At 13 o'clock on April 19, the men's singles of the Macao World Cup continued to compete in the quarterfinals, and the national table tennis meritorious star Ma Long appeared on the stage against Japanese star Hayasuke Togami. On the way to qualify, it was not easy for Marlon to defeat the French superstar, Felix Lebrun, the No. 5 seed in the tournament!
Malone fell behind 1-3 in the first game, and then recovered 1 point. Hayasuke Togami scores with a backhand. The two sides shot more, Ma Long's forehand failed, 2-6! Malone grabbed a forehand and then scored sideways in a straight line. In the second game, Ma Long did his own service round, successfully mobilized the opponent through the service point, and won 11-5, with a big score of 1-1!
In the second game, he entered Ma Long's rhythm, dared to fight, and won 11-5. In the third game, Ma Long's counterattack momentum was excellent, and Hayabusa Togami assisted the grab, scoring consecutive points to stabilize the situation. The end of the game was very unfavorable, and Malone unfortunately lost 6-11. In the fourth game, Malone overtook from 1-3 to 7-3 and won 11-7.
In the fifth and sixth innings, he completely entered the rhythm of Ma Long. Ma Long won two games in a row with two scores of 11-3, completed a big reversal with 4-2, and reached the semifinals, waiting for the winner between Wang Chuqin VS Zhang Yuzhen.
In the case of the Japanese team's continuous victory, Ma Long beat the Japanese players, which still boosted his confidence. In yesterday's 1/8 finals, the Japanese team advanced to 3 women's singles and 2 men's singles, winning 5 games in a row, and coincidentally, all 5 players participated in the Olympic Games. In the quarterfinals held in advance today, the Japanese team continued to win. Zhang Benzhihe reversed Kohlberg 4-2, Zhang Benmei easily defeated Diaz 4-1, and both brothers and sisters reached the top 4, which is admirable.
This defeat is the first defeat for Japan after the knockout round. Olympic men's singles player Hayasuke Togami is still powerless to shake Ma Long.