Beijing time on Monday, April 15, 2024. Macau Table Tennis World Cup, on the first match day today, as many as 11 Chinese national table tennis players appeared. Wang Chuqin made his finale debut, and the start time was already 22 o'clock in the evening. After 4 rounds, Wang Chuqin 2-2 Ahn Jae-hyun. The score in the 4th game was: 11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 8-11!
Facing Ahn Jae-hyun, Wang Chuqin was still looking for a feeling in the first game, waiting for a day's game, the feel needed to be slowly adjusted, and the feeling of the venue also needed to be slowly adapted. In this game, the two of them fought all the way to 9-9, and then, the first two serves were all grasped, 11-9! Wang Chuqin won the first game.
Chinese fans are more familiar with the South Korean men's team, including Jang Woo-jin, Lim Jong-hoon, and Lee Sang-so. During the World Table Tennis Championships in Busan, South Korea, when the Chinese men's team met South Korea, Wang Chuqin first lost to Zhang Yuzhen 1-3, and then defeated Lin Zhongxun 3-0 in the fifth set. Facing Ahn Jae-hyun today, Datou is also constantly looking for game tactics against Korean players.
In the second game, Wang Chuqin increased his hitting speed, continued to attack with his forehand, and played 10 rounds of confrontation with Ahn Jae-hyun, Wang Chuqin attacked 4 consecutive forehands, very chic, without dragging his feet. The score then came to 9-6, and Wang Chuqin's serve landed very tricky, and the rhythm was very fast, and Ahn Jae-hyun was mobilized left and right. Then, the Korean player ate the serve again, 11-7!
The big head attacks with consecutive forehands
In the third game, Wang Chuqin continued to increase the rotation of table tennis, served and attacked, attacked sideways forehand in a straight line, and constantly suppressed Ahn Jae-hyun. In this game, Wang Chuqin scored a high success rate in his own service round. The South Korean player had a few luck points, and the two sides came to 5-5, and coach Ahn Jae-hyun called a timeout. After the timeout, Ahn Jae-hyun scored consecutive points to 8-5! And Datou stubbornly turned the score into 9-9! Then, Ahn Jae-hyun played even better, scoring two points in a row, 11-9! South Korea's Wang Chuqin 1-2.
In the fourth game, Ahn Jae-hyun did a good job in a straight backhand against Wang Chuqin, restricting the big head. But Wang Chuqin's ability to seize opportunities is stronger. The score came to 6-3, Wang Chuqin took the initiative in continuous attacks, but the table tennis ball fell poorly, and then the big head called a timeout. After the pause, Wang Chuqin's half-stage attack was also a little anxious. Ahn Jae-hyun's ball path is relatively calm, and today's game is an opportunity for Datou to get to know the Korean player well.
The score was then deadlocked, from 6-6 to 7-7 to 8-8, with the big head twisting and pulling the high-quality return and shaking the wrist just right. Ahn Jae-hyun's patience is indeed good. He still looks like he's able to play according to his tactical ideas when it matters most, and unlike other South Koreans, he lacks the passion to shout but is calculating. 8-11! Wang Chuqin 2-2 Ahn Jae-hyun. Wang Chuqin is 1 point more than Ahn Jae-hyun in the small score!