On January 6, Beijing time, the last match of the Doha Men's Finals and the first heavyweight singles championship of national table tennis in 2023 was finally born.
This time in the final, Wang Chuqin beat Fan Zhendong again, this is the result that Liu Guoliang and Wang Hao, including Li Falcon, all the national table tennis coaching staff want to see the most. Although Wang Chuqin won 3 matches against Fan Zhendong in 12 games, these two people are more or less the most likely to meet in the final of the Paris Olympics, and they are also the two core athletes of the Chinese team who are most likely to play singles. So the two of them duel, this is a real investigation, who can win the other party, who is a big step ahead in the competition for the Olympic singles, Liu Guoliang also came to the sidelines to watch the game in person.
In the first game, Wang Chuqin entered the state significantly faster and faster, and took the lead at 11:8. As a result, in the second game, when Wang Chuqin came up to lead 9:3, he was frantically chased by Fan Zhendong to 9:8, and the advantage of 6 points became 1 point, and Wang Chuqin called a timeout. Such a precious timeout was used in the second game, you can see that he really wants to win, this is a timeout that leaves no way out, and now it is called, so there is room for adjustment later?
But even if he called a timeout, he did not stop the decline, and was once pierced by Fan Zhendong in a row, and the score of the two sides came to a 9:9 draw. But then a new turning point came, Fan Zhendong's own twisting and pulling mistakes, coupled with the return of the ball was too high, the two serve had a big problem, and Wang Chuqin took the opportunity to grit his teeth and bombard two points in a row, winning 11:9, and the first two games were 2-0.
It can only be said that Wang Chuqin's hand is really good, and the two of them advanced 4-0 in the semifinals, but in this game with a distinctive style and a vivid personality, the big head put himself in a relatively low position, just to fight for Xiaofat. I know you're the number one in the world, but I'm going to win you, and the previous head-to-head record isn't a big deal, and whoever wins in an Olympic year wins more will have a heavier position in the coaching staff's mind.
At this time, when it comes to the 3rd game of the game, then this game is very critical, this may be the turning point of the whole final, if Fan Zhendong loses again, 0-3 behind, I'm afraid no one will be able to turn the table, after all, the other party is also the second in the world. So Fan Zhendong knew that he had to win, but in fact, he was behind Wang Chuqin as soon as he came up, although the difference in points was unlikely to be only 1~2 points, but he must have a great advantage psychologically, and the two sides fought all the way to 6:6, and Fan Zhendong finally tied the score.
As a result, when he took a 7:6 lead, Fan Zhendong's twisting and pulling made continuous mistakes, and it was three times in a row when he had a draw with the opposite side or a score advantage, and he took the initiative to make a twisting and pulling mistake and did not grasp the opportunity. The most fatal thing is that when the two sides played 9:9, Fan Zhendong's third backhand twist and pull turned into a direct mistake, and he made a fatal mistake in the opposite service round, and Wang Chuqin took the game point first. Saved an important set point and relied on his own serve to steal points.
Wang Chuqin also returned a serve to attack 11:11, and then Fan Zhendong scored another point, but after he led 12:11, Wang Chuqin saved the second game point of the game, and won 3 points in a row 14:12 to make a big comeback and take a 3-0 lead. In the last game, when the two sides played all the way to a 6:6 draw, it was Wang Chuqin who took the lead in cutting points by relying on his serve, and finally won the game, winning the private handicap 11:7 in a row, and he only lost a small point in the whole promotion journey, which also means that a new era of national table tennis has arrived.