Thrilling! Hoe 0-2 behind the reversal, Lin Yunru won a big victory, and the men's singles semifinals were released
On January 19, 2024, the table tennis WTT Doha Challenger continued, and the men's singles semifinals were born, Zhang Benzhihe reversed Simon Goetz 3-2, won three games in a row after falling behind 0-2, and Lin Yunru won 3-0, and the two are expected to meet in the final, and then they will play another round.
Wang Chuqin and Lin Gaoyuan did not report singles in this event, and Japanese star Tomokazu Zhang became the favorite to win the championship, second only to Lin Yunru, he needs these 400 points to improve the ranking and strive to return to the top ten in the world, the opponent is the French star Simon Goetz, after the rise of the Lebrun brothers, Simon Goetz became the third person, and there are few opportunities to play during this time, and he always holds his breath, hoping to prove himself with results.
After the start of the game, in the first game, Zhang Benzhihe was completely out of shape, always being pulled back by Simon Goetz to score, and his own service round was not of quality, so he retreated to the middle and far platform to play and hold on, Simon Goetz blasted out 11-2 to take the lead, Zhang Benzhihe's first three boards did not slow down, let Simon Goetz keep up with the speed, so it is definitely not possible to play, and the mentality of losing points too quickly is affected, testing his ability to adapt on the spot.
In the second game, Zhang Benzhihe stabilized his position, Simon Goetz was strong in the middle and far platform, the first three boards were too rough, and there were not many active scoring means, Zhang Benzhihe led suddenly dropped, and it was difficult to hold the advantage with more unnecessary mistakes, and then Simon Goetz chased to 11 draws, Zhang Benzhihe was obviously tight, and the opponent scored 2 points in a row, winning another game with 13-11, Zhang Benzhihe was in a mediocre state, and this performance was not as expected.
In the third game, Simon Goetz led 3-0, Zhang Benzhihe called a timeout, slowed down and disrupted the opponent's offensive rhythm, and after coming back, Simon Goetz became more and more courageous, but unfortunately at the end of the game, Zhang Benzhihe withstood the pressure, this time there was no softness, and pulled back a game with 11-9, and in the fourth game, Zhang Benzhihe took advantage of the situation to chase, replaced by Simon Goetz with an unstable mentality, Zhang Benzhihe led 8-4, and then blasted out 11-5 to win the game.
In the decisive game, Zhang Benzhihe opened up the point difference, Simon Goetz's first three boards were too poor, could not keep up with the rhythm of the opponent, it was difficult to adapt to the speed of Zhang Benzhihe, Zhang Benzhihe led 7-3, Simon Goetz chased to 9 draws, Zhang Benzhihe scored 2 points in a row, ended the game 11-9, and finally reversed Simon Goetz 3-2, the process can be described as thrilling, Zhang Benzhihe almost lost in an upset, and also felt sorry for Simon Goetz.
In other arenas, Chinese Taipei star Lin Yunru swept Slovakia's Wang Yang 3-0, and there was no problem in playing two rounds of chipping, Japanese star Hayasuke Togami eliminated South Korea's Lin Zhongxun 3-1, German star Bol defeated South Korean player Lee Sang-so 3-1, Lin Yunru played against Bol later, Zhang Benzhi and Hayasuke Togami faced Hayasuke Togami, Zhang Benzhi and the civil war encountered a nemesis again, and it was not easy to advance.