On March 30, Beijing time, the 2024 WTT Incheon Championship entered the fourth match day, and the men's singles semifinals were all released. All three members of the national table tennis advanced to the semi-finals, among which Liang Jingkun achieved a big reversal of "letting two chase three", and Ma Long turned the tables against Lin Yunru. The only player in the semi-finals was Brazil's Hugo Calderano. The semi-finals will be played tonight.
Men's Singles 1/4 finals
1. Hugo Calderano 3-0 Felix Lebrun
The score of the third game: 11-9, 11-8, 11-5.
Hugo narrowly defeated Hayasuke Togami 3-2 in the first round, and Alex Lebrun 3-1 in the second round, and this time it was a 3-0 clean sheet against the opponent, and the form is getting better and better. originally thought that the Lebrun brothers were in the same division, and it was possible to stage a "brother derby" in the end, but they were all cut down by Hugo in the end.
2. Liang Jingkun 3-2 Simon Goetz
五局比分：14-16，8-11，13-11，16-14，11-5。
Liang Jingkun and Lee Sang-so are both power-based plays, pursuing single-board quality and not liking too many changes, so it would be great if they could "make a miracle vigorously". Simon Goetz is the opposite, he is an alternative to European male players, known for his backhand, and there are many small skills and tactical changes, and it is easy to be taken into the ditch by him if he is not careful.
Liang Jingkun was depressed by Simon Goetz in the first two games, and he couldn't make it hard. In the third game, Liang Jingkun really had no way to retreat, and he himself seemed to be numb and lacked fighting spirit. Fortunately, he was woken up in time by Wang Hao's guidance, and asked him to make some changes in the first three boards, take the initiative to get started, and don't make it shorter. Listening to the advice of people to eat a full meal, Liang Jingkun is very good, and then he will let go of his hand to fight the opponent, falling behind from 4-7, chasing point by point, and after saving a match point, he reversed and won the third game.
In the fourth game, Liang Jingkun took the advantage, and the "God of Luck" also came to help, wiping the net and wiping the edges to score, but 10-7 held 3 game points but lost 4 points in a row, but fortunately he held it at the critical moment, and finally won 16-14 thrilling next city. In the deciding game, the two sides started with a stalemate, but a controversial ball completely angered the "honest man", and after 3-4, Liang Jingkun then sent the opponent a wave of 8-1, and finally locked the victory with 11-5.
3. Fan Zhendong 3-1 Tomokazu Zhangmoto
Scores in four games: 14-12, 11-5, 3-11, 11-8.
The two sides have played each other 7 times before, with 5 wins and 2 losses.
In this game, Fan Zhendong made too many short ball mistakes in the first game, and once fell behind 1-6. At the end of the game, he gradually regained his touch, scored 4 points in a row after 6-9, reversed the score and took the lead to get the game point, and finally won the first game 14-12. The initiative to score and lose points is in the hands of Fan Zhendong, and the next step is to find a way to control a little mistake. In the second game, Fan Zhendong played perfectly and won 11-5. In the third game, Zhang Benzhihe, who was 0-2 behind, grabbed the start and took a 7-2 lead, which gave him a chance to pull back a city. In the fourth game, the competition between the two sides entered a white-hot and continued to be divided. After 8-8, Zhang Benzhi and the active attack made consecutive mistakes, and Fan Zhendong scored 3 points in a row to seal the victory with 11-8.
Tomokazu Zhang may have been trying to enhance the strength of his forehand and increase muscle appropriately, but the offensive ability of his forehand has improved limitedly, which has affected the flexibility of his backhand, and his threat to the main players of national table tennis has decreased.
4. Ma Long 3-1 Lin Yunru
Scores in four games: 6-11, 14-12, 11-7, 11-7.
The two sides have played each other 9 times before, with Malone winning 5-4 and having a slight advantage. can be on par with Ma Long in the duel, Lin Yunru is the only one among the active players in the foreign association. Both of them are good at using their brains, fighting wits and courage on the field, rich in tactics and very ornamental.
In the first game, Ma Long kept making mistakes on the serve, losing 4 points in a row after 3-2, and the score was pulled away. Although Ma Long tried to chase the score, Lin Yunru's forehand attack also won repeatedly, and in the end, Ma Long lost the first game 6-11. In the second game, Malone once fell behind by 3 points, and at the end of the game, he fell behind 8-10 again, and sent two long balls in a row to save the game point, and finally won 14-12 with difficulty. After stubbornly gnawing the second game, Ma Long took the initiative to speed up in the crucial third game, wanting to grab a good start, but Lin Yunru's defensive counterattack was sharper and once again took a 3-point lead. Malone strengthened the changes in the first three boards, blasted out a wave of 7-0 scoring, and finally reversed the game 11-7. In the fourth game, Lin Yunru fell behind 2-5 and chased 5 points in a row, but who would have thought that Ma Long immediately returned a wave of 6-0 and finally locked the victory with 11-7.
Ma Long's tactical use and psychological control are top-notch, and the rhythm of the game is in place. With Ma Long's promotion, all 3 players in the national table tennis men's singles broke into the semifinals.
Men's Singles semifinals
18:00 Fan Zhendong VS Hugo Calderano
19:30 Ma Long VS Liang Jingkun
Who do you think will advance to the finals?