On the afternoon of April 18, Beijing time, the table tennis Macao World Cup continued, and the national table tennis world champion Liang Jingkun appeared on the stage and faced Sweden's strong rival Carlberg in the men's singles 1/8 finals.
At present, it seems that the threat of athletes from foreign associations is indeed much greater than before, from Japan and South Korea to Europe and the United States, there are many outstanding players rising, and the national table tennis team at the Paris Olympics will face a severe test! Please see below for the detailed battle situation.
Highlights of the game
Carlberg is a member of the Swedish men's table tennis team, although the results are not as good as his older teammate Falke and younger brother Moregaard, but in terms of technical comprehensiveness, he may be better, he has defeated Liang Jingkun, Zhang Benzhihe and others, but the state is not very stable, the error rate is relatively high, but it is still very difficult to deal with if you are crazy.
In the past two months, Liang Jingkun's form has been very hot, defeating Zhang Benzhihe, Lin Yunru, Bol, Hugo and other strong opponents, and won Carlberg once last month, so fans are very optimistic about him winning again, but they must not let their guard down.
The process of the game
Liang was more agile on the line, and immediately adjusted his forehand after pressing his backhand, which caught Carlberg off guard, and soon took the lead in the score, and then forced his opponent to make mistakes, and finally won 11-3 easily.
In the second game, Liang Jingkun was suppressed theoretically, and the opponent's error rate also decreased significantly, and gradually found a feeling on the court, and finally Carlberg pulled one back 11-8, and the two returned to the same running line.
In the third game, Liang Jingkun played very passively, although he once found his form and had a tendency to catch up, but he completely collapsed after the middle game, and then lost 5-11. In the fourth game, Liang Jingkun fell behind 1-5, and then chased to 4-5 with only 1 point, and the Swedish team immediately called a timeout, and the head coaches of both sides, former World Cup men's singles champion Persson and Wang Hao adjusted their mentality for their disciples.
After re-entering the game, Carlberg continued to break the defense with a strong curve ball, and Liang Jingkun could only parry, difficult to fight back, and couldn't parry, and finally lost 6-11, and was forced to the edge of the cliff.
In the fifth game, Liang Jingkun still played very passively, and Wang Hao had to use up the right to pause when he was 3-5 behind. Then Liang Jingkun continued to chase the opponent and successfully caught up with Carlberg at the 6-point position, but then was overtaken by the opponent, but Liang Jingkun then did not give Carlberg another chance and won another game 11-8.
In the sixth game, Liang Jingkun withstood the pressure and scored key points, and narrowly won 11-9 to drag the game into the deciding game, but then he retreated one after another, and finally lost the whole game 6-11, becoming the first player to be eliminated in the national table tennis men's singles, but it's a pity!