On April 17, Beijing time, the group stage of the 2024 ITTF Singles World Cup continued.
【Men's Singles World Cup】
The five main forces of national table tennis brought the world junior champion Lin Shidong out of the game, and Wang Chuqin, Ma Long, and Lin Gaoyuan, who had already played, were all 4-0 and qualified for the first place in the group! Among them, the veteran Zhuang Zhiyuan was already out, and he also fought with Lin Gaoyuan in the fourth game to score extra points and lost 10-12, reflecting professionalism and respect. Four-game scores: 11-4, 11-3, 11-6, 12-10
At the end of the game, Grote went from frustration to surprise to speechlessness, and Tomokazu Zhang went from ecstasy to pain to calm (the mood had calmed down when he was informed)! Before the game, Zhang Benzhihe was the second in the group, and he came with the psychology of winning the battle against the water, but he lost two games in a row and faced a desperate situation, but he rebounded strongly in a desperate situation, which can be seen from his earth-shattering roar, at that moment he thought he had won, a big reversal!
Grote himself reflected on the details after today's match with Tomokazu Zhang in the group stage of the World Cup in Macau: At first I thought I was out. Then we looked at the official ITTF results and it showed that I had won the top spot in the group. Then the ITTF media interviewed me about how I won the top spot in the group this time and what I expect from the next tournament. So I guess I must have been right when I won the group. However, after 1 hour and 30 minutes, the ITTF changed the official result to show that I was second in the group...... Thank you ITTF for ruining my mental health.
At present, the men's singles players who have advanced to the round of 16 are Wang Chuqin, Ma Long, Lin Gaoyuan, Tomokazu Zhangmoto, Lebrun Jr., Hayasuke Togami, Anton Carlberg, Otter Assal, and Lin Shidong. The round of 16 is different from the group stage of "playing four games", but the Olympic mode of 7 games and 4 wins and a single elimination match, and the draw will be re-drawn. The players who are out of the game include World Table Tennis Championships runner-up Moregard, world No. 10 Qiu Dang, and Lin Zhongxun, the "national table tennis rival" of the Paris Olympic cycle.
The world's 18th Lin Shidong played against the 21st Lebrun, although Lin Shidong was the first in the group before the start of the game, and the net score advantage was also very large, but the "full 4 game system" first looked at the relationship between the winners and losers, and if it was a draw, it had to be determined by the net score!
WTT officially wrote an article about Lebrun: "Alex used a lot of tricks in the service link, almost "take the ball and serve", and his "fast" is not completely blind, for how to connect after serving, Alex has been able to gradually be both reasonable and threatening. ”
In this matchup, in the first game, Lin Shidong played a wave of 5-1 offensive after 6-6 to lock up the victory in one fell swoop. In the second game, 11-8 went to the next city. In the third game, Lin Shidong started 3-1 and once took a 7-3, 8-5 lead, and Lebrun once approached the score of 8-9, and Lin Shidong scored three points in a row to lock up the victory (qualified). In the fourth game, he won 7-2 and 11-4 in the opening game.
【Women's Singles World Cup】
Wang Manyu defeated India's Manika Batra 4-0 and successfully advanced to the round of 16 with a 4-0 finish in the group for two consecutive rounds. Score in four sets: 11-6/11-4/11-9/11-4
Chen Meng 3-1 Indian "Strange Ball Player" Srija Akula advanced to the round of 16. Scores in four games: 11-4, 11-4, 13-15, 11-2
In the post-match interview, Chen Meng said: "It was the first time I played against Akula, she had played against our teammates before, I made full difficult preparations before the game, and I adapted quickly today. This kind of competition is quite exercised. The opponents in the knockout round are getting stronger and stronger, and unlike the group stage, it is still necessary to control the rhythm of the game on the field.
Wang Yidi 2-2 Shan Xiaona advanced to the knockout stage. Scores in four games: 11-7, 11-4, 9-11, 9-11.
Kuaiman 2-2 Tian Zhixi, but the goal difference is 2 points behind, so Tian Zhixi won, and Kuaiman missed the second place in the group. Scores in four games: 4-11, 6-11, 12-10, 11-4
The players who advanced to the knockout round of the World Cup include Wang Manyu, She, Wang Yidi, Hina Hayata, Miyu Hirano, Miwa Zhangmoto, Tian Zhixi, Zhu Qianxi, and Zheng Yijing.
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