The women's table tennis world champion played 11-0 in a row, and Zhang Benzhihe angered his opponent and lost points in an upset
On April 15, Beijing time, the 2024 ITTF Men's and Women's World Cup kicked off in Macau, and in the first round of the group stage, world champion Miu Hirano played two 11-0 in a row. In addition, Zhang Benzhihe scored two consecutive dribble balloons in the key game, which seemed to anger the opponent, and Zhang Benzhihe then lost a game, which was a little unexpected.
The ITTF World Cup adopts a new format, and the first stage of the group stage is not to be missed for seeded players. 12 members of the national table tennis participated, and two Olympic champions Chen Meng and Ma Long appeared one after another. Chen Meng swept Natalia Bayo 4-0, allowing the opponent to score a total of 13 points in four games. Ma Long swept Aditya Saleen 4-0, allowing the opponent to score a total of 17 points in four games, and it can be said that the two veterans of national table tennis won easily and got off to a good start.
Then, Fan Zhendong played against Germany's Duda, as the defending champion, Fan Zhendong is also the favorite to win the tournament, his debut started well, and he exploded 11-1 as soon as he came up, comprehensively suppressing Duda. In the second game, Fan Zhendong scored 5 points in a row after falling behind 6-9 and won another game 11-9. In the third game, Fan Zhendong fell behind early, but he scored 6 points in a row after falling behind 3-8, and then although he missed three game points in a row, Fan Zhendong still won the game 14-12 and took a 3-0 lead to ensure the first victory.
In the fourth game, Fan Zhendong reversed again after falling behind 1-3, and after 9 draws at the end of the game, he seized his two service opportunities and won the game 11-9, defeating Duda 4-0. Although the score was 4-0, the second and third games were difficult, and Fan Zhendong still needed to further mobilize his competitive state.
A number of players from the Japanese team also took the stage, and world champion Miu Hirano was quite ferocious, as she hit two consecutive 11-0s in the third and fourth games to get off to a flying start with a comfortable 4-0 win over Jocelyn. Miu Hirano not only played two 11-0 runs, but also allowed her opponent to score a total of seven points in four games, which was a one-sided game. Many fans bluntly said that after the expansion of the World Cup, the game lacked enjoyment, and there was no problem with the expansion, but joining the group stage looked a little redundant, not as good as the first round bye of the top 16 seeds, and the other 32 players played in the first round.
Hina Hayada and Tomokazu Haramoto were both stubbornly resisted, with Hina Hayada beating Sabine Winter 3-1 to score 11-6, 11-4, 8-11, 12-10 in four games. Tomokazu took a 2-0 lead, scored four points in a row after 8-10 in the third game, including two balloons to save the game point, and his opponent Andre Gacini seemed to be enraged, and suppressed Tomokazu Haramoto in the fourth game, allowing Tomokazu Haramoto to lose a point 6-11.
In Men's Singles, Anton Carlberg 4-0 Guo Yong, Qiu Dang 2-2 Ahmad Saleh, Marcos Freitas 4-0 Daniel Gonzalez. In other women's singles matches, Shen Yubin 3-1 Zeng Jian, Nina Mittram 4-0 Michelle Bromley, Zhu Qianxi 4-0 Sarah Hanford!