At present, the Macau World Cup continues to play, and with the curtain coming down on the major group stages, the main players have also entered the round of 16. The next step is to start a new campaign and continue to challenge for the championship.
Judging from the previous few days' games, except for Kuo Man, who was very unfortunately eliminated, the other 11 main players have all advanced to the knockout round. Naturally, they are looking forward to a better performance, and in addition to competing for big bonuses and points, they also hope to get more Olympic points and compete for Olympic tickets.
At present, with the official kick-off of the knockout round, the Chinese team ushered in two very important civil wars today, and the first game will officially start at 18:50. Judging from the game schedule, there are two games that are very noteworthy, namely Fan Zhendong vs. Lin Shidong and Sun Yingsha vs. Chen Xingtong.
The reason why these two games have attracted much attention is because this is a civil war in national table tennis, and on the other hand, Fan Zhendong was defeated by Lin Shidong in an upset before, so this game is a revenge battle in addition to the civil war. Many fans also expect him to perform well to hit the championship and achieve his goal.
From the current point of view, the first game is Fan Zhendong vs. Lin Shidong. The game will be played at 18:50 and will be broadcast live on CCTV5. still remembers that in the previous Singapore Grand Slam match, Fan Zhendong lost to Lin Shidong in the group stage, which surprised many fans. Therefore, for Fan Zhendong in this game, it is bound to sweep Lin Shidong strongly to complete revenge.
On the other hand, only by defeating his opponent can he continue to challenge for the title. Fan Zhendong has won four World Cup championships before, if he can defeat his opponent this time and continue to impact the championship, he will be able to achieve five consecutive championships and tie Liu Shiwen's results, and even create a new record in national table tennis.
Therefore, for Fan Zhendong, the significance of this first knockout match is very significant, and he must win it steadily, and I hope he will come on. Of course, for Lin Shidong, he defeated Fan Zhendong in an upset before, and whether he can reproduce the miracle again this time has also attracted the attention of the outside world. After all, as a young player, Lin Shidong has grown very fast in recent years and has also achieved good results. If he can create a miracle to defeat Fan Zhendong again this time, I believe that the coaching staff and fans will be impressed by him.
So whether it is for Fan Zhendong or Lin Shidong, this game is very important, and no one can afford to lose.
On the other hand, after the end of this game, at 19:40, the women's singles also ushered in a civil war, which was Sun Yingsha against Chen Xingtong. Chen Xingtong has lost to Sun Yingsha many times in previous World Championships, and this time it is also her revenge battle.
Of course, from the perspective of strength, if there is no accident, Sun Yingsha will most likely defeat Chen Xingtong and continue to attack the championship and compete for the first World Cup championship in her career. However, for Chen Xingtong, she still has to fight, if she can knock out Sasha in an upset, and then attack the championship, she can compete for a place in the Olympic P card.
All in all, these two matches of the national table tennis civil war will be very exciting, and fans remember to watch it when the time comes.