The men's singles semifinals are released: Ma Long avenged Lin Yunru 3-1, showing the old and spicy, and the big fat drove a roller coaster
At the 2024 WTT Incheon Championships, the men's singles quarterfinals will be held on March 30, with Chinese table tennis teams Fan Zhendong, Liang Jingkun and Ma Long playing. After fierce competition, Fan Zhendong defeated Zhang Benzhihe, Liang Jingkun defeated Simon Goetz, Ma Long defeated Lin Yunru, and all three national table tennis players were qualified. In addition, Brazil's Calderano also advanced to the semi-finals.
Semi-final matchup
Fan Zhendong VS Calderano
Ma Long VS Liang Jingkun
Fan Zhendong 3-1 Tomokazu Zhangmoto【14-12;11-5;3-11;11-8】
Fan Zhendong, the top seed of the tournament, faced Japan's Tomokazu Zhangmoto, in addition to the 2023 mixed team World Cup, this is the eighth dialogue in the history of the two sides, Fan Zhendong defeated his opponent 3-1, rewriting the record of 6-2. Zhang is 20 years old, seven years younger than Fan Zhendong, and is currently ranked ninth in the world.
The key to this game was in the first game, Zhang Benzhihe came up with a fierce momentum, trying to suppress the next horse. Fan Zhendong calmly coped with the shock wave and won the first game 14-12 with difficulty. After that, Fan Zhendong won the second game while the iron was hot, adjusted to the fight in the third game, and stabilized his position in the fourth game to end the game.
Calderano 3-0 Fer-Lebreen【11-9,11-8,11-5】
French superstar Felix Lebrendi is currently ranked No. 5 in the world at 17 years old and is still very young, while Calderano has slipped to No. 8 in the world and is now 27 years old.
The match was a one-sided affair and Lebrendi failed to take advantage of it. In the previous two encounters, Lebrandi has won, and this time Calderano finally won the opponent, and it was a three-game suppression sweep. Lebrendi is full of impact, but he is still too young, and the level of control ability still needs to be improved.
Lin Yunru 1-3 Ma Long【11-6;12-14;7-11;7-11】
At the end of the game, Chinese Taipei star Lin Yunru and national table tennis veteran Ma Long clashed, and before they knew it, the two sides had become old rivals. This match is the 10th dialogue between the two on the international stage, and Ma Long's 5-4 losses in the past have not reflected an advantage, including 2 losses to Lin Yunru in 2023. The most recent meeting was the men's singles final of the 2023 Eintracht Frankfurt Championships, when Lin Yunru won 4-1.
Ma Long took a 3-2 lead in the opening game, but was overtaken by Lin Yunru 5-3, and then Ma Long followed the score to 5-6, but then made consecutive mistakes, resulting in the score falling behind 5-8. After that, Ma Long recovered 1 point, but then ate the serve, and then Lin Yunru scored again to get the game point at 10-6 and take the next game 11-6.
In the second game, Lin Yunru led 2-0, and Ma Long scored quickly to follow, and then Lin Yunru shot extremely decisively, taking the advantage to a 5-2 lead. Then Ma Long adjusted the line change counterattack, followed up the score to 6-7 to stop the opponent, after the pause, Lin Yunru got the game point 10-8, Ma Long counterattacked and suppressed, and successfully reversed 14-12.
In the third game, Ma Long led 2-0, but he did not stabilize the advantage, and was soon overtaken by Lin Yunru. However, Ma Long dragged the opponent with his rich experience, and seized the key service opportunity to chase 7 draws. After that, Malone overtook the score in one go, and scored consecutive points to get the game point 10-7 and win the third game 11-7.
In the fourth game, Ma Long led 2-1 at the beginning, and continued to suppress to advance to 5-2, and then Lin Yunru chased 2 points in a row, and Ma Long chose to pause and slow down. After the pause, Lin Yunru scored 2 points in a row, and Ma Long's key score stabilized to 7 draws, and then Ma Long made consecutive firm and decisive shots to get the match point 10-7 and end the game 11-7.
Ma Long defeated Lin Yunru 3-1 and successfully achieved revenge and advanced to the men's singles semifinals.
Liang Jingkun 3-2 Simon Goetz【14-16,8-11,13-11,16-14,11-5】
Liang Jingkun became a professional roller coaster veteran, and this game reproduced a big reversal, the key points in the first two games were not grasped, and the next three games were reversed to win. What's even more thrilling is that the third and fourth games are on the verge of death, Liang Jingkun finally withstood the pressure and carried it down, and this roller coaster drove so hard that his heart couldn't stand it.
Simon Goetz is 29 years old, ranked 30th in the world, and has won against Chinese players many times in the past, including top player Xu Xin. This time Goetz created great pressure on Liang Jingkun, one foot has already stepped into the semi-finals, but Liang Jingkun was dragged out by Liang Jingkun, and Da Fat won all 4 games against Simon Goetz.