On April 15, in the first round of the group stage of the 2024 Table Tennis Men's Singles World Cup, Wang Chuqin, the world No. 1 in national table tennis, ushered in the first singles World Cup journey in his career.
During the game, Wang Chuqin was penalized for serving in the third game.
The fight between the two, the first game was very stale, after 4-4, Ahn Jae-hyun 6-4, Wang Chuqin scored in a row, 9-6, Ahn Jae-hyun chased 9-9, Wang Chuqin scored two points in a row 11-9 to win the first game. In the second game, Wang Chuqin led all the way, 9-4, Ahn Jae-hyun chased three points in a row, and Wang Chuqin withstood the pressure and won 11-7. Wang Chuqin led 2-0.
In the third game, Ahn Jae-hyun fell behind 3-5 and chased 5-5, but he shouted a timeout, came back from a pause, Wang Chuqin's serve, was directly penalized, Ahn Jae-hyun scored a wave of consecutive points 8-5 to open the score, Wang Chuqin chased it to 9-9, and Ahn Jae-hyun grasped the key point 11-9 to recover a game.
In the fourth game, Wang Chuqin led 6-2, faced Ahn Jae-hyun chasing points, shouted a timeout, Ahn Jae-hyun chased 6-6, and after the two sides were 8-8, Ahn Jae-hyun scored 11-8 in a row. Ahn Jae-hyun chased it to 2-2.