On March 27, 2024, the table tennis Incheon Championship continued, and the national table tennis suffered a thrilling encounter, Liang Jingkun defeated Carlberg 3-2, and then faced the Slovenian star Darko, the second seed in men's singles advanced to the round of 16, Liang Jingkun passed, bringing good news.
Liang Jingkun is the second player to appear in the national table tennis after Wang Yidi, ranked 3rd in the world, second only to Wang Chuqin and Fan Zhendong, this time ranked as the second seed, and teammate Ma Long in the second half of the area, not necessarily better than the previous stop, facing a severe test, from the perspective of technical and tactical level, Liang Jingkun is undoubtedly a top master, but the on-the-spot response is almost there, and there is still a lot of room for improvement in this regard.
The opponent is Anton Carlberg, ranked 14th, the four main forces of the Swedish team are not simple, in addition to Carlberg, there is also the men's singles runner-up of the World Table Tennis Championships, the men's doubles champion Falke / Karlsson, Persson as the head coach, has always been a strong opponent of the national table tennis, Carlberg's veneer is of extremely high quality, with a strong ability to hold each other, but the first three boards are very rough, and the small ball is generally easy to become a weak link.
It is worth mentioning that Liang Jingkun just won the men's singles runner-up, and won the three masters of Zhang Benzhihe, Lin Yunru and Bol, completed the task of not losing the foreign war and meeting Wang Chuqin, and was highly affirmed by outside fans.
After the start of the game, Liang Jingkun adopted a steady and steady strategy in the first game, fighting with an opponent like Carlberg, the simpler the better, and at the same time need to be more patient to avoid self-confusion, Liang Jingkun blasted out 11-3 to take the lead, Carlberg lost points too quickly, completely unable to keep up with the speed of connection, there is nothing to do with Liang Jingkun's high quality, and the national table tennis star basically continues to be in good competitive condition.
In the second game, Carlberg's lead was reversed, Liang Jingkun's service round changed, making it difficult for the opponent to adapt, and the misjudgment led to the return of the ball to the net, playing very flexibly, Carlberg was not to be outdone, and continued to chase points in vain, Liang Jingkun seized the opportunity to win another game 11-9, Liang Jingkun did not hesitate at the critical moment, forming a stalemate to fight for the initiative to attack, which made Carlberg feel a little helpless.
In the third game, Liang Jingkun's concentration declined, his own unnecessary mistakes were too many, and he was blasted out by Carlberg 11-4 and colored, and it was not the first time that he suddenly dropped the line, and in the fourth game, Carlberg saved the match point and narrowly won 12-10, and the mentality of the deciding game changed, Liang Jingkun withstood the pressure, overcame the unfavorable situation of falling behind, and ended the game 11-9, and finally defeated Carlberg 3-2, and faced Darko in the next round.