Ma Long 3-4!Fan Zhendong 2-4! The two cores of national table tennis are out, and Liang Jingkun enters the men's singles final PK Hugo

2024 WTT Incheon Championships, the two men's singles semifinals have ended, Ma Long lost to Liang Jingkun 3-4, Fan Zhendong lost to Hugo 2-4, the two cores of national table tennis are out, Liang Jingkun enters the men's singles final PK Hugo, for Liang Jingkun, for national table tennis, this is a big test, can Liang Jingkun help national table tennis keep the championship?

In the last Olympic cycle, Ma Long and Fan Zhendong were the absolute core of national table tennis, representing the Chinese team in the men's singles competition of the Tokyo Olympics, Ma Long finally won the championship, and Fan Zhendong won the runner-up. Now, the Paris Olympics are about to be held this year, and in terms of the status of the national table tennis team, Ma Long and Fan Zhendong are still the core, although Ma Long is 35 years old, although Wang Chuqin has already risen strongly.

In the semifinals between Ma Long and Liang Jingkun, Ma Long lost 5-11 and 8-11 in the first two games, Liang Jingkun's forehand and backhand are of very high quality, and the defense is also very thick, and it is difficult for Ma Long to gain the upper hand in the hard match.

Previously, Liang Jingkun experienced an extremely difficult battle in the quarterfinals, losing two games first, and then reversing Simon Goetz 3-2 in three consecutive games, during which Liang Jingkun saved several match points! Obviously, through the quarterfinals, Liang Jingkun found the best state of the game.

In the third game, Liang Jingkun was still strong, and Ma Long was helpless in the face of a super-high-quality return, but in the case of falling behind sharply, Ma Long switched his rubber, which was a change made by Ma Long, in addition, Ma Long was also very tenacious, and finally completed a single game reversal 13-11 and successfully pulled back a game.

In the fourth game, the situation has changed, Liang Jingkun began to be unable to stand, Ma Long's attack was very smooth, Liang Jingkun kept losing points, Ma Long chased another game with 11-5, and chased the total score to a 2-2 draw.

After returning to the same running line, Ma Long continued the strong state of the previous game, and in Liang Jingkun's advantageous backhand competition, Ma Long could also have the upper hand, 11-8, Ma Long won another game, and chased three games in a row 3-2.

In the sixth game with no way out, Liang Jingkun scored 4 points in a row to start the game 4-0, Ma Long chased two points in a row, Liang Jingkun re-stabilized the situation and expanded the lead 7-2, Ma Long chased 6-9 after falling behind 3-8, and Liang Jingkun won 11-6 and dragged the game into the deciding game.

In the deciding game, the score was tightened all the way to 5-5, Ma Long scored two points in a row to lead 7-5, Liang Jingkun scored 6 points in a row and won 11-7, and narrowly defeated Ma Long 4-3 in the total game to advance to the men's singles final.