On April 17, in the 2024 Table Tennis Men's Singles World Cup group stage life and death match, the national table tennis king Chuqin played against the Kazakhstan team Glasmenko, and finally Wang Chuqin swept the opponent 4-0, won the first victory, and also locked the first place in the group and advanced to the knockout round.
The previous two games in this group were 2-2, with Wang Chuqin drawing 2-2 with Ahn Jae-hyun and leading 39-38. Glasmenko drew 2-2 with Ahn Jae-hyun, giving Ahn Jae-hyun a 39-33 lead. Ahn Jae-hyun's overall score was 77-72.
Wang Chuqin faced Glasmenko, as the world No. 1 in men's singles, and as the first singles world champion who attacked him, he had to win his opponent.
In this crucial battle, Wang Chuqin's off-the-field guidance was also replaced by his head coach Xiao Zhan.
In the first game, the first half of the two sides was very stalemate, and after 6-6, Wang Chuqin gradually opened the score, and finally won the first game 11-7.
Wang Chuqin was in trouble in the second game, the two sides fought to 9-9, Glasmenko 10-9 game points, Wang Chuqin scored consecutive points 12-10 reversal.
In the third game, Wang Chuqin took the lead at the beginning, Glasmenko called a timeout, but it had no effect, and Wang Chuqin won 11-2.
In the fourth game, Wang Chuqin continued to perform strongly and achieved a sweep 11-5.