On the evening of January 10, Beijing time, the table tennis WTT Doha Star Match continued, and the South Korean beauty Xu Hyo-won, who had just broken through from the qualifying round, appeared again to face the first sister in Africa, Egypt's Mesherif, and the result was that the two sides fought fiercely for 5 rounds before the winner was separated, Xu Xiaoyuan once held 2 match points but was reversed, and Meherif also clenched his fists excitedly after winning to celebrate, which is indeed not easy!
According to the signing, Mesherif's next opponent is still the South Korean athlete, that is, the more powerful Chinese star Zhu Qianxi, so can she win again? The suspense still exists! See below for details.
Match Focus
Xu Xiaoyuan was born in 1987, is a long-established chipping star, when he first debuted, he attracted the attention of fans because of his excellent appearance, and was even called the "first beauty" in the table tennis world by many people, and even ranked in the top ten in the world for a time, but after all, he has reached the age of 36 and has passed his peak.
Mesherif is the only two famous players in African women's table tennis who can compete with Asian and European masters (the other is her teammate Gundam), although she is only barely parrying, but also has the ability to cause upsets, so this battle is also a test for the dying Xu Xiaoyuan.
The process of the game
After the start of the game, Xu Hyoyuan took the lead and used the changeable spin of the chipping ball to disrupt the opponent in the first game, and won 11-6. However, in the second game, Mecherif was already familiar with Xu Xiaoyuan's ball path, plus she was also a relatively steady athlete, and she was very patient when dealing with chippers, and she also had the line advantage of a left-handed player, so she immediately pulled back a city 11-9.
In the third game, the two sides fought fiercely, Xu Xiaoyuan once fell into passivity, but after the middle game, he gradually gained an advantage, and soon opened up the point difference, and then won again with 11-6, and the big score led 2-1 to force the opponent into a desperate situation.
In the fourth game, Mesherif was already on his back, leading at the beginning but then tied it, and then called a timeout to adjust. After a short break, Mesherif once again took the lead, but Xu Hyo-won also strengthened the intensity of the chipping downspin, and at the same time cooperated with a surprise counterattack, and then led 10-8 and successfully won two match points, just one step away from victory.
However, Mesherif did not give up lightly, but continued to exert his strength, and finally turned the game 14-12. In the decisive game, Meherif fell behind again and completed the stunner 11-9, and Xu Xiaoyuan stopped in the first round of the main match and missed the promotion.