On January 4, Beijing time, the ITTF men's finals are underway. Because there is no group stage in the finals, it is a strong confrontation from the beginning, and the battle for a place in the quarterfinals. In the game that has ended, Liang Jingkun eliminated Lin Yunru 3:1, Qiu Dang defeated Lin Shidong 3:2, Aruna reversed Hugo 3:2, and Fan Zhendong reversed and eliminated Dacko 3:2. The men's top eight list for the finals has been released with 4 seats.
In this year's finals, 6 national table tennis men's singles people signed up for the competition, with 2 wins and 1 loss, and only the teenager Lin Shidong was eliminated. But it was not easy for Fan Zhendong to win, Fan Zhendong played five games in the case of losing one game first, and the total score was 3:2 against Dako. In the fourth game, Fan Zhendong once lost to Darko 17:19. When reviewing the game after the game, Fan Zhendong said that the shouts of the fans interfered with his performance a little, and Fan Zhendong called on the fans to abide by the rules of the game.
Next, the men's singles match continued, Japan's Tomokazu Zhang Ben played against the German world champion Ocha, both sides are old rivals of national table tennis, Zhang Benzhi and the previous 5-4 loss Ocha, the two also have each other's wins and losses, and the strength is inseparable. In the first game, Ocha took the lead and won the first game 11:8. Orchha had missed a period of time due to injury, but his fundamentals were still strong.
In the second game, Zhang Benzhihe was not to be outdone, and in a roar, Zhang Benzhihe pulled back a game 11:8. In the third game, the two sides played back and forth, and Orchha locked the victory 11:5, leading 2:1. In the fourth game, Zhang Benzhihe was far ahead at the beginning, and did not miss the opportunity, Zhang Benzhihe got the game point 10:4, and finally won another game 11:4, and the two sides tied 2:2.
In the deciding game, Tomokazu Zhang still seized the opportunity, locked the victory 11:7, eliminated Ocha with a total score of 3:2, and successfully advanced to the men's singles quarterfinals. In this case, it is a pity that the world champion Orcha was eliminated, and he is also the first world champion to be eliminated from this finals. Before the game, Orchha had said that he hoped he could perform well in Doha, and that an exciting year was coming in order to have a good performance at the Paris Olympics. But unfortunately, Orchha suffered a round trip.
Tomokazu Zhang was very excited after the game, clenched his fists in the sky and roared, and Tomokazu Zhang also bowed to the audience to thank him. In the face of media interviews after the game, Zhang Benzhihe said that he was very grateful to the fans at the scene to cheer for him, but Zhang Benzhihe also said that it was a little noisy, and Fan Zhendong also called on fans to watch the game rationally and abide by the rules of the game. Next, Tomokazu Zhang will face the national table tennis world champion Wang Chuqin.