On March 27, 2024, the Table Tennis Incheon Championship ended the first day of competition. In the finale, German world champion Ocharov eliminated Portugal's Freitas 3-1 to extend their record to 15-0!
So far, 8 seats have been released for the top 16 of men's singles: Ma Long, Liang Jingkun, Ocharov, Francesca, Hugo, Wu Huicheng, Darko, and Li Shangzhu.
The results of the 1/16 finals of other matches
Liang Jingkun, the main force of national table tennis, narrowly defeated Swedish star Carlberg 3-2 (11-3, 11-9, 4-11, 10-12, 11-9): This ball is a thrilling game, and it is too mysterious to win.
Brazil's Hugo Calderano eliminated Japan's main Hayasuke Togami 3-2: Japan's first national champion to go out, Togami's foreign battle is really spicy.
Korean table tennis dark horse teenager Wu Huicheng eliminated African champion Asal 3-2 (11-7, 9-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-5): Wu Huicheng is the son of Wu Shangyin, this home battle, the little guy has a flexible style of ball, clear thinking, and a bright feeling.
Wu Huicheng is only 17 years old this year, the same age as France's Felix Lebrun, is a young player focused on training by Korean table tennis, and the recent momentum is very strong.
German star Francesca swept Huang Zhenting 3-1 (11-1, 11-3, 3-11, 11-7): The reason why it is a sweep is related to the score, the German main force hit the score of 11-1, 11-3, Huang Zhenting was temporarily notified to come to South Korea to play the game, and he was not ready at first glance.
European champion Darko 3-0 British main Pitchford (11-7, 11-1, 11-9): Darko blasted 11-1, the first 11-1 in this championship, Pitchford was once the main opponent of national table tennis, and now he has been reduced to a second-rate player.
South Korea's Lee Sang-so 3-0 Lee Won-chang (11-7, 11-4, 11-9), Lee Sang-so eliminated the opponent as expected, and recently showed a more demonic posture as he gets older.
This time at home, Lee Sang-so occupies the advantage of the right time, place and people, and we will wait and see what kind of performance the veteran will bring.
Ma Long beat Sweden Moregard 3-0 (11-8, 11-9, 11-8), it is 3-0, but Ma Long won not easily, the post-match interview was full of low profile, Ma Long said: "For me, the top 50 in the world, everyone is still very close to this level. The winners of Guo Yong and Lin Zhongxun in the next round have not fought much, so let go and fight. ”
Moregard was completely conquered by Ma Long, and his mood was a little low after the game, but there was no way, who let him meet the hexagonal warrior.
To sum up, after the first day of the battle, 7 famous players: Huang Zhenting, Moregard, Pitchford, Assal, Hayasuke Togami, Carlberg, and Freitas suffered a round of tours.
Next, Fan Zhendong, the main force of national table tennis, will play on the second match day, and the opponent is Matsushima Teruku from Japan, let's cheer for Dongge together.