On April 17, the final round of the group stage of the World Cup in Macao was fiercely contested. Japan's Tomokazu Haramoto drew 2-2 with Denmark's Grote and advanced to the round of 16. After this battle, fans have a deeper understanding of the rules of the event.
In the first round of the group stage, Tomokazu Zhang defeated Croatian Garcia 3-1. In the second round of the group stage, Grote also defeated Garcia with the same score of 3-1. In this case, Tomokazu Zhangmoto's direct dialogue with Grote in the final round will be the key, and whoever wins will advance to the knockout round.
It's time for whoever wins and who advances, and this is the hardest moment, and this time Zhang Benzhihe encountered a dramatic moment. Tomokazu Zhang opened 7-11, 6-11, lost two games in a row, fell behind 0-2 and fell into a desperate situation. Grote dropped the chain at the critical moment and lost a good game, and Tomokazu Zhang won two games in a row 11-6, 11-5. At the end of the game, Zhang Benzhihe knelt on the ground excitedly to celebrate. But at that time, the result shown by the ITTF was that Tomokazu Zhang was out because of the disadvantage of small points, and Grote advanced to the knockout round. In this case, Zhang Benzhihe was embarrassed, and he was so excited to be eliminated.
The dramatic moment came, the ITTF updated the data in time, and Tomokazu Zhang won the game by a small score and advanced to the knockout round. What is the basis of the ITTF, we might as well take a look. Zhang Benzhi and Grote have the same record, and at this time they need to compete for the results of the face-to-face match, and in the case of a 2-2 draw, then they will compete for small points. Zhang Benzhi and four games, 7 + 6 + 11 + 11 = 35 points. Grote 11 + 11 + 6 + 5 = 33 points. Tomokazu Zhang led Grote 35-33 to become the first in the group and successfully advanced to the second stage of the knockout round. After this battle, the fans also knew the rules of the event, and when the total number of wins and losses of the two was the same, the next priority was to compare the winning and losing relationships between the two sides.
For national table tennis, Grote's threat is much smaller, and if he is the one who advances, our road to the championship will be smoother. Zhang Benzhihe's fighting ability is stronger, every time he encounters the national table tennis, he will fight chicken blood, and he has also defeated the main force of the national table tennis in the competition many times, his strength cannot be underestimated, and his pressure on the national table tennis is also greater. After Zhang Benzhi and this battle, I believe it is also a wake-up call for the national table tennis players, in addition to winning the game, every point must also be fought for, and it is also very important when calculating small points!
The rules of the event were a little vague at the beginning, but after the update, they have become clearer, congratulations to Tomokazu Zhangmoto!
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