The first draw of the national table tennis was born, and Lin Gaoyuan failed to hold on to the 2-0 lead

On April 15, 2024, the table tennis World Cup in Macau continued, and the first draw of national table tennis appeared, Lin Gaoyuan led 2-0 and lost two games in a row, and was tied by Croatian player Pucar, who failed to hold on to the advantage and broke out the upset, so it would be difficult to qualify for the group stage.

Lin Gaoyuan is ranked 8th in the world and has always been the absolute main force of national table tennis, and has achieved excellent results many times, but the number of places in some events is limited, and he has not been able to get the opportunity to play, which also makes everyone feel a little pity, this time some team members do not occupy the quota of the association, so both events are 6 people to participate, Lin Gaoyuan is not very easy to play in the group stage, and the special rules are variable, requiring four rounds.

Pucar, a Croatian player, should not be underestimated, in recent years, the state has been maintained, after all, the quality of the veneer is high, and the ability to hold each other is strong, although the lack of stability in the on-the-spot performance, but it has a certain threat, don't look at the ranking is only 48, it is really not an idle person, this time the luck is too bad, come up to meet the main force of national table tennis, Lin Gaoyuan's level is undoubted, it stands to reason that this level cannot stop him.

Lin Gaoyuan and Pucar are in the 6th group, and the third person in the same group is Chinese Taipei star Zhuang Zhiyuan, who has the title of world champion, so relatively speaking, Pucar is the worst, Lin Gaoyuan made some unnecessary mistakes in the first game, and Pucar played back and forth, taking the lead 12-10, as Lin Gaoyuan accelerated, it was difficult for Pucar to keep up with the rhythm, and if he couldn't stand up, it was difficult to continue to improve the quality.

In the second game, Lin Gaoyuan adopted a steady and steady strategy, Pucar was very anxious, hoping to bring more pressure to the opponent by taking the initiative to change the line, Lin Gaoyuan had already prepared, with a more stable play, to win another game 11-7, Lin Gaoyuan gave everyone the feeling that it was particularly firm, as long as there was a chance, he dared to shoot to attack, form a suppression from the momentum, and find his own rhythm.

The third game came to the key point again, Lin Gaoyuan failed to grasp the opportunity, Pucar withstood the pressure and pulled back a game with 13-11, the fourth game may be affected by the mentality, Lin Gaoyuan was not as firm as the first two games, but a little hesitant, Pucar led 8-6, and then won another game 11-8, Lin Gaoyuan 2-2 Pucar, at present, the second round must win Zhuang Zhiyuan, otherwise it is difficult to say whether he can qualify.

In the women's singles group stage at the same time, Japan's Miwa Zhang defeated Canada's Zhang Mo 3-1 (11-5, 11-4, 11-5, 8-11).