On the evening of April 19, Beijing time, the ITTF Macao Singles World Cup men's singles 1/4 finals ended the third match, which was also the second civil war of the national table tennis men's team in this competition.
So far, there have been 3 places in the top 4 men's singles of the Macau World Cup, namely: Ma Long, Ma Long, and Yi.
In the semifinals of the second half of the men's singles, Lin Gaoyuan will face Japan's first brother Tomokazu Zhangmoto. This is also the third consecutive tournament in which Fan Zhendong did not enter the finals, and he once had a condition in his right arm and applied for emergency treatment from the team doctor, perhaps this is the reason for his defeat in the game?
Fan Zhendong is the current World Cup record holder, he has won the World Cup championship four times before this stop, and if he can defend the title in this competition, he will tie Liu Shiwen's record of five World Cup wins. Chubby's minimum goal is also to reach the final. After all, as the chief candidate for the next captain, Fan Zhendong needs a weighty result to defend his position in the team before the Paris Olympics, and he has not tasted the singles championship for nearly 300 days, which is a little embarrassing.
Lin Gaoyuan's first three rounds of games can be described as a low start and a high walk. In the first round of the group stage, he suffered a 2-2 shock, defeated Zhuang Zhiyuan 4-0 in the second round to save himself, and defeated the European macho Darko 4-2 in the first game of the knockout round.
The civil war of the national table tennis men's team will have a total of 9 games in 2024, Lin Gaoyuan defeated Ma Long 2 and lost 1 to Fan Zhendong, and the results of the civil war ranked second in the team after Wang Chuqin. Lin Gaoyuan has missed the Paris Olympics in advance, and he has completed the goal of guaranteeing the bottom line of the undefeated foreign war in the Macau World Cup, so in the game with Fan Zhendong, Lin Gaoyuan is absolutely free to face with a mentality of enjoyment, without any ideological burden.
The course of the game
The first game: Lin Gaoyuan launched faster, his backhand speed advantage was fully released, and Fan Zhendong was suppressed in the first three boards, and it was difficult to enter his strong holding zone. 11-7, Lin Gaoyuan won the first game smoothly.
The second game: Fan Zhendong did not tease Lin Gaoyuan too much, and actively adjusted the line to lengthen, and quickly brought the game into the topspin hold. Multi-shot rounds are Fan Zhendong's advantage, and he used this advantage to make a fuss and open up the score difference in one fell swoop after the middle game. 11-6, Fan Zhendong successfully pulled back a game.
Game 3: Lin Gaoyuan once again played a speed advantage and quickly took a large lead of 10-5. At this time, Fan Zhendong had something wrong with his right arm and applied for the team doctor to enter the scene urgently for treatment. After the temporary treatment, the two sides continued to play, and Lin Gaoyuan won the game 11-7, and Oita took the lead again.
The fourth game: Fan Zhendong fully mobilized the game into a simple mode, not pursuing complexity, but trying to twist into a topspin to form a stalemate. 11-6, Fan Zhendong pulled back another game.
Fifth game: Fan Zhendong started very smoothly, leading 8-2 in a wave, and then Lin Gaoyuan opened his backhand, crazy and strong, scored 7 points in a row to overtake the score, and finally reversed 12-10.
Game 6: Lin Gaoyuan's backhand high-quality preemptive launch was still very firm and stable, 11-7, Lin Gaoyuan won the game and defeated Fan Zhendong 4-2 to enter the men's singles quarterfinals.
In the semi-finals, Lin Gaoyuan will face Japan's first brother Tomokazu Zhangmoto, and the small motorcycle is also the only foreign player in the top four areas, and Lin Gaoyuan is responsible for preventing foreign enemies from entering the finals. I look forward to General Kobayashi continuing his motorcycle repair journey and playing a happy victory.