On January 4, Beijing time, the WTT Doha Men's Finals continued, with the singles 1/4 finals of the world No. 1 Fan Zhendong swept Aruna, and the world No. 4 Liang Jingkun was defeated by the German player Qiu Dang and missed the semifinals.
Fan Zhendong - Aruna
In the first round, Fan Zhendong faced Joczyk in five thrilling rounds to advance, but he still encountered a lot of challenges during the game, but fortunately withstood the pressure at the critical moment. Aruna also played five games and completed a super reversal Hugo after falling behind 0-2, so let's take a look at the head-to-head battle between the two.
Fan Zhendong's tactics at the beginning were clear, strengthening the breakthrough of the backhand position, and the first three boards had a large advantage, taking the lead 11-6. Entering the second game, Aruna actively mobilized and was able to stabilize the score to 9 draws, and the key point Fan Zhendong used the service change to score two points in a row, 11-9 and then the next game.
The overall strength gap between the two is relatively obvious, Aruna seems too single in terms of comprehensive technology, and the lack of changes makes the scene passive and difficult to break. In the third game, Fan Zhendong maintained a 6-3 lead, and did not give any chance in the back, losing three games in a row 11-4, and swept the opponent 3-0 to enter the semifinals, and faced the winner of Ma Long and Lin Gaoyuan in the next round. As the game progressed, Fan Zhendong's form was also getting better, showing the ability of the world No. 1.
Liang Jingkun-Qiu Dang
In the game, Liang Jingkun had a very good rhythm and scored 5 points in a row, and the progress was very smooth, and he quickly won the first game 11-2. In the second game, Qiu Dang adjusted the service wheel in time to take the lead in the score, chose to pause at 9-8, and was still able to withstand the pressure after wasting game points one after another, and tied 14-12 strongly.
In the third game, Liang Jingkun found his rhythm after 3 draws, scored four points in a row to open up the difference, and won the key game 11-6. In the fourth game, Qiu Dang did not have many opportunities to take the initiative, coupled with the difficulty of scoring on the quality of the board, and soon fell behind.
In the last game, Liang Jingkun came up 2-5 behind and called a timeout, and the rhythm of coming back was still fast, and in the end, he was unable to return to the sky after chasing points continuously, losing 6-11, and losing to Qiu Dang with a big score of 2-3 and being eliminated from the game.
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