Busan World Table Tennis Championships: The national table tennis men's and women's teams both won four consecutive victories and entered the top 16 with a day of rest to prepare for the knockout round
On February 19, the fourth round of the first stage of the group stage of the Busan Team World Table Tennis Championships ended. The eight groups of the men's and women's teams each have seven groups to be determined, and the national table tennis men's and women's teams have won four consecutive victories and directly advanced to the top 16.
According to the rules of the game, the first round of the first knockout round of the eight groups has a bye and directly advances to the round of 16, and the teams that qualify from the other groups need to play a round of 1/16 finals to compete for the other eight places in the top 16. The national table tennis men's team located in the first group defeated Belgium, Cuba and Hungary 3-0 in the first three rounds, and in this round of the game, Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin, and Ma Long played together again, and the three played three 3-0, and the national table tennis men's team defeated Croatia with a total score of 3-0, ushering in four consecutive victories, and directly advanced to the round of 16 with the first place in the group. In the four games of the group stage, Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin, and Ma Long played three games each, Liang Jingkun played two games, and Lin Gaoyuan played one.
In addition to the national table tennis men's team winning all four games to advance to the top 16 of the group, the teams that directly advanced to the top 16 of the men's team also include Germany, South Korea, France, Japan, Sweden, and Portugal. With only seven teams left without a four-game win, Slovenia are currently in top of the table with three consecutive wins, and will face Malaysia in the final round of the group stage, which will unsurprisingly lock up the top spot in the group and advance to the round of 16.
The national table tennis women's team, which is also in the first group, defeated India 3-2, Uzbekistan 3-0, and Spain 3-0 in the first three rounds, and the fourth round opponent was the Hungarian women's team. In this game, the national table tennis sent Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha, and Wang Yidi to play, and all three defeated their opponents 3-0, and the national table tennis women's team defeated the Hungarian women's team with a total score of 3-0, winning four consecutive victories and ranking first in the group to advance to the round of 16. In the four games of the group stage, Sun Yingsha and Chen Meng played three games, and Wang Manyu, Chen Xingtong and Wang Yidi played two games each.
The other teams in the group who have won four consecutive games to advance to the round of 16 are Japan, Germany, Chinese Taipei, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Romania. In Group 8, France are currently top of the group with 3 wins and 1 loss. The final round of the group stage will continue on February 20, and the rankings of each group will be determined after the competition, and all the teams that will qualify from the group will be selected. According to the schedule, the knockout round will start on February 21, with the team 1/16 finals in the morning and midfield, and the team 1/8 finals in the afternoon and evening. The national table tennis men's and women's teams will take turns to rest for one day tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow will start the knockout competition.