Incheon Championship: Tomokazu Jang swept the world champion 3-0 and advanced to the round of 16
On March 28, Beijing time, the table tennis WTT Incheon Championship ushered in the focus of the battle, the 20-year-old Japanese star Tomokazu Zhangmoto appeared on the stage, and the 42-year-old Chinese Taipei world champion Zhuang Zhiyuan competed for the qualification to advance to the men's singles round of 16.
According to the signing, Zhang Benzhihe will face 17-year-old South Korean teenager Oh Hyun-seong (son of Olympic runner-up Oh Sang-yin) in the next round.
Highlights of the game
Zhang Benzhihe was born in 2003, Zhuang Zhiyuan was born in 1981, both of them have defeated the main force of the national table tennis many times The master of the foreign association, I have also achieved good results in the competition, Zhuang Zhiyuan won the men's doubles championship of the World Table Tennis Championships and the men's singles championship in the finals.
Prior to this, Zhang Benzhihe and Zhuang Zhiyuan had fought many times, although the former was younger, but he also lost three consecutive defeats. However, as time goes by, Zhuang Zhiyuan, who is about to turn 43, is not in the same condition as before, and the threat to Tomokazu Zhang is also decreasing, so it is generally believed that the Japanese youngster will be more likely to advance this time.
The process of the game
After the start of the game, the veteran Zhuang Zhiyuan's speed was obviously not as good as the young Zhang Benzhihe, and he lost 3 points in a row, and then relied on dribbling to stop the losing streak, but then fell into passivity. From the perspective of playing style, Zhuang Zhiyuan is also a backhand speed athlete in the near Taiwan, but the years are not forgiving, and now he makes frequent mistakes and does not dare to exert his strength, and then lost a game 4-11.
In the second game, Zhuang Zhiyuan rushed to the front and made mistakes, the opening lead was reversed, and he lost by 2 points at the last moment, and was forced into a desperate situation after losing 9-11.
In the third game, Zhuang Zhiyuan had no way out, but in the face of the impact of Zhang Benzhihe, he was still defeated, and finally lost the whole game 7-11, and was eliminated in the first round, regretting to stop at the top 32 of the men's singles.
Judging from the ball road, Zhuang Zhiyuan and Zhang Benzhihe actually have a lot of similarities, so Zhuang Zhiyuan was not afraid of this opponent in the past few years, but as he grew older, Zhuang Zhiyuan's reaction speed was obviously not as good as that of the youngster, and now it is not surprising to lose to Zhang Benzhihe, so let's wait and watch the showdown between South Korean teenager Wu Huicheng and Zhang Benzhihe!