Wang Chuqin was forced to the edge of the cliff! The world No. 1 was facing the situation of not being able to qualify, and Liu Guoliang did not expect it
The WTT Macau 2024 Singles World Cup kicks off its first day of competition on 15 April. National table tennis Sun Yingsha, Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin and many other main players appeared on the field. Although the national table tennis players all ended the first round with victorious results, Wang Chuqin and Lin Gaoyuan finished the match with a score of 2-2 respectively, only narrowly defeating their opponents in a small score, and the two faced the situation of not being able to qualify.
Results of the first day of national table tennis:
Chen Meng 4-0 Bayonatalia of Poland.
Malone 4-0 Australia's Salin Aditya.
Fan Zhendong 4-0 Germany's Duda.
Lin Shidong 4-0 Colombia's Mino.
Wang Yidi 3-1 Hong Kong's To Hoi King.
Liang Jingkun 4-0 Australia's Lin Wenzheng.
Sun Yingsha 4-0 Zhu Chengzhu of Hong Kong.
Wang Manyu 4-0 Ronania's Diaknu.
Chen Xingtong 4-0 Chinese Taipei's Liu Xinyin.
Lin Gaoyuan 2-2 Croatia's Puka. Sub-score 42-41.
Wang Chuqin 2-2 South Korea's Ahn Jae-hyun. Sub-scores 39-38.
As can be seen from the above results, there are eight players in the national table tennis who swept their opponents 4-0 and did not lose points. Wang Yidi's 3-1 win over Hong Kong's To Hoi Kim also gave himself an advantage. Only Lin Gaoyuan and Wang Chuqin played a score of 2-2, although they were slightly ahead of the opponent in small points, but once the opponent won 4-0 in the next game, Lin Gaoyuan and Wang Chuqin must also defeat the opponent 4-0 at the same time, but also control the loss of points as much as possible, so the initiative to qualify from the group is no longer in the hands of Lin Gaoyuan and Wang Chuqin.
Since Lin Gaoyuan has been on the edge of the absolute main circle, he will not have much impact whether he can qualify or not. However, Wang Chuqingui is the world's No. 1 men's singles player, who won the Singapore Grand Slam not long ago, and after establishing the men's singles world No. 1 points advantage, he also chose to withdraw from the Incheon Championships, which is quite a sense of selective participation after becoming the king. If Wang Chuqin can't qualify from the group in the Macau Championship, it will be a big blow for him.
Some netizens have always questioned Wang Chuqin's world No. 1. Whether it was Ma Long or Fan Zhendong before, they were ranked No. 1 in the world and were blessed with three major championship titles, and they deserved to sit on the throne of No. 1 in the world. Only Wang Chuqin does not have the World Cup, World Championships, and Olympic men's singles championship trophy, and the gold content and persuasiveness of the world's No. 1 are indeed not high.
The match between Wang Chuqin and Ahn Jae-hyun reflects that he still has shortcomings to make up, and the South Korean players have always been opponents that the national table tennis cannot be underestimated. At the World Table Tennis Championships in Busan in February, the South Korean team almost overturned the national table tennis. If Wang Chuqin wants to become a leader like Fan Zhendong, he must be able to shoulder the heavy responsibility of blocking Japanese and Korean players in the team and singles. In this game, Wang Chuqin's performance was not good, and he also pushed himself into a desperate situation.
The Macau Singles World Cup is of great significance to Wang, who is in dire need of a singles champion to make a name for himself, as the tournament has only resumed after more than three years. Hopefully, he will be able to perform at a high level in the next match against Glasmenko in Kazakhstan, otherwise he will not only face the risk of not qualifying from the group, but will also be deducted as many as 3,000 Olympic points. Come on, don't miss your chance!
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