On January 12, Beijing time, the 2024 WTT Doha Star Challenge entered the third day of competition, today's game of national table tennis played very well, all victorious, and Qian Tianyi and Chen Xingtong also defeated Diaknu / Xiao Yaoqian and successfully won the women's doubles championship, so far, the national table tennis has successfully won the championship of three doubles, and has already won the championship and runner-up of mixed doubles and men's doubles, of course, the champion needs to be determined later.
In the men's singles game, Japan and South Korea were all wiped out, Tomokazu Zhang was out yesterday, only Hayasuke Togami and Sora Matsushima were left, in today's confrontation, Matsushima Teruku lost 2-3 to Lin Yunru, in fact, Matsushima Teruku has played well, Lin Yunru's own strength is very strong, and he can play to this extent, which shows that Matsushima Teruku's progress is very fast, after all, he defeated Tomokazu Zhang in the last round, and in another game, Hayasuke Togami lost 0-3 to Liang Jingkun, this game Liang Jingkun completely took the initiative and has been suppressing Hayasuke Togami in playing。
South Korea's Lin Zhongxun lost to Fan Zhendong 1-3, the game was still relatively intense, the next three games were 2 points to win or lose, Fan Zhendong still stood up to the pressure of key points very well, especially in the fourth game, fought until 10-10, Lin Zhongxun himself is also very strong, able to initiate the initiative to score.
Zhang Yuzhen lost to Lin Gaoyuan 1-3, this game was also very intense, the first three games were also 2 points to win and lose, and Lin Gaoyuan narrowly won 14-12 in the second game. It also shows Lin Gaoyuan's mature psychological state, both technically and psychologically have improved significantly, and it is very important for him to break through Ma Long last week.
Qiu Dang continued last week's good form, 3-1 upset victory over No. 5 seed Hugo, and Hugo also became the first seeded player to go out, Qiu Dang has been in good form recently, defeating two national table tennis players last week. He was able to adjust his condition and skills and tactics in time, and he was always looking for a way to play in the game, and he was also very competitive.
Ma 3-0 swept the dark horse Tommislav Puka, the first game Ma Long launched a quick 1-2, and then scored 6 points 7-2 lead, although Puka is tall and has long arms, a large area of the protective table, and the quality of the attack on the pull is high, but the small ball is delicate in general, and the ability to control the ball is lacking, Ma Long played very actively, and was chased to 8-7 later, and then Ma Long changed positively, Pu Ka's ability to grab and pull is still relatively strong, a board can score directly, and Ma Long has the advantage of multi-round balls, 11-8 wins.
In the second game, Puka led 3-1 at the beginning, took the lead in the hold, quickly mobilized Ma Long, led 5-3 in the middle game, and played very resolutely, and continued to put pressure on the forehand and backhand, and then Ma Long quickly overtook the score 7-6, controlled the opponent from the first three boards, and scored directly through the long ball, 11-7 reversed the game. In this game, Puka's attack on the forehand was more threatening.
In the third game, Malone started 4-0 and has gradually adapted to Puka's hitting line, and Puka changed his way of serving and served with a backhand. Squatted and served, but the effect was not good, and he continued to lose points, which was already 0-7, and Ma Long played steadily and steadily to seal the victory 11-4.