In the men's singles 1/8 finals of the WTT Doha Men's Finals, Fan Zhendong narrowly defeated Darko 3-2 and advanced to the next round! In addition, the interference of the arena also made people speechless.
In the second and third games, Fan Zhendong was very strong, 11-7, 11-7, and Fan Zhendong overtook 2-1.
In the fourth game, Fan Zhendong once got the game point and led 13-12, a female fan on the scene thought that Fan Zhendong was going to win, and suddenly screamed, which disrupted Fan Zhendong's rhythm, and as a result, Fan Zhendong lost this point. After that, the two sides fell into a fierce battle, Fan Zhendong led 17-16, Wang Hao shouted a timeout, which gave Dakko time to think, Fan Zhendong lost 3 points in a row, 17-19 regrettably, and the big score became 2-2.
In the decisive game, Fan Zhendong did not drop the chain, and finally won 11-8, narrowly won 3-2 and advanced to the next round.
In this game, Fan Zhendong fell into such a hard battle in the face of the big European dark horse, which was unexpected. Fortunately, Fan Zhendong still won.
Entering 2024, Fan Zhendong needs to focus on every competition, even if he is the world No. 1, but he has not yet locked up the singles qualification for the Paris Olympics! Wang Chuqin has been closely chasing Fan Zhendong, and the Hangzhou Asian Games defeated the world No. 1! As for Ma Long, although he is a veteran, he also hopes to qualify for the Olympic singles and achieve three consecutive championships. Not surprisingly, the two men's singles qualifications for the National Table Tennis Paris Olympics will be produced between the above three.
This game can be regarded as a wake-up call for the world's No. 1 Fan Zhendong. Hopefully, Fan Zhendong can adjust his state and attack the championship.