# [April Day] only lost to Ma Long once in the World Cup, and the Macau World Cup in April was full of difficulties
In the 2024 Macau World Cup, can Fan Zhendong, who has won four World Cup titles, continue his dominance of the men's World Cup?
The road to the World Cup final will be tough, with the 27-year-old not in the best form of history in recent months.
At the 2024 Singapore Grand Slam, he lost to Lin Shidong in the round of 32, and then he "ced" the world No. 1 position to Wang Chuqin in March.
At his most recent WTT Championship 2024 tournament in Incheon, he was eliminated by Hugo Calderano in the semifinals, his first loss to Calderano since 2018.
Pictured: Men's Singles - Final - Gold Medal Match - At the 2018 Liebherr Men's World Cup, China's Fan Zhendong defeated Germany's Tim Boll 4-1. The Daisney Event Arena in Paris, 18-22 November 2018.
The 2024 ITTF Men's and Women's World Cups will be held in Macau, China, from 15 to 21 April, and the stage is ready for an epic showdown that will take place as Fan Zhendong embarks on an unparalleled journey. He has already won 4 ITTF Men's World Cup trophies in his career, and as the tournament approaches, he is on everyone's radar.
Fan Zhendong is currently tied with Ma Lin for the most men's World Cup titles, and he is aiming for a record-breaking fifth title in Macau.
In 2016, Fan Zhendong became the youngest winner of the men's World Cup at the age of 19 years and 8 months.
In the past five World Cups, Fan Zhendong's performance has been perfect, losing only one game in his men's table tennis World Cup career, and reaching the final every time.
In 2015 at Halmstad, he lost to compatriot Malone on his World Cup debut. The following year, at the age of 19, he won his first men's cup gold medal in Saarbrücken, followed by three consecutive titles in Paris 2018, Chengdu 2019 and Weihai 2020, becoming the only player to win the men's World Cup three years in a row. The 16-match winning streak in this event is a strong endorsement of Fan Zhendong's continuation of this winning streak in Macau.
In the most recent men's World Cup, Fan Zhendong avenged his defeat to Ma Long in the 2015 final, beating Ma Long in seven exciting matches, making the home crowd restless and cementing his place in World Cup history.
Pictured: Fan Zhendong faces Ma Long in the final of the 2020 ITTF Men's World Cup.
Looking ahead, Fan Zhendong will encounter many obstacles on the road to winning the World Cup for the fifth time, and many players such as Wang Chuqin, Lin Shidong, Lee Sang-so, Lin Gaoyuan, Felix Lebrun and many others have confirmed their participation. He will have to overcome multiple players to earn a spot in the final, and he will likely face current world No. 1 Wang Chuqin.
With the countdown to Macau fast approaching, it remains to be seen whether Fan Zhendong will emerge victorious and add color to his growing trophies, but one thing is certain: the 2024 ITTF Men's World Cup is set to be an adrenaline-pumping spectacle for all participants.
Ping Pong Hu Qingyuan