On the evening of April 19, Beijing time, the top four of the ITTF men's singles were all produced! Ma Long won Hayasuke Togami, Tomokazu Zhang Ben defeated Carlberg 4-2, Lin Gaoyuan reversed Fan Zhendong 4-2, and Wang Chuqin defeated Zhang Yuzhen 4-1. Here's a look at the men's singles semi-finals:
2024 Macau World Cup Men's Singles Semi-finals:
Top half: Wang Chuqin vs Ma Long
Bottom half: vs'
Judging from the above two halves, Lin Gaoyuan's pressure is the greatest. The duel between Wang Chuqin and Ma Long is a civil war, no matter who wins the game, the national table tennis will eventually occupy a place in the men's singles final. Lin Gaoyuan played super chicken blood in the 1/4 finals, defeated Fan Zhendong 4-2, and staged a big reversal in the fifth game when he was still 0-7 behind. If Lin Gaoyuan loses to Tomokazu Zhang in the semifinals tomorrow, it will indeed arouse the anger of fans. Lin Gaoyuan has always been questioned as "an expert in the civil war and an outsider in the foreign war", and he has a special experience in beating his teammates.
In fact, in the 2022 Budapest Championship, Lin Gaoyuan was defeated by Zhang Benzhi and a forced reversal when he was leading 3-0. In the sixth game, Lin Gaoyuan got the match point 10-7, and led by a score of 7-2 in the deciding game, and finally the cooked ducks flew, and Lin Gaoyuan watched Zhang Benzhi and the big score 4-3 take away the game. In the 2018 finals, Lin Gaoyuan also collapsed with Tomokazu Zhangmoto, making the other party the youngest men's singles champion in history. In the foreign war of the Macau World Cup tomorrow, Lin Gaoyuan will definitely receive great attention from fans. I hope that Lin Gaoyuan can defeat Tomokazu Zhangmoto and turn over in front of the first brother in Japan.
Ma Long reached the semifinals and said that he had overfulfilled the task and did not have the upper hand against Wang Chuqin.
As a 35-year-old veteran, he defended his semi-zone, did not lose foreign wars, and at the end of his career, he could still break into the semifinals of the World Cup men's singles, which is legendary enough for Ma Long. At present, the 27-year-old Fan Zhendong is still losing in Singapore, Incheon, and Macao one after another, and Ma Long can still hold on to the highest level, and everyone thinks about how difficult it is to win? Wang Chuqin has been very strong in the past year, winning three important men's singles championships in the finals, the Asian Games, and the Singapore Grand Slam, and the world ranking has also reached the first place.
In terms of technological advancement and overall strength, Ma Long is already at a disadvantage against Wang Chuqin. Some fans may believe that Ma Long and Wang Chuqin are both from the Beijing team, and Ma Long will play a tacit ball to let Wang Chuqin enter the men's singles final. I personally don't think so, the World Cup is one of the three major tournaments, Ma Long finally reached the semi-finals, the last major championship, and the Dragons definitely still want to rush. The World Cup semifinals on April 20 will start at 18:00, and CCTV will continue to broadcast live.
Are you optimistic that after Lin Gaoyuan eliminated Fan Zhendong, he would defeat Zhang Benzhihe to prove himself?