In the women's singles 1/16 match of the WTT feeder event Dusseldorf, Hina Hayata's rival Sakura Yokoi defeated South Korean player Lee Eun-hye 2-3. Sakura Yokoi has lost to Lee Eun-hye for the second time in just a week, and the last time she was defeated in a tiebreaker. Sakura Yokoi learned a lesson this time and took a 2-0 lead in the first two games, and Lee Eun-hye lost all the first two games 8-11, which shows that Sakura Yokoi did not lose in technical strength, but in the ability to resist pressure.
Sakura Yokoi's ability to take a big lead shows that her skills are far above her opponents. Two of the next three games were 9-11 losses and did not score key points. In particular, after losing 9-11 in the fourth game, he was dragged into the tiebreaker, and Lee Eun-hye tied the total score in the deciding game, and his morale was greatly boosted.
Yokoi Sakura was defeated in the end because she was tied and her mentality changed. Lee Eun-hye is not a main player in the Korean team and often participates in some side events, but she seems to have become Yokoi's nemesis. Yokoi Sakura's first three boards of play are more aggressive, and the shortcoming is that the offense is particularly anxious, and if the first three boards can't penetrate the opponent, there will be some lack of stamina.
Sakura Yokoi is already relatively advanced in terms of technology, but it needs to be improved in terms of soft power, and excellent players must have outstanding ability to withstand pressure. Hina Hayada became the first sister of Japanese table tennis because of her strong ability to resist pressure. In terms of talent, she is not necessarily higher than Misei Ito and Miu Hirano, but her consistency in the game is indeed the best.
If Sakura Yokoi wants to become a good player, she still has to participate in more international competitions so that she can develop her ability to resist pressure. If you only focus on the Japanese Table Tennis League and do not participate in international competitions, you will not be able to cope with the more complex and difficult situation of the competition. The technical advancement of the players is on the one hand, and the ability to resist pressure is on the other hand.
On the men's singles 1/16 match day, table tennis player Yutai Tanaka defeated Taipei teenager Gao Chengrui 3-1. Yutai Tanaka is definitely aiming for the title, but there are many European players competing in this event, and it depends on his on-the-spot performance.
South Korea's Cho Dae-sung narrowly defeated German teenager Stamper 3-2, and both sides are the most technologically advanced types of play. Zhao Dacheng lost 9-11 in the first game, and then won two games in a row to overtake the score. Stumper won the fourth game 11-9, but unfortunately lost 6-11 with a mistake in the opening game of the tiebreaker.
It can only be said that the young players are still competing for stability, and the strength of both sides is similar in the tiebreaker. Another player, Ahn Jae-hyun, swept France's Akuzu 3-0, allowing his opponent to score only 17 points in three games, and it is clear that his strength is above his opponent. South Korea's Kang Dong so defeated Australia's Lim Moon-jung 3-0, conceding only seven points in the first two games.
The competitiveness of the Korean players is still very strong, but another Korean teenager Wu Huicheng lost 2-3 to Taipei's Liao Zhenting, and the two played until the deciding game to determine the winner, Wu Huicheng lost 4-11 in the tiebreaker. In addition, South Korean female players Seo Hyo-won, Kim Na-young, Lee Do-eun, and Kim Ha-young all advanced, and only South Korean veteran Liang Xiayin lost 2-3 to Germany's Mantz, which unfortunately stopped in the top 32.
South Korean teenager Kim Ha Luo defeated teammate Lee Si Win 3-1, showing good technical advancement. In this event, almost the entire Korean team is out of action, aiming to win the championship and runner-up, so let's wait and see. Recently, the German team announced the Olympic lineup, and Ocharov and Qiu Dang got the singles quotas.
Veteran Bol secured a spot in the team event and Francesca secured a place in the P card. Although Francesca had just beaten Ma Long, she was defeated by Fan Zhendong at the Incheon Championships, so she did not qualify for the Olympics. Francesca said she was saddened to be selected for the Olympics, but she was grateful for the support of her fans.
Francesca was also born at the wrong time, mainly because teammates Ocharov and Bol had too long a career. In particular, the veteran Bol is 44 years old and still maintains a high level of competitiveness. In fact, Bol's participation in the Olympics is not too controversial, and the fact that another player, Ocharov, won a place in the singles competition is a little incomprehensible to fans.
Because Ocharov is not as competitive as the veteran Bol, he has been suppressed by young players in this Olympic cycle, and his performance in international competitions is far from his peak. It can only be said that Ocharov has relatively high seniority in the team, although Francesca has beaten Ma Long, but Ma Long does not participate in the Olympic singles competition, so this result is not in the list.
If only Francesca could beat Fan Zhendong, but he was just defeated by Fan Zhendong, and the German Table Tennis Association announced the Olympic squad. Francesca's foreign results are similar to those of Ocharov and Qiu Dang, who are mainly younger, and Ocharov has a lot of experience in competing in consecutive Olympic competitions.
And Francesca is also in her 30s, in the age group of not being able to go up or down. For the German Table Tennis Association, it is almost the same to choose any player. In fact, Francesca's recent form is far better than Ocharov's, at least the focus of the game is better.
It's just that the German Table Tennis Association considers it from a comprehensive aspect, and the focus of the selection of Olympians is different, which leads to Francesca's defeat.