The Incheon Championship continued, and on the second matchday, Japanese table tennis player Tomokazu Jang made his appearance against Zhuang Ji-yeon. After 3 rounds of competition, Tomokazu Zhang defeated his opponent with a score of 3-0, got a good start, and advanced to the round of 16 of the Incheon competition.
Tomokazu Haramoto is an absolute staple of Japanese table tennis and is currently ranked 9th in the world in singles, and after a poor record at the Singapore Grand Slam, Tomokazu Haramoto is eager to do well in Incheon. Against Zhuang Zhiyuan, Zhang Benzhihe has a lot of experience, the overall record is 5 wins and 3 losses, the past 3 games against Zhuang Zhiyuan, Zhang Benzhihe won 3 consecutive victories, it can be said that the Japanese brother found a way to deal with Zhuang Zhiyuan, therefore, the latter is difficult to upset in the game.
In the first game, Zhang Benzhihe was full of momentum, and quickly got a 9-3 advantage, and then roared to celebrate, on the other hand, Zhuang Zhiyuan, who entered the state slowly, was firmly suppressed by the opponent in the score. After 4-10, Zhuang Zhiyuan returned the ball and touched the net, and Zhang Benzhihe easily won the first game 11-4, leading 1-0 in the total score.
After winning the first game comfortably, Tomokazu looked relaxed. At the beginning of the second game, Zhang Benzhihe took the lead in scoring, while Zhuang Zhiyuan's offensive state was good, scoring 3 points in a row and quickly achieving a 3-1 overtake. Tomokazu Haramoto was down 2-5 at one point, which made him a little depressed, but the Japanese athlete was tenacious and chased it to 4-5. On the other hand, Zhuang Zhiyuan's form began to decline, and the Japanese player took the opportunity to chase a 6-6 draw. After 8-7, Tomokazu Zhang won the favor of the balloon, and after scoring another 1 point, the Japanese player roared in celebration and won the game point, although he lost 1 point, however, the Japanese player still won the second game 11-9, and the total score came to 2-0.
Tomokazu Zhang still performed well in the third game, leading 3-2 at the beginning, and then continued to roar, and the two took multiple rounds of duels, and it was the Japanese player who scored the point, leading 4-2. After 2-5, Zhuang Zhiyuan was helpless, so he could only shout a timeout, and kept shaking his head, looking depressed. After 10-4, Zhang Benzhihe got the game point, but lost 3 points in a row, and had no choice but to call a timeout, and finally Zhang Benzhihe won 11-7, and the total score was 3-0 to advance.