On the evening of April 17, Beijing time, the table tennis Macau World Cup continued, and the national table tennis world champion Chen Xingtong appeared again to compete with the Thai star Olawan, and Chen Xingtong was tied 2-2 by Olawan in a 2-0 lead and determined the qualification in advance.
Prior to this, Chen Xingtong won 4-0 in the first match of the group stage against Chinese Taipei's Liu Xinyin, while Olawan only defeated Liu Xinyin 3-1, and then the two tied and compared the number of games they won, as a result, Chen Xingtong won 6-5, thus advancing to the top 16 of women's singles.
Highlights of the game
Olawan is a Thai player who has performed well in recent years, she defeated South Korean star Shin Yubin in last year's Asian Championships, and reached the quarterfinals of women's singles.
In the first round of the group stage, Chen Xingtong won Liu Xinyin of the Chinese Taipei team 4-0, and Olawan beat Liu Xinyin 3-1.
The process of the game
After the start of the game, Chen Xingtong had a good defense against Olawan's left-hand fast belt with a large angle and near the platform, and he rushed to the front, and also pressed the backhand and adjusted the forehand with the routine that the opponent was good at, the effect was very good, and soon took the lead in the score, Olawan played a few wonderful balls in the second half, but it was too late, and finally Chen Xingtong won the first game 14-12.
In the second game, Chen Xingtong still firmly controlled the court, and learned the lesson of being tied with the previous lead, played more patiently, and then won 11-6 again, leading 2-0, thus locking the victory in advance.
In the third game, Olawan had no chance of qualifying, but she still wanted to enjoy the feeling of playing on the court as much as possible, and did not give up easily, although the 10-6 lead was tied, but then she still pulled one back at 12-10. In the fourth game, Chen Xingtong fell behind again at the beginning, and was finally won again by Olawan 11-7, but it did not affect the final qualifying result.
Although from the point of view of the score, Chen Xingtong seems to have won easily, but the last two games are obviously absent-minded, after all, no matter how you play, you can qualify, so you naturally tend to choose to play at will and save physical strength, which is also a wise move and is beyond reproach.
Looking forward to Chen Xingtong's more brilliant performance in the knockout round, and strive to impact the medals and championships of this competition!