Macau World Cup: The first round of 16 of the national table tennis men's singles was born! Ma Long won a big victory and swept his opponent 4-0
On April 17, 2024, the table tennis Macau World Cup continued, and the first top 16 players in the national table tennis men's singles were born.
National table tennis captain Ma Long, as the World Cup champion, has had a very eye-catching performance in this event, during this time Ma Long maintained a good winning rate, although he lost to Francesca, but in general it is still very stable, so he is trusted by the coaching staff, and is more friendly to veterans from the perspective of the schedule, because there is only one game per match day, and there is no concurrent, you can concentrate.
It is worth mentioning that Ma Long's two opponents in the same group are weaker, before this World Cup, the number of appearances was only a handful, Canada's Li Yuanzhang is 21 years old, Australia's Saraen is 15 years old, very young but the level is limited, that is, this period of time is slightly active, like Salene If she is not in the same group as Ma Long, I am afraid everyone will not know this fledgling newcomer.
In the last round, Salene lost to Ma Long and Li Yuanzhang 0-4, the young player focused on participation, Ma Long and Li Yuanzhang competed for the qualifying place, of course, there is no suspense in this game itself, Ma Long occupies an absolute advantage, after the start of the game, Ma Long led 6-2 in the first game, Li Yuanzhang chased the score in vain, Ma Long took the lead with 11-8, and there were many unnecessary mistakes just up, and the concentration needs to be improved.
In the second game, Ma Long adopted a steady and steady strategy, and did not despise Li Yuanzhang, so that every ball must be fought, the competitive spirit is admirable, Ma Long led the way in an all-round way, blasted out 11-4 and won another game, in the third game Li Yuanzhang was based on fighting, trying to fight for opportunities, and letting go of his mentality to play individual good shots, but this kind of play is difficult to maintain, Ma Long won this game 11-4, and it is relatively easy to deal with.
The fourth game is actually of little significance, because Ma Long is sure to win 3-0, but the game system requires that it must be played, and the off-court guidance is the head coach Wang Hao, Ma Long seized the opportunity to lock the victory with 11-4, and finally swept Li Yuanzhang 4-0, this score is in line with expectations, Ma Long became the first national table tennis men's singles group to qualify, the first to advance to the top 16, preparing for the knockout round, the real highlight is still behind.
In other arenas, South Korea's Lim Jong-hoon has been out, although he drew with Sweden's Carlberg, but Carlberg won 3-0 against Guo Yong, and Lim Jong-hoon was 4-0, Carlberg is obviously better, following Qiu Dang's defeat to Japan's Hayasuke Togami, another old opponent missed the promotion, which shows that this special format is really difficult to play, unless it has absolute strength, it is inevitable that there will be problems.