On April 19th, Beijing time, the table tennis Macau World Cup ushered in the battle for the top four, today's game is more intense, the national table tennis has played well so far, Chen Meng won Miyu Hirano, Wang Manyu defeated Hina Hayata, Zhang Benzhi and his brothers and sisters did not meet the national table tennis, they were lucky to sign the table, and they all reached the semifinals.
There is only one civil war today, Fan Zhendong vs. Lin Gaoyuan, the two sides have played each other 13 times, Fan Zhendong is 9-4, Fan Zhendong as the defending champion, has won three consecutive championships, a total of four men's singles World Cup championships, tying Ma Lin's record of four crowns, and is currently ranked No. 2 in the world.
Lin Gaoyuan is currently ranked 8th in the world and has improved significantly in the past year, but he lost the foreign war early in the Singapore Grand Slam, and basically missed the championship, because he is ranked fifth in the world in national table tennis, and only the top four in the championship have a chance to participate.
In the end, Lin Gaoyuan defeated Fan Zhendong in an upset, 11-7, 6-11, 11-7, 6-11, 12-10, 11-7, Lin Gaoyuan started very quickly, suppressed Fan Zhendong at the beginning of the game, and played his skills very well, Fan Zhendong pulled back a game, Lin Gaoyuan regained control of the rhythm of the game, and the big score was 2-1 ahead, and Fan Zhendong pulled back a game strongly.
In the crucial fifth game, Fan Zhendong led 6-0 and 8-3 at the beginning, but lost points in a row, Lin Gaoyuan overtook 9-8, and Fan Zhendong got the game point 10-9, but unfortunately he still lost 10-12, which affected the play of the sixth game to some extent.
The turning point of this game was in the fifth game, Fan Zhendong did not win the good situation, if he grasped it, in fact, the chance of winning is still very large. Of course, Lin Gaoyuan's play is very good, and he has brought his skills into full play, especially the backhand.
Fan Zhendong became the third player to go out of the national table tennis, Liang Jingkun and Lin Shidong were out of the game one after another, it was not easy for Fan Zhendong, and he had to fight a civil war in a row, which was obviously more difficult than a foreign war, and the road to defending the title was terminated.
Next, Lin Gaoyuan faced Zhang Benzhihe in the semifinals, which was nothing more than a profit for Zhang Benzhihe, because the previous game with Fan Zhendong was relatively inferior, and the victory with Lin Gaoyuan was better, I believe that Zhang Benzhihe hopes to play against Lin Gaoyuan.
In the previous semi-finals, Ma Long has already advanced, defeating Hayasuke Togami, Ma Long said: "It's hard to get into the best shape now, and it's more important for me to calm down and play every game."
The skills and tactics of the first four games are not superior, and the front side wants to take the initiative more, many of them are holding each other, which is different from what they imagined, and there are still some changes in mentality. The key twist was to win the fourth game and it would be better for me to get the score back to a draw. On the contrary, it will also have some psychological effects on the household.
Yesterday 16 into 8 won Lebrun, I think I played better and more liberated today, but I didn't feel as completely free as I imagined, accept my current self.
This World Cup doesn't feel like a World Cup anymore, now every game is difficult, in the past the three major games would be more active, as for me, now I will go all out to mobilize every game.