Fan Zhendong lost the championship, Wang Hao was blamed by fans! Wang Chuqin's victory in the Doha finals caused huge controversy
The 2024 WTT Doha Men's Finals ended successfully with the national table tennis championship and runner-up. Originally, it was worth congratulating the national table tennis team for winning the gold and silver trophies, but because Fan Zhendong lost to Wang Chuqin and missed the championship, it also caused controversy among fans. Some voices believe that Fan Zhendong will be comprehensively suppressed by Wang Chuqin in this game, which is inseparable from the coaching level of head coach Wang Hao. So is Fan Zhendong's loss really the reason for Wang Hao?
Fan Zhendong missed the championship
The national table tennis team sent Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin, Ma Long, Lin Gaoyuan, Liang Jingkun, and Lin Shidong to participate in the singles competition in the men's finals in Doha. In the first round, Lin Shidong lost to Qiu Dang 2-3 and missed the promotion. In the second round, Liang Jingkun also lost to Germany's Qiu Dang with a score of 2-3 and missed the semifinals. At the same time, in the civil war between Ma Long and Lin Gaoyuan, Lin Gaoyuan defeated Ma Long with a score of 3-2 to advance to the semifinals. Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin defeated their respective opponents to advance to the semifinals. The three main players of national table tennis won the semi-finals.
In the men's singles semifinals, Fan Zhendong swept Lin Gaoyuan 4-0 to advance to the final. Wang Chuqin swept Germany's Qiu Dang 4-0 to avenge his two teammates and successfully reached the final. World Men's Singles No. 1 Fan Zhendong and No. 2 Wang Chuqin will once again stage the pinnacle of the title race.
I thought that Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin would once again bring fans a wonderful confrontation like Mars hitting the earth, but I didn't expect this game to become Wang Chuqin's show, Fan Zhendong was suppressed by Wang Chuqin throughout the game, although every game was very intense, especially in the third game, it even played a 14-12 stalemate score, but from the process of the game, Wang Chuqin's hair link is of higher quality, and can resolve Fan Zhendong's high-intensity attack, and at the same time form his own effective counterattack. Wang Chuqin is stronger than Fan Zhendong in terms of momentum and technology. And Fan Zhendong gave the fans a bit dull in this game, although he had worked hard to fight with Wang Chuqin, but he was obviously a little powerless. In the end, it was a pity to lose 0-4 to Wang Chuqin and miss the championship.
In this game, Wang Chuqin played a peak performance, and he also defeated Fan Zhendong in the final again after the Hangzhou Asian Games in September 2023. Although Wang Chuqin won the championship and scored 1,500 points, he still failed to surpass Fan Zhendong to become the world's No. 1, but the gap between the two has narrowed again. In the competition before the Paris Olympics, Wang Chuqin should be just around the corner as long as he maintains his hot touch, surpassing Fan Zhendong.
After Fan Zhendong lost, many fans who like Dongge expressed great regret. There are also some fans who think that Fan Zhendong's loss is inseparable from the head coach Wang Hao. There is a view that Fan Zhendong's current style of play has fallen behind, and has been thoroughly studied by domestic and foreign opponents, if he cannot change or improve, he will not be able to defend his position as the world's No. 1. Wang Hao's limited coaching skills did not help Fan Zhendong to reach the next level. On the other hand, Qiu Yike and Xiao Zhan, they paid close attention to the technical level of Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin, so both of them made great progress. I feel that Fan Zhendong's technology has been stereotyped and solidified, coupled with the continuous research of opponents, it seems that some bottlenecks have been encountered. If Wang Hao can't help Fan Zhendong make a breakthrough, then he will indeed be criticized by fans.
Come on Fan Zhendong, I hope to break through in the future competition!
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