Liu Guoliang made a move at a critical moment, and Wang Chuqin's speech was very real
Beijing time on February 24, the current time comes to February 24 news. At present, the Busan World Table Tennis Championships, a major heavyweight event in the world table tennis world, has entered the final stage. There are three major events to watch today: the men's team, where the top four will determine the two winners to advance to the finals, and the women's team will determine the champions. In the just-concluded first final seat competition, the national table tennis men's team encountered a severe test, the participating players Ma Long, Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin withstood the huge pressure on the scene in the away game, turned the danger into a strong advance, and played 3-2 games to pass the thrilling level, it is not easy to win!
In the first men's team semifinals, the national table tennis men's team met the South Korean men's team. In terms of the national table tennis men's team, head coach Wang Hao sent the strongest combat trio - Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin and Ma Long to fight, all three have rich experience in the competition, and among them, the dragon team assists in maintaining stability, Fan Wang and Wang are the main outputs, so the performance of the two is particularly crucial. The host Korean men's team has adjusted the participants, and head coach Joo Se-hyuk arranged for Jang Woo-jin, Lim Jong-hoon and Lee Sang-so, who are known as "madmen", to face each other. The three-man with home advantage was fully activated, so it was destined to be a tough battle.
In the first set, the two sides competed in advance. National table tennis player Wang Chuqin met Korean table tennis player Zhang Yuzhen, who had defeated Lin Gaoyuan, Liang Jingkun, Xu Xin and other national table tennis main forces, and his strength should not be underestimated. Zhang Yuzhen, who played at a super level, played an oppressive attack of active fighting as soon as he came up, which caused a lot of pressure on Wang Chuqin. In the case of unequal momentum between the two sides, Zhang Yuzhen is fighting more and more, and gradually brings Wang Chuqin into his own rhythm. Wang Chuqin didn't have a good way on the court, so he could only lose the initiative in passivity and eventually lose the set. After four sets, Zhang Yuzhen defeated Wang Chuqin 3-1 (11-7, 2-11, 13-11, 11-6) to take the lead.
Next up are Fan Zhendong and Lim Jong-hoon. Lin Zhongxun has defeated Wang Chuqin and Lin Gaoyuan, so this opponent should not be underestimated. However, Fan Zhendong was not affected by the 0-1 game behind, he was decisive and crisp, the quality of the veneer was very high, and the "violent panda" reappeared. In the face of overwhelming pressure, Fan Zhendong was calm and calm, and swept Lin Zhongxun (11-8, 11-6, 11-8) 3-0 to help the national table tennis men's team complete the equalization of the game. And this is only the first battle of Fan Zhendong's "two wars and gods".
Immediately afterwards, Ma Long and Lee Sang-so faced each other head-on. Considering that Lee Sang-so should have conducted an in-depth study of the Dragons' ball habits before the game, Lee Sang-so was very offensive on the court, and he was not inferior in terms of holding, and the backhand connection speed was also very online, Ma Long was a little unable to keep up with the rhythm, and the two sides played back and forth in the first four sets, Ma Long won 11-4, 11-6, and Lee Sang-so played 11-7, 12-10, but in the fifth set, with the decline in physical fitness, the Dragons' fighting ability was not as good as the opponent's, Lee Sang-so fought a forehand after a short fight, Ma Long ate a backhand short ball, and there were continuous offensive errors, Lee Sang-so seized the opportunity to lock up the victory of the set 11-4, and the Korean table tennis men's team took the lead 2-1 again, and the pressure came to Fan Zhendong's side again.
In the fourth set, Fan Zhendong faced Zhang Yuzhen head-on, and both sides knew that this contest would be decisive, and the two participants must go all out. Although Zhang Yuzhen wanted to replicate the routine of defeating Wang Chuqin in the first set, it was a pity that he ran into Fan Zhendong: Fan Zhendong's hard power is too solid, whether it is a forehand attack on the first three boards, or a fierce forehand serve on defense, he can deal with it calmly. Zhang Yuzhen, who can't penetrate Fan Zhendong's thickness, will eventually suffer a swept ending like Lin Zhongxun. After three sets, Fan Zhendong won this round of competition 11-6, 11-7, 12-10, which is also the second battle of Fan Zhendong's "two battles to become a god", after this battle, the morale of the national table tennis men's team has been reversed, even if the pressure on the field is high, the determination of the national table tennis men's team to win the game can no longer be stopped!
Fan Zhendong, who took on his arms high and was full of confidence, vowed to complete redemption, appeared in the fifth set, and his opponent was Lim Jong-hoon. It is worth mentioning that when Wang Chuqin was adjusting, Liu Guoliang personally came over to give Wang Chuqin advice, which was the same scene as the scene when he admonished Zhang Jike at the Rio Olympics many years ago. Under Liu Guoliang's guidance, Wang Chuqin has changed significantly, losing the burden of defeat and regaining confidence in victory. In the face of Lin Zhongxun's continuous fighting attack, Wang Chuqin correspondingly also used color to score consecutive forehand attacks to frustrate his edge. In the final three-set battle, Wang Chuqin ended the suspense of the game with 11-5, 11-7, 11-6, and the national table tennis men's team reversed the Korean table tennis men's team 3-2 and took the lead in qualifying for the finals. In this round of competition, we have seen Wang Chuqin's bottoming out, and we have also seen Fan Zhendong's absolute confidence, I believe that this is the essence of national table tennis!
In an interview with the media after the game, Wang Chuqin sighed "Glad we are still alive", this is indeed a long-lost tough battle, but the national table tennis men's team has withstood the test. When the youngster was fortunate to have obtained the key experience, we also received the biggest good news, that is, the return of the king of the world's No. 1 Fan Zhendong, who saved the defeat with practical actions and became another big heart player after Ma Long. It should be said that we are very grateful to the Korean table tennis men's team for this "charge" and "forced" Fan Zhendong's comprehensive awakening, continue to work hard for the national table tennis men's team, after this battle, whether the opponent in the final is France or Chinese Taipei, it will not be able to stop the confident pace of the national table tennis 11 consecutive championships!