0-4, Yan was swept by the world's No. 1, Wang Chuqin won the championship and made history!
The curtain fell on the WTT Doha men's finals, and the two finals were one-sided: in the men's singles final, the national table tennis world No. 1 Fan Zhendong lost four games in a row and was swept 0-4, Wang Chuqin won the championship and became the player with the most WTT titles to make history; in the men's doubles final, the doubles combination Lin Gaoyuan/Lin Shidong was upset and defeated by Yuan Licen/Xiang Peng, with a score of 8-11, 2-11, 8-11 in three games.
In the first phase of the men's singles world ranking in 2024, Fan Zhendong is still ranked first, and Wang Chuqin is ranked second. In this WTT Doha men's finals, Fan Zhendong defeated Jochik, Aruna, and Lin Gaoyuan in a row to advance to the finals, while Wang Chuqin successively eliminated Lebrun, Zhang Benzhihe, and Qiu Dang, and the world's top two successfully met in the men's singles final. In the final, Wang Chuqin entered the state faster, taking the lead 11-8 in the first game with a high-quality backhand twist, and took a large lead of 9-3 in the second game! Fan Zhendong chased 6 points in a row to 9-9 draw, Wang Chuqin withstood the pressure and won 11-9, the third game was fiercely competitive, Wang Chuqin was still better in the key points, in the fourth game Wang Chuqin established an advantage after 6-6, Fan Zhendong chased the score unsuccessfully, Wang Chuqin won four games in a row and swept Fan Zhendong 4-0 with a total score of 4-0 to win the championship, this peak duel finally only played four rounds, which was somewhat surprising.
With this championship, Wang Chuqin also made history, becoming the first person to win the most championships in the history of WTT events, Wang Chuqin said in the post-match interview that he has a better mentality, facing the world No. 1 Fan Zhendong in the final, enjoying the game while challenging the opponent. In addition to losing a game in the first game against Lebrun, Wang Chuqin swept Zhang Benzhihe, Qiu Dang and the world No. 1 Fan Zhendong in a row, and the championship is very golden! Wang Chuqin revealed that the first championship of the year is just the beginning, and he will work hard for the ultimate goal, presumably everyone understands what Wang Chuqin is referring to, and hopes that Wang Chuqin can usher in a bumper harvest in 2024!
In the doubles final, the Shuanglin combination composed of Lin Gaoyuan and Lin Shidong, the main level of the national table tennis men's team, competed for the championship with Yuan Licen/Xiang Peng, who was not the main force of the first line, there is no doubt that more people are optimistic about Lin Gaoyuan/Lin Shidong, but after the start of the game, the Shuanglin combination has always been suppressed by the opponent in terms of momentum, and fell behind 1-7 in the first game, although it once chased 8-9, but on the key ball, Yuan Licen / Xiang Peng was still able to withstand the pressure and scored two points in a row to take the next city, during the break, Yuan Licen and Xiang Peng's communication was very good, and in the second game, he took a large lead of 8-1 again and won 11-2 easily, Lin Gaoyuan/Lin Shidong once led in the third game, but with the increase of their mistakes, Yuan Licen/Xiang Peng achieved a reversal, winning three games in a row and winning the championship!