Chen Meng defeated India's Akula 3-1 in the second round of the group stage of the Macau World Cup, and since both of them had won the first round, both sides had to win in the second round to qualify from the group. It's just that Chen Meng's stability in this game is higher than that of Akula, and Chen Meng was fully prepared before the game and adapted to the opponent's rotation in the game, so the first two games have always been a big lead over the opponent.
In the first game, Chen Meng started 6-0, and Akula made many offensive mistakes. At the end of the game, Chen Meng led 9-4, and finally won the first game easily 11-4. In the second game, Chen Meng started 4-1, but Akula still made too many mistakes and lost another game 4-11. In the first two games, Akula really didn't find her senses, or she couldn't penetrate Chen Meng's defense.
Although Akula can mobilize Chen Meng's position, Chen Meng's defense in the middle and far platform is also in place, Akula's continuous offensive connection is not good, and it is difficult to score directly on one or two boards. Chen Meng, who was leading by a large score, missed a lot of chance balls in the third game, so the two sides played 3-3 in the opening stage.
Chen Meng stepped down from the stage with a long forehand, lost a high ball with a forehand and fell behind 3-5, and then served to tie the score in the middle. Akula attacked sideways with a forehand, rebounded in the middle, and Chen Meng received the serve and attacked with a forehand, and the two sides played 7-7. Chen Meng changed the line with a backhand to lead 9-7, and won the game point 10-8 through a backhand attack.
Akula pressed a forehand and a backhand and a forehand wiped the net to tie the score. After that, the scores of the two sides rose alternately until they were tied at 13, Chen Meng received the serve and swung short and high, and Akula sent a backhand short ball to score directly 15-13 to pull back a game. In this game, Chen Meng was bitten by Akula to bite the score, and the two sides competed for the key points. Akula had a certain advantage in the hair extension link and eventually won.
After the game, Chen Meng also said that if he could reduce some mistakes, he would still be able to win the third game. After all, it's a veteran, and it's normal to make some mistakes when the score is leading. It is difficult for veterans to maintain a high-intensity attack on a continuous basis, which is also limited by physical fitness.
In the fourth game, Chen Meng's forehand was fast, and the angle was widened to start the game 3-1. Akula made a forehand sideways attack to recover a point, and then Akula made consecutive forehand attack errors, and Chen Meng directly expanded the score to 8-2 with a backhand serve. Accra fell behind 2-10 after eating two long balls in the middle, and finally Chen Meng easily won the fourth game 11-2.
Chen Meng's defense is indeed better than that of his opponent, and Akula's forehand attack is still somewhat threatening, but the error rate is relatively high. With the victory in this game, Chen Meng qualified for the group stage, while Japanese table tennis player Miu Hirano defeated French veteran Yuan Jiannan 3-1. Miu Hirano defeated her opponent with her dexterous speed and change of landing point, and Yuan Jiannan looked quite passive in this match.
In the first game between the two sides, Miu Hirano has always held a lead 7-3 to start the game, Yuan Jiannan sent a long ball in the middle to score, and a forehand quickly brought the middle ball to chase the score to 6-9. Miu Hirano won the first game 11-7 with a forehand short ball and a backhand attack. Yuan Jiannan limited the opponent's counterattack by sending high throws, but the effect was average, and Miu Hirano was very comfortable with the opponent's high throws.
In the second game, the scores of the two sides rose alternately from the beginning, Yuan Jiannan fell behind 3-4 after receiving the serve, and through the long split of the serve and the backhand position of the serve, the score was overtaken 5-4. Miu Hirano changes the line with her forehand and eats a long ball in the middle. Yuan Jiannan served to attack the backhand position, and the two sides continued to compete for the first three boards, so they played from 6-6 to 10-10.
Miyu Hirano made a forehand attack error, and Yuan Jiannan withstood the opponent's attack and won the key point 12-10. Once the two sides compete for the first three boards in a row, there will be a stalemate in the score. Yuan Jiannan fully embodied his serve and attack tactics in the second game, but Miyu Hirano was still too anxious to deal with the key points, so he was equalized the big score.
In the third game, Miu Hirano changed the line with her backhand and wiped her forehand to make a 5-2 start, and the opponent asked for a timeout. Yuan Jiannan made a service error, ate a backhand short ball, and Miyu Hirano made a backhand fast break to expand the score to 9-2. Yuan Jianan's forehand quickly brought the ball in the middle, and he lost the third game 4-11 under the net.
Miu Hirano fought with her opponent for speed in this game, and the change of the landing point still took the lead. Yuan Jiannan was completely at a disadvantage in the speed of the opponent's fight, and in the fourth game, Miyu Hirano changed the line with her forehand and led 5-3 with her backhand. After that, she continued to play a light attack to lead 9-3, and Yuan Jiannan continued to swing the ball short into the net and lost the fourth game 3-11.
Miu Hirano used a tactical change to limit her opponent and dragged the match into the rhythm she was most familiar with. In this way, Miu Hirano also reached the knockout round, and she became the third player among the Japanese table tennis players to enter the knockout round. The national table tennis player Wang Chuqin defeated Glasmenko 4-0, and Wang Chuqin entered the state very quickly in the first game, winning 11-7.
Glasmenko continued to fight and attack in the second game, which created a lot of pressure on Wang Chuqin. Wang Chuqin withstood the pressure and scored the key points 12-10, and the third game was much easier, directly playing a score of 11-2. Glasmenko didn't win the second game, and he was a little disheartened, so he lost the third game relatively quickly.
In the fourth game, Wang Chuqin did not give the opponent a chance to win 11-5, so Wang Chuqin qualified for the group stage and successfully entered the knockout round.