The Chinese men's team 3-2 South Korea, Wang Chuqin redeemed strongly in the deciding set, and Fan Zhendong won 2 sets alone

In the team competition of the 2024 World Table Tennis Championships in Busan, the men's team event will usher in the semi-finals on February 24, and the Chinese men's football team will compete with the host South Korean men's team for a place in the final. In this game, the Chinese men's team was in trouble, but fortunately, Fan Zhendong played well and won 2 sets and made a great contribution, Wang Chuqin redeemed strongly in the deciding set, the Chinese team narrowly defeated the South Korean team 3-2, and the final will face the winner of the French men's team VS Chinese Taipei.

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The Chinese men's team is led by Coach Wang Hao, and the lineup of this tournament includes Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin, Ma Long, Liang Jingkun and Lin Gaoyuan, who have partnered in the World Series many times.

The Chinese men's team has been relatively smooth all the way, sweeping Belgium, Hungary, Croatia and Cuba in the group stage, winning 4 consecutive victories to reach the round of 16, and then defeating Romania in the 1/8 finals. In the 1/4 finals against the fierce rival Japanese men's team, Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin and Ma Long played well and won 3-0 again to advance.

South Korea are the host of the tournament, beating Poland, India, Chile and New Zealand in the group stage to make it to the round of 16 with four straight wins. In the 1/8 finals, they defeated India again, and in the 1/4 finals, they defeated Denmark 3-1.

Wang Chuqin 1-3 Zhang Yuzhen【7-11;11-2;11-13;6-11】

In the opening game, the two sides alternately scored to 3 draws, and Zhang Yuzhen's offense and defense were in place to gain the upper hand, thus rewriting the score to 8-4 lead; After that, Wang Chuqin recovered 1 point, and Zhang Yuzhen fought decisively again, thus taking the lead 11-7.

In the second game, Wang Chuqin continued to suppress, quickly rewrote the score to a 6-0 lead, and directly stopped the opponent. After the pause, Zhang Yuzhen improved, biting the score to 2-8, and then Zhang Yuzhen made consecutive errors, Wang Chuqin won the game point at 10-2, and then scored a burst to win 11-2.

In the third game, Zhang Yuzhen fought successfully and quickly took a 4-1 lead, and then Wang Chuqin controlled the mistake and decisively suppressed the attack to overtake the score 6-4. Then Wang Chuqin made a mistake, Zhang Yuzhen chased 6 draws, and then the two sides held each other to advance to 9 draws, Wang Chuqin got the game point 10-9, but unfortunately did not grasp it and lost 11-13.

In the fourth game, Zhang Yuzhen continued to "play chicken blood" mode and quickly took a 4-1 lead, while Wang Chuqin was unstable and quickly suspended and adjusted. After the timeout, Wang Chuqin chased it to 3-5, but Zhang Yuzhen continued to be efficient and rewrote the score to lead 8-4, and then Zhang Yuzhen won the set point at 10-6 and won the fourth game 11-6.

Fan Zhendong 3-0 Lin Zhongxun【11-8;11-6;11-8】

At the beginning of the game, Fan Zhendong took the lead in scoring and continued to suppress to achieve 3-0, and then Fan Zhendong withstood the opponent's counterattack and rewrote the score to a 6-2 lead. After that, Lin Zhongxun chased to 7 draws, Fan Zhendong withstood the pressure to grasp the key points, and won the game point 10-8, and then Fan Zhendong twisted the hair into place and won the first game 11-8.

In the second game, Fan Zhendong led 2-0, Lin Zhongxun quickly tied it, and then Fan Zhendong suppressed the opponent again to achieve 5-2, but Lin Zhongxun bit the score to 6 draws. After that, Fan Zhendong had the upper hand and continued to suppress, winning the game point 10-6 and winning the first game 11-6.

In the third game, Fan Zhendong led 3-0, Lin Zhongxun scored consecutive points to tie, and then the two sides held each other to 5 draws, and Fan Zhendong decisively attacked and scored 7-5 in a row. After that, Fan Zhendong withstood the opponent's fight and won the handicap 10-6, and then Lin Zhongxun continued to fight and chase 2 points in a row, and Fan Zhendong stabilized the hair extension and finally won 11-8.

Ma Long 2-3 Lee Sang-so [7-11; 11-4; 10-12; 11-6; 4-11]

At the beginning, Lee Sang-so took a 4-1 lead, Ma Long made a slight adjustment to chase 3-4, and continued to apply pressure to chase 5 draws, and then Lee Sang-so continued to fight and rewrite the score to 8-5. Then Lee Sang-so counted the hair extension and won the game point at 10-6, and then Ma Long recovered one point, but unfortunately still lost the first game 7-11.

In the second game, Ma Long took a 4-1 lead and extended the advantage to 6-1, and then Lee Sang-so finally scored, and Ma Long still controlled the pace of the game, directly won the game point at 10-3, and won the second game 11-4.

In the third game, the two sides alternately scored to 3 draws, Ma Long continued to attack and suppress, rewriting the score to a 7-3 lead, and then Lee Sang-so hit a high-quality ball to chase 5-7, and then took advantage of the situation to chase 8 draws. After that, Ma Long stabilized the key point and won the game point 10-9, but unfortunately was reversed by the opponent and lost the crucial third game 10-12.

In the fourth game, Lee Sang-so led 2-0, and Ma Long overtook 3-2 with strong counterpressure, and then Ma Long continued to suppress and rewrote the score to a 9-3 lead. After that, Lee Sang-so chased 2 points in a row, and Ma Long's high-level ball hit back to get the game point 10-5 and won 11-6.

In the deciding game, the two sides alternately scored to 3 draws, and Lee Sang-so turned on the "chicken blood" mode, and the fighting impact was very fierce, rewriting the score to a 7-3 lead. After that, Ma Long had the upper hand to get back one point, and Lee Sang-so continued the crazy pattern, taking the set point 10-4 and winning the fifth game 11-4.

Fan Zhendong 3-0 Zhang Yuzhen【11-6;11-7;12-10】

Fan Zhendong quickly took a 4-1 lead at the beginning, and then scored consecutive points to suppress it to 7-2, and then Fan Zhendong still had the upper hand, rewriting the score to a 9-3 lead. After that, Zhang Yuzhen fought to chase 3 points in a row, while Fan Zhendong withstood the pressure to get the game point 10-6 and won the first game 11-6.

In the second game, Fan Zhendong led 4-1 again, Zhang Yuzhen fought back with all his strength and directly chased 5 draws, and then Fan Zhendong carried the key points, leading the score to 7-5. After that, Zhang Yuzhen chased 7 draws, and Fan Zhendong made a decisive shot again at the critical moment, got the game point 10-7, and seized the opportunity to win the second game directly 11-7.

The two sides held each other in the third game continuously, and the coming and coming rounds fought fiercely to 4 draws, and then Fan Zhendong scored 2 points in a row to balance, and Zhang Yuzhen also scored 2 points in a row to chase 6 draws. After that, the two sides held each other to 9 draws, Fan Zhendong stabilized and won the set point 10-9, and then Fan Zhendong withstood and won the third game 12-10.

Wang Chuqin 3-0 Lin Zhongxun【11-5;11-7;11-6】

Wang Chuqin took the lead in scoring at the beginning and scored consecutive points to suppress 6-0, and then Lin Zhongxun chased 2 points in a row, and Wang Chuqin continued to twist and pull in place to suppress the opponent, and directly won the game point 10-2. After that, Lin Zhongxun chased 3 points in a row, and Wang Chuqin no longer gave a chance and won the first game 11-5.

In the second game, the two sides started to a stalemate, Lin Zhongxun quickly gained the upper hand, rewriting the score to a 6-3 lead, and then Wang Chuqin adjusted the rhythm and directly overtook the score 7-6, and continued to lead to 9-6. After that, Wang Chuqin scored on offense, won the game point 10-7, and won the second game 11-7.

In the third game, Wang Chuqin took a 3-1 lead, and Lin Zhongxun bit the score to 4 draws, and then Wang Chuqin grasped the key point and continued to dominate in the multi-shot hold, which was completely different from the momentum of the first set. Wang Chuqin rewrote the score to 9-5 and won the match point at 10-5, and then Lin Zhongxun recovered one point, and Wang Chuqin won 11-6.

So far, the Chinese men's team defeated the South Korean men's team 3-2 and advanced to the men's team final.