The 26-year-old national table tennis player advanced to the quarterfinals, Chen Xingtong reversed 3-2, and it was not Ma Lin off the court
On December 15, 2023, the table tennis women's finals continued, and the 26-year-old national table tennis star advanced to the quarterfinals, Chen Xingtong reversed the Romanian star Szokos 3-2, and then played against Wang Manyu.
The 26-year-old Chen Xingtong is the No. 5 main force of the national table tennis women's team, and there are Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu, Chen Meng, Wang Yidi, Chen Xingtong has won the team world championship with the team many times, and the singles results of the competition are worse, and he is currently ranked 6th.
Szokos is the top master in European table tennis, ranked 12th in the world, second only to the German chipping star Han Ying, as the first sister of the Romanian team, Szokos has defeated Chen Meng, Chen Xingtong, has strong personal ability, is very experienced, it is indeed difficult to deal with, Szokos is 28 years old, there is no room for growth, so the national table tennis attaches great importance to her, not as good as Zhang Benmeihe and others.
Seven members of the national table tennis team participated, the first round of five foreign battles, Chen Xingtong was the most difficult to advance, and there was no certainty of victory, because he had lost Szokos once before, and lost to Yang Xiaoxin some time ago, and the competitive level showed a downward trend.
After the start of the game, Chen Xingtong led 5-2 in the first game, Szokos chased to 9 draws, Chen Xingtong got the game point 10-9, Szokos scored 3 points in a row, and took the lead with 12-10, Szokos's serve was not easy to catch, the spin was strong and the quality was high, and it was sudden, Chen Xingtong was a little conservative, the key points should not be hesitant, and always let the opponent take the initiative to change the line, the off-court guidance is not the head coach, Ma Lin was replaced by Sun Xun.
In the second game, Chen Xingtong significantly accelerated, strengthened the quality of the forehand, and put pressure on Szokos, but it was difficult to open up the difference, Szokos led 9-8, Chen Xingtong seized the opportunity to score 3 points in a row, and pulled back a game with 11-9, Sun Xun encouraged Chen Xingtong to be bold, don't hesitate to receive the serve, form a middle and far platform to hold each other and play, try to avoid the first three board entanglements, find your own rhythm, don't go with the opponent.
In the third game, Szokos chased to 8-9, Sun Xun called a timeout to slow down, and after coming back, Chen Xingtong won another game with 11-8, in the fourth game, Chen Xingtong led 5-2, Szokos called a timeout, and Chen Xingtong suddenly dropped the line after coming back, Szokos won 12-10 narrowly, Chen Xingtong stabilized his position in the decisive game, blasted out 11-3 to end the game, and finally reversed Szokos 3-2, and met his teammate Wang Manyu, this ball is not easy to win.