On March 29, Beijing time, the men's singles 1/8 finals of the Table Tennis Incheon Championship were in full swing. World No. 8 Brazilian star Hugo Calderano played against France's Alex Lebrun, and Hugo played bravely, winning 3 games in a row after falling behind 0-1, and finally let one chase three to achieve a reversal and advance to the men's singles quarterfinals first!
The two table tennis celebrities have similar playing styles, and they both belong to the type of big opening and closing. However, their paths to qualification were very different, with Hugo narrowly beating Japanese national champion Hayasuke Togami 3-2 in the first round, and world No. 22 Alex beating Chinese Taipei's Gao Chengrui 3-1.
After the start of the game, Alex Lebrun used the fast pace to play momentum, Hugo was a little led by the nose, and there were too many unnecessary mistakes, and the points were lost too quickly, Lebrun strengthened the standoff score, 11-8 to take the lead in the next city to get off to a good start, and the big score was 1-0 ahead of Hugo.
In the second game, Hugo gradually adapted to Lebrun's rhythm, and used the forehand and backhand two large angles to mobilize the opponent, Lebrun was a little out of power, Hugo accelerated the pace, Lebrun was very passive, lost the game 6-11, and the two sides were tied.
In the third game, Hugo gradually got better, Lebrun was never able to break through, there was impatience on the field, lost points and roared, it seemed that some losses and losses, Hugo was not used to his problems, and he got the game point in one go, and hit an 11-6, Lebrun threatened.
In the third game, Hugo was in a hot state, starting with a 2-0, directly forcing out Lebrun's pause, and after coming back, Hugo took a 5-1 lead, and then Hugo expanded the score, leading 9-3, Lebrun scored 3 points in a row, 6-9 behind the opponent by 3 points, Hugo decisively used the timeout, and Hugo strengthened the attack after coming back, and finally locked the victory with 11-6.
Next, Hugo will face the winner of Felix Lebrun and Ocharov, so stay tuned for more exciting matches.