On April 18, the knockout round of the table tennis Macao World Cup was in full swing. In the morning period, the three main players of national table tennis participated in the competition, and Lin Gaoyuan took the lead and defeated the European champion Darko 4-2, making a good start for the national table tennis.
Wang Yidi, ranked third in the world, played abnormally, losing 1-4 to Japanese rising star Miwa Zhangmoto, the biggest upset since the start of the tournament. And Ma Long played very actively against the French direct shooter Lebrun, and finally won the opponent 4-1 and advanced to the men's singles quarterfinals. So far, two seats have been released in the men's singles quarterfinals: Ma Long and Lin Gaoyuan!
After the game enters the knockout stage, the opponent is getting stronger and stronger, and the main force of national table tennis must not be careless, and every game should be played as a final.
Lin Gaoyuan played against Darko, the first three games played very smoothly, 11-7, 11-8, 11-9 Dakko was caught off guard, and then Lin Gaoyuan was a little relaxed, Dacko chased 2 games in a row, but fortunately in the sixth game Lin Gaoyuan found his form, and finally defeated his opponent 4-2 (11-7, 11-8, 11-9, 7-11, 4-11, 11-8), and took the lead in advancing to the men's singles quarterfinals!
Wang Yidi lost 1-4 to Zhang Benmeihe (10-12, 11-6, 8-11, 6-11, 14-16), after losing the key points in the first game, Wang Yidi made a comeback and finally equalized, but then Zhang Benmeihe played his own rhythm, Wang Yidi couldn't keep up with the rhythm, and was entangled in the backhand position, but there were too many unnecessary mistakes, Zhang Benmeihe finally seized the opportunity and made a breakthrough in Wang Yidi.
After the match, the Japanese media cheered and ran the headline: 15-year-old Zhang Benmei defeated China's top players and defeated world No. 3 Wang Yidi to reach the quarterfinals. Wang Yidi's upset loss this time is very undeserved, so that the Japanese players can once again find the feeling of defeating the Chinese main force, maybe Pandora's box has been opened by Dadi.
After winning, Zhang Benmeihe raised her arms and shouted, this time she finally stepped on the main force of Chinese women's table tennis!
Ma Long vs. Straight Shot Lebrun, this is the fourth meeting between the two, the first three Ma Long won all, this time has a certain psychological advantage. After the start of the game, Malone broke through the middle and strengthened the confrontation, 11-7 to get off to a good start, in the second game Malone strengthened his control and slowed down the rhythm, Lebrun played a little impatient, the mistakes increased, Malone got the game point at the end of the game, and won the game 11-8.
In the third game, Lebrun let go and established a score lead at the beginning, and then used the landing point to play an advantage, and the final game won 11-7. Malone restarted in the fourth game, scoring frequently on the serve and serve, Lebrun made a mistake in returning the ball, and Malone won 11-8 again, leading 3-1!
In the fifth game, Malone bit the score, and after 7-7 in the middle game, Lebrun began to exert his strength, and got the game point 10-7 in the last game, Malone chased the score, but Lebrun grabbed the key ball and scored again, and won another game at 11-8.
In the sixth game, Malone and Lebrun continued to fight, Malone led 4-3 at the beginning, the referee helped at the critical time, and directly punished Lebrun to serve, Malone led 5-3, and then Lebrun scored 2 points in a row, the game between the two entered a white-hot stage, 5-5 to 6-6, Malone stabilized the situation in the end game, led 8-6, and then Lebrun tied the score again, 8-8 after Malone scored 3 points in a row, 11-8 to end the battle!