4 places in the top 8 of men's singles! The two main forces of national table tennis were out, Wang Chuqin reversed 3-1, and Fan Zhendong was upset
The 2023 WTT Frankfurt Championship men's singles 1/8 finals have decided 4 seats, and the two main players of national table tennis, Fan Zhendong and Liang Jingkun, were eliminated, but fortunately, Wang Chuqin withstood the pressure and reversed England's Pitchford 3-1 and successfully advanced to the top 8, and then Ma Long will also hit the top 8.
In this competition, the national table tennis men's team has a total of 4 participants, but in the previous game, Liang Jingkun and Fan Zhendong were eliminated one after another, of which Liang Jingkun lost 1-3 to South Korean star Lin Zhongxun, Fan Zhendong lost 1-3 to another Korean star Li Shangzhu, if Liang Jingkun lost to Lin Zhongxun, because the opponent's strength is not weak, then Fan Zhendong lost to Li Shangzhu It really can't be said, because before that, Fan Zhendong maintained 14 consecutive victories against Li Shangzhu, and the two fought 14 times, Fan Zhendong did not taste defeat, And many of them won by sweeping, so this time the two fought again, and the outside world generally believed that Fan Zhendong could easily win, but surprisingly, Fan Zhendong did not have an advantage at all this time, and there were many mistakes in the process of the game, but Li Shangzhu played very calmly, and finally Li Shangzhu defeated Fan Zhendong in an upset and successfully advanced to the top 8, and the result of this game still surprised many fans.
After Liang Jingkun and Fan Zhendong were out, Wang Chuqin withstood huge pressure and played against England's Pitchford. In the first game, Wang Chuqin was a little slow to heat up, but Pitchford played very actively, once leading 7-3, and then Wang Chuqin gradually found his feel and chased the score to a 9-9 draw, but then Wang Chuqin made a mistake, and Pitchford scored 2 points in a row to win the first game 11-9. In the second game, Wang Chuqin quickly adjusted and took the lead at the beginning, but Pitchford also strengthened his attack, but Wang Chuqin played more calmly and pulled back a game 11-5. In the third game, Wang Chuqin continued the offensive of the previous game, leading 9-3, and then Pitchford chased 3 points in a row, and at the critical moment, Wang Chuqin did not relent, scored 2 points in a row, and won another game 11-6. In the fourth game, Pitchford fought with his back, but it didn't have any effect, Wang Chuqin led 4-1, Pitchford called a timeout, the game restarted, Wang Chuqin maintained the lead, and finally locked the victory with 11-9, so as to win with a total score of 3-1 and successfully advanced to the top 8.
There is also a game is the German star Ocharov narrowly defeated the Swedish star Falke 3-2, the current men's singles top 8 has been determined 4 places, next Wang Chuqin will compete with Lin Zhongxun for the top 4 seats, Ocharov is going to play against Li Shangsu, in addition to Ma Long's 1/8 finals have not yet been held, looking forward to Ma Long can also reach the top 8. This article was originally written by Xiao Lizi, please do not plagiarize or carry it.