The third round of the 2024 ITTF Men's and Women's World Cup group stage in Macau, China will usher in a key match, with national table tennis player Wang Chuqin facing Kazakhstan's Kirill Glasmenko.
There was no accident in the game, Wang Chuqin swept Glasmenko 4-0, and advanced to the men's singles round of 16 with a record of one win and one draw.
Wang Chuqin is the No. 1 seed in the men's singles this time, and is in the first group of men's singles, in addition to Glasmenko, there is also South Korean player Ahn Jae-hyun.
In the first round, Wang Chuqin was upset and forced to draw by Ahn Jae-hyun. In the second round, Ahn Jae-hyun drew 2-2 with Kirill Glasmenko. All three have a chance, and there is a suspense about the promotion places.
Xiao Zhan served as Wang Chuqin's off-court guidance. Director Xiao really wanted to guide Wang Chuqin, and his smile was bright, after all, this was also brought out by him.
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In the first game, Glasmenko made a 2:0 start, and Wang Chuqin scored 3 points in a row to overtake. Glasmenko also scored two points in a row to take the lead again. The two sides fought to 6 draws, and Wang Chuqin scored 5 points in a row and won the first game 11:6. The audience cheered like a tidal wave. There were many female viewers who shouted loudly for Wang Chuqin. It seems that the big head is very popular.
Glasmenko lost the first game, but he didn't play badly.
The second game started with a stalemate. Glasmenko is tall, has a long arm span, and has a strong ability to protect the platform. And the return is a bit technical and relatively stable. It's just that Wang Chuqin's strength is too strong. It was difficult for him to penetrate Wang Chuqin. It is not bad that he can compete with Wang Chuqin. In this game, the two had a lead over each other, but the advantage was not large.
In the second half of the game, Wang Chuqin finally took the lead, returned the ball and made a mistake, and the score came to 8 draws. Wang Chuqin jumped up angrily. Wang Chuqin went out of bounds, and Glasmenko won the game point at 10:9. Wang Chuqin scored skillfully and tied the score. Glasmenko ate the serve and shook his head angrily. Wang Chuqin hit the far corner, but Glasmenko couldn't run. Wang Chuqin scored 3 points in a row and won another game 12:10.
In the third game, Wang Chuqin made a 4:1 start. Grasmenko called a timeout. The big head is out. In the second game, Glasmenko ate serve, and Wang Chuqin scored 2 points in a row to open up the difference. Glasmenko's mentality collapsed. Glasmenko finally scored 1 point, and Wang Chuqin scored 5 points in a row to win the game quickly 11:2.
Wang Chuqin has already taken a 3-0 lead and has already secured a place in the round of 16. The fourth game is no longer meaningful. The format of this event was complained about by many people. After Qiu Dang and Moregard went out early, they were both negative games. After Zhang Benzhihe was forced to draw by his opponent, he thought he would miss the round of 16. But WTT explained, and Tomokazu Zhang advanced to the round of 16. Such oolong incidents are all caused by the unclear competition system.
In the fourth game, Wang Chuqin made a 6:1 start. Glasmenko scored two points in a row to close the gap. But Glasmenko has lost his fighting spirit. Wang Chuqin won the last game 11:5.
In the end, Wang Chuqin swept Glasmenko 4-0 and successfully advanced to the round of 16.