In the second round of the group stage of the Macau World Cup, South Korea's Shin Yubin was forced to draw 2-2 by Zhang An, and lost 38-39. Shen Yubin narrowly won the first game 12-10 and won the second game 11-7. With a big score of 2-0 lead, Shen Yubin was unexpectedly beaten by his opponent in two games in a row. In the third game, Zhang An easily won 11-6, and Shen Yubin was obviously relaxed.
In the fourth game, the scores of the two sides were still very close, and Zhang An fell behind 7-9 on serve. Shen Yubin then received the serve and pulled down the court, and Zhang An hit the middle with a forehand to tie the score. At the critical moment, Zhang An received the serve and scored with consecutive forehand and backhand attacks, and won the fourth game 11-9. Shen Yubin was still in the lead in the final stage, and was unexpectedly scored four points in a short period of time by the opponent to overtake the score.
Originally, Shen Yubin was able to win the game, but he didn't expect to lose four points in a row but was suppressed by the opponent, although the big score was tied up, but because the small score was one point less than the opponent, it was a pity to lose. Zhang An still showed a strong ability to reverse and did not give up at the last moment. However, because Shin Yubin won the first round, he still advanced to the knockout round.
Chen Siyu faced the Warring States table tennis player Sun Yingsha in the second round of the group stage, and finally lost 0-4. In the first game, Sun Yingsha's backhand serve and attack entered the state relatively quickly, and won quickly 11-7. This game showed Sun Yingsha's good concentration in the game, firmly controlling the rhythm of the game and not being scored continuously by the opponent.
In the second game, Sun Yingsha added a backhand and spin, and swung a short backhand to start the game 3-0. After that, Sun Yingsha attacked with a backhand to expand the score to 5-1, Chen Siyu changed the line with a backhand, and Sun Yingsha continued to attack with a forehand to expand the score to 7-3. Chen Siyu continued to attack with a backhand to chase the score to 6-9, and Sun Yingsha attacked a forehand to get the game point 10-6, and finally won the second game 11-7.
Although Chen Siyu made a lot of mistakes in this game, her ability to chase points came out at some stages, and as long as she strengthened the offensive quality of her backhand, she still had the possibility of chasing points. In the third game, Chen Siyu scored 3-0 in a row to start the game, Sun Yingsha strengthened her forehand attack 4-3 to overtake the score, and then sent a service attack to lead 6-3.
Chen Siyu continued to have a fast forehand and a backhand, and a forehand rush to chase the score to 7-7. After that, the two sides strengthened their backhand attacks to tie 9, and Sun Yingsha scored 11-9 on her backhand at a critical moment to win the third game. In this game, Sun Yingsha was tied by the opponent when she was leading by a large score, and the main reason was that she was transferred out of position.
Sun Yingsha suddenly lost her focus on the game when she was leading the score, indicating that she still needs to continue to adjust her focus on the game. In the fourth game, Chen Siyu served to attack the backhand position, and split the long backhand position to start the game 2-1. Sun Yingsha fell behind 3-5 with a backhand short ball, and then Chen Siyu made consecutive backhand attack errors, and the two sides played 5-5.
Sun Yingsha wiped the net with a backhand to overtake the score 6-5, Chen Siyu called a timeout, and the serve grabbed the forehand position 7-6 to overtake the score, and Sun Yingsha also asked for a timeout. After that, the two sides continued to attack with forehands to score 9-9, Sun Yingsha changed the line with a forehand and a backhand, and Chen Siyu ate a backhand short ball and lost the fourth game 9-11.
Judging from the next two games, the competitors have been able to fight with Sun Yingsha continuously without falling behind. Chen Siyu is already a veteran in his 30s, and the impact is so strong that fans didn't expect it. After the game, Sun Yingsha thought that her condition was getting better and better, and she was always adjusting.
This shows that the strength of these foreign players is already very strong, and Sun Yingsha, who is in such a good state in battle, is still not falling behind. Sun Yingsha is already looking forward to the next knockout round, because the competitors in the knockout round are stronger, and fans also hope that Sun Yingsha will adapt to this World Cup rhythm as soon as possible.
Because the next knockout round is a best-of-seven game, which tests the endurance of the players even more. Sun Yingsha still has a certain advantage in attacking near Taiwan, but the competitors in the knockout round are not too weak. In the second round of the men's singles group stage, Lin Yunru defeated Matsushima Teruku 4-0, and he narrowly defeated Matsushima Teruku in the previous match.
But this time Matsushima Teruku didn't find any chance to win, Lin Yunru mainly carried the opponent's attack in the first game, and won the key points 13-11. Lin Yunru originally started 5-1, but he didn't expect to be chased by his opponent to 7-9. Lin Yunru called a timeout in the first game, and finally won it with difficulty.
In the second and third games, Matsushima lost 5-11 and 4-11 respectively, and it was obvious that the offense was too anxious and affected his offensive feel. Lin Yunru narrowly won 11-9 in the fourth game, and the forehand skills of both sides were average, but Lin Yunru's stability was stronger than that of Matsushima Teruku.
In this way, Lin Yunru advanced to the knockout round, and this competitor will also have an impact on the main players of national table tennis in the knockout round. Brazil's Hugo defeated Denmark's Linde 4-0, losing 6-11 and 7-11 in the first two games. However, the competition in the next two games was fierce, and Hugo won all of them 11-9.
Hugo is now more delicate in the control of the ball, and he also defeated Fan Zhendong in the Incheon Championship. Therefore, this World Cup will also be one of the main competitors of national table tennis, and I am looking forward to the performance of these foreign players in the next knockout round.