3-0! The Chinese men's team won a big victory at the World Table Tennis Championships, Fan Zhendong swept the opponent, and Ma Long lost the first game
On February 16, 2024, the World Table Tennis Championships in Busan continued, with a complete victory in national table tennis, China defeated Belgium 3-0, and the men's team made a good start in the group stage, with the world's top three Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin, and Ma Long defeating their respective opponents, and head coach Wang Hao was satisfied with this.
This World Table Tennis Championships national table tennis is the top seed, the defending champion automatically settled in Group A, the same group also has Croatia, Belgium, Hungary, Cuba, the top three after the end of the four rounds, this stage is not difficult, but before the women's team almost lost, it still aroused everyone's vigilance, indicating that no opponent can be taken lightly, especially the special style of play is elusive, and you need to be fully prepared to ensure that nothing goes wrong.
In the first round of the group stage, the national table tennis coaching staff did not reserve, Wang Hao came up and sent the strongest lineup, the world's No. 1 Fan Zhendong took the lead, the world's No. 2 Wang Chuqin ushered in his debut, the world's No. 3 Ma Long debuted, Liang Jingkun and Lin Gaoyuan rested, the purpose is very clear, that is, I hope everyone can find the feeling through actual combat, strive to adjust to the best competitive state, and be fully prepared for the next knockout round.
The overall level of the Belgian team is okay, Newdinck, Lassenfuss, Allegro are not bad, and they have the possibility of impacting the top three in the group, but there is a big gap with the Chinese team, there is no suspense in this round of games, and the coaching staff will arrange for the other two to play, so that each player has the opportunity to show their talents, but according to the regulations, to the next stage, players must be assigned according to the world ranking.
Fan Zhendong swept Nuitik 3-0 and won 11-5, 11-6, 11-6, Nuitik is better at holding on to the middle and far platforms, with good veneer quality, but Fan Zhendong is very strong, did not let the opponent see any chance, it is really flawless, some time ago Fan Zhendong had some ups and downs that are worrying, after this period of training adjustment, the competitive state is getting better and better.
Wang Chuqin won 3-0 against Larsenfuss, at first the two sides played back and forth, Wang Chuqin took the lead with 11-8, after adapting to the rhythm of Larsenfuss, Wang Chuqin did take advantage of the situation to pursue, 13-11, 11-4 won two games in a row, although there were some unnecessary mistakes, but Wang Chuqin played particularly firmly, giving full play to his advantages in the first three boards, Larsenfuss was able to score key points in the second game, or remarkable.
Ma Long defeated Allegro 3-1 and lost the first game of the national table tennis men's team, the Belgian team's three singles have been in good shape recently, Allegro has entered the semifinals this year, when he lost to South Korean player Zhao Dacheng, Ma Long won two games in a row 11-4 and 11-7, but Allegro was not to be outdone, and pulled back a game with 12-10, and then Ma Long ended the game 11-7, and the Chinese men's team won 3-0 and faced Cuba in the next round.