemptive, and it is a matter of time before they "overturn". Even Wang Chuqin, who won the game, fell behind 2-7 in the first game and lost one game 9-11.
Ocharov narrowly defeated Falck and saved the host's face. Falke defeated Germany's Firus in the previous round, but met the German in the second round. Ocharov played at home, winning two games in a row, 11-8, 11-5. It may be that the state came out too early, and the follow-up was a little weak, and he couldn't stand up for the speed of fighting near the platform, so he could only retreat. Falke gradually turned the situation around, and the two tied the score at 11-7. In the deciding game, Ocharov led 8-4, but then lost five points in a row, and the score was overtaken 8-9. But Ocharov did not disappoint the home crowd, did not disappoint his wife and daughter who were there to cheer, withstood the pressure, 3-0 at the end of the game, and finally sealed the victory 11-9.
With Fan Zhendong out, only Ma Long is left in the upper half of the national table tennis men's singles. If Ma Long successfully advances, he will fight Ocharov again in the quarterfinals. Malone had a 19-0 record against Ocharov, will it be the 20th meeting between the two sides? Can Malone continue his winning streak? Wang Chuqin in the bottom half has advanced to the quarterfinals and will face Lin Zhongxun, who has just beaten Liang Jingkun, in the next round.
Men's Singles 1/8 finals
Upper half
Lee Sang-so 3-1 Fan Zhendong
Qiu Dang vs Felix Lebrun
Malone vs Omar Assal
Ocharov 3-2 Falke
Men's Singles 1/4 finals: Lee Sang-so vs TBD, TBD vs Ocharov
Lower half
Lin Yunru vs Duda
Gross vs Tomokazu Haramoto
Lin Zhongxun 3-1 Liang Jingkun
Wang Chuqin 3-1 Pitchford
Men's Singles 1/4 finals: TBD VS TBD, Lin Zhongxun VS Wang Chuqin
Pavard challenged the world's No. 1 Sun Yingsha, even if the first three boards fought fiercely, there was still a significant gap in overall strength. Sun Yingsha led 2-0 and fell behind 7-10 in the third game, first resolving 3 game points in a row, and then saving 2 game points after 10-10, and finally locked the victory 15-13. If you can win 3-0, you will never wait until 3-1 and give your opponent any hope of a comeback.
Winter had won against Shin Yubin once, but that was also the old calendar. The 19-year-old has grown into one of the world's top 10 players, and even if Winter played an extraordinary third game and pulled one back, it would not change the outcome of the loss.
Although Miwa Zhang can create some difficulties for Hina Hayata, he can't change the gap in overall strength, especially the quality of the board and the ability to hold multiple shots, and it is normal to win a game.
Unstable mentality has always been Chen Meng's old problem, and his state is unpredictable. This is the second time Chen Meng has lost to Szokos. In the second game, he lost 7 points in a row, and in the fourth game, he was able to score 9 points in a row, and he tried to tie two match points in the deciding game, but in the end he fell short.
With Chen Meng's out, only Wang Manyu is left in the lower half of the women's singles. Sun Yingsha's opponent in the 1/4 finals has also been released, that is, Shen Yubin.
Women's Singles 1/8 finals
Upper half
Sun Yingsha 3-0 Parvard
Shin Yubin 3-1 Sabine Winter
Wang Yidi vs Batra
Mittram vs Mijo Ito
Women's Singles 1/4 finals: Sun Yingsha VS Shen Yubin, TBD VS TBD.
Lower half
Yang Xiaoxin vs Zhu Qianxi
Yuan Jianan vs Wang Manyu
Hina Hayada 3-1 Miwa Haramoto
Szokos 3-2 Chen Meng
Women's Singles 1/4 finals: TBD vs. TBD, Hina Hayada vs Szokos.
On the 5th match day of this tournament, the remaining 8 singles 1/8 finals will be played, and the detailed schedule is as follows:
On the evening of November 2
21:00 Wang Yidi vs Batra
21:35 Grote vs Tomokazu Haramoto
22:10 Yang Xiaoxin vs Zhu Qianxi
22:45 Lin Yunru vs Duda
In the early morning of November 3
02:00 Malone vs Omar Assal
02:35 Mittram vs Itomi Castle
03:10 Qiu Dang vs Felix Lebrun
03:45 Yuan Jiannan vs Wang Manyu