Chao News client reporter Wang Pingqin
On the evening of January 5, Beijing time, the WTT men's finals ushered in the finale, Wang Chuqin defeated Fan Zhendong 4-0 to win the singles championship, and Yuan Licen/Xiang Peng defeated teammates Lin Gaoyuan/Lin Shidong 3-0 to win the doubles championship. The national table tennis team won the championship and runner-up in the men's singles and men's doubles events in the WTT Doha men's finals.
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On the afternoon of January 5, in the semi-men's singles final, the second seed Wang Chuqin defeated Germany's Qiu Dang 4-0 and took the lead in advancing to the men's singles final. Then Fan Zhendong defeated Lin Gaoyuan 4-0 and met Wang Chuqin in the WTT men's singles finals.
In the final pinnacle matchup, the two sides entered a state of stalemate from the beginning, Wang Chuqin scored three points in a row after falling behind 6-7, and finally won the first game 11-8. At the beginning of the second game, Wang Chuqin played a 9-3 start, Fan Zhendong quickly adjusted and scored 6 points in a row, and the two sides fought to a 9-9 draw, and finally Wang Chuqin withstood the pressure and won the second game 11-9. In the third game, the score of the two sides was tied to 12-12, but Wang Chuqin played better on the final key ball, scoring two points in a row to win 14-12. In the fourth game, Wang Chuqin became more and more courageous, and after a 6-6 draw, he overtook and closed the game 11-7.
This is Wang's fourth singles title of the 2023 season, and he will also earn 1,500 world ranking points.
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In the doubles final, China's Yuan Licen/Xiang Peng won the Men's Doubles title against teammates Lin Gaoyuan/Lin Shidong with a score of 11-8, 11-2, 11-8.
Image source: WTT