On March 30, 2024, Beijing time, the WTT Incheon Championship entered the penultimate day, and the competition entered a climax, with 1/4 matches and some semi-finals competing on this match day. This competition attracted the main players of various associations to participate, and the fierce competition can be imagined. The national table tennis sent a total of seven players to participate, including three players such as Ma Long in the men's singles, and four players including Sun Yingsha in the women's singles.
In women's singles, the first sister of national table tennis Sun Yingsha played against Japanese player Hina Hayata, Chen Meng faced his old rival Szokos, Wang Yidi and Polkanova competed for a place in the semifinals, and Wang Manyu made an appointment with Tian Zhixi. In Men's Singles, Liang Jingkun takes on French veteran Simon Goetz, Fan Zhendong and old rival Zhang Benzhihe compete for a place in the semi-finals, and Ma Long takes on Lin Yunru.
Big fat Liang Jingkun took the lead, facing the world's 30th ranked veteran Simon Goetz, the big fat should have won easily, but unfortunately the first two games Simon Goates won two games in a row with 16:14 and 11:8 respectively, and Liang Jingkun, who was forced to a dead end, fought back strongly, and then won three games in a row with 13:11, 16:14 and 11:8 respectively, and the big score was 3:2 reversal to advance to the semifinals. The other matches are as follows.
Wang Yidi 3:0 Polkanova
Wang Yidi is ranked 3rd in the world, and Austrian player Polkanova is ranked 29th in the world. Polkanova's advantage lies in her height, which gives her an advantage in the protection of the table, but because of her height, she is less flexible and slower. Wang Yidi performed well in this game and hopes to achieve good results in the next game.
After the start of the game, Wang Yidi quickly entered the state, and in the first game, Wang Yidi won the first game with his ferocious fight with a quick victory of 11:4 and made a good start. In the second game, Polcano found his touch and gave Wang Yidi some pressure, and with Polcano taking an 8:6 lead, Wang Yidi quickly adjusted his tactics, accelerated his attack, and finally achieved a single-game reversal with 11:9. In the third game, Wang Yidi took advantage of the victory to chase after him, with momentum like a rainbow, and played a wave of 4:0 scoring climax, and finally won 11:4, and the big score was 3:0 to advance to the semifinals.
Chen Meng 3: 2 Szokos
Chen Meng is ranked 4th in the world and Romanian player Szokos is ranked 9th, and the two have played each other many times in history, each with wins and losses. At present, the national table tennis women's singles pair of players participating in the Paris Olympics is still unclear, and the foreign record most likely determines whether they can participate in the Paris Olympics.
At the beginning of the game, in the first game, Chen Meng took the lead and quickly entered the state, winning the game with a quick victory of 11:2. In the second game, Szokos found his touch and took an 8-6 lead at the beginning, and then Chen Meng made consecutive mistakes, and Szokos finally pulled back a game at 11-7. In the third game, Szokos suddenly dropped the line, and Chen Meng made a dream start of 6:1 at the beginning, and finally won the game again with an 11:2 quick victory. In the fourth game, Szokos miraculously resurrected, leading 5:0 at the beginning, and finally won 11:4, and the game entered the deciding game. In the fifth game, Chen Meng was chased to 6:6 by Szokos with a 5:2 lead at the beginning, and at the critical moment, Chen Meng withstood the pressure and won the game 11:9, and the big score was 3:2 thrilling to advance to the top 4.
Fan Zhendong 3: 1 Zhang Benzhihe
Fan Zhendong is ranked 2nd in the world, and Japanese player Tomokazu Zhang is ranked 9th, although Fan Zhendong has an advantage in the rankings, but Tomokazu Zhang is a strong rival of national table tennis. Fan Zhendong has won the men's singles silver medal and men's team championship at the Tokyo Olympics in his career, and is in stable form, and will face Brazil's Hugo Calderano in the semi-finals for a ticket to the final.
In the first game of the game, Tomokazu Zhang took the lead and took a 6:2 lead at the beginning. Not to be outdone, Fan Zhendong chased the score to a 9:9 draw, withstood the pressure at the critical moment, and won the 14:12 single-game reversal. In the second game, Fan Zhendong took advantage of the victory to chase and took a 4:1 lead. Then he continued to maintain the lead, and finally won the next game at 11:5, leading 2:0. In the third game, Zhang Benzhihe fought back strongly, taking a 4:1 lead at the beginning, and then scoring consecutive points, and finally pulled back a game with 11:3. In the fourth game, the two sides played a stalemate, and the score rose alternately to lead, and finally Fan Zhendong won the game 11:8, and the big score was 3:1 to advance.