Brother Liu Guoliang sent a message to congratulate the two apprentices on winning the Olympic tickets, and Huang Zhenting was happy
Table tennis pairs of North Korea and Hong Kong, China, have just secured two mixed doubles tickets for Paris 2024.
After the first day of the Mixed Doubles Table Tennis Olympic Qualification Tournament in Haverov, the DPRK pair of RI Jong Sik and Kim Kum Yong, along with Hong Kong pair Wong Chun Ting/To Hoi Kwan, secured their qualification for Paris 2024 (Mixed Doubles).
On their way to their respective draws, Lee Jung-sik/Kim Jin-young defeated Spain's Alvaro ROBLES and Maria XIAO in the final hurdle.
The score was 4 to 3 (8, -9, -6, 7, -13, 9, 11), and the score was also very high, which can be described as a difficult battle.
Previously, they defeated Hungary's Nandor Esek and Dora Madaraz, India's Satyan Gananasekallan and Manica Batra, and Slovakia's Lubomir Pistey and Barbola Balazova.
Liu Guoliang's elder brother Liu Guodong, the coach of the Hong Kong team, posted a message to celebrate his disciples.
Huang Zhenting fought in Europe for 12 days, not only won the first WTT singles title of his career Croatia feeder tournament, but also teamed up with his old partner Du Kaiqin to win a ticket to the Paris Olympics.
In the decisive match, Wong Chun Ting/Du Hoi Kim beat Luxembourg's Luka Mladenovic/Ni Xialian.
The score was 4-2 (5, -7, 6, 9, -10, 11) and the game was tough.
In other matches, Wong/Du eliminated Sweden's Christian Carlsen and Christina Carlberg, and Poland's Samuel Kucki and Zuzana Vilgos.
The remaining 24 pairs will return to action on the 12th for another round.
Seeded based on the performance of the number 11, the two teams were again divided into two knockout stages. The winners of these divisions will secure the remaining two Olympic quotas in the Mixed Doubles Olympic Qualifiers, cementing their quota places in Paris.
The Chinese table tennis team Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha combination ranks first in mixed doubles in terms of world rankings, and also dominates the Paris Olympics selection points ranking in the team.
In the last Tokyo Olympics, Mizutani Hayabusa/Ito Misei created the first gold history, and the national table tennis "Xinwen Simulcast" combination Xu Xin/Liu Shiwen hated.
In the 2024 Tokyo Olympics, I believe that Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha will defend the dignity of national table tennis again!
Ping Pong Hu Qingyuan