On April 19, Beijing time, the men's singles semifinals of the table tennis Macao World Cup were all released, Wang Chuqin eliminated Zhang Yuzhen 4-1 in the first half, Ma Long reversed Hayasuke Togami 4-2, and the two main forces of national table tennis met and locked a final ticket in advance; Lin Gaoyuan defeated Fan Zhendong 4-2 in the second half, Zhang Benzhi and Carlberg reversed 4-2, and the Sino-Japanese duel is about to usher in again! Please see below for detailed results.
Wang Chuqin 4-1 Zhang Yuzhen
Zhang Yuzhen is a member of the South Korean men's table tennis, after his debut, he defeated the Grand Slam Zhang Jike, and later won Xu Xin, Liang Jingkun, Lin Gaoyuan and others, this year he defeated Wang Chuqin 3-1 at the Busan World Table Tennis Championships, and eliminated Chinese Taipei star Lin Yunru 4-2 in this World Cup, and now he is playing against Wang Chuqin again, and there is suspense about whether the national table tennis can win.
After the start of the game, Wang Chuqin took the lead and won the first game 11-6, then won the second game 11-4, and forced the opponent into a desperate situation with 11-2 in the third game. In the fourth game, Wang Chuqin's lead was reversed many times, and he lost 9-11. In the fifth game, Wang Chuqin did not give Zhang Yuzhen another chance, and finally completed the "revenge" with 11-5 and advanced to the men's singles semifinals with a big score of 4-1.
Lin Gaoyuan 4-2 Fan Zhendong
Fan Zhendong and Lin Gaoyuan are not only teammates of national table tennis, but also have played together in the Guangdong team for many years. After the start of the first game, Lin Gaoyuan quickly launched a backhand to win 11-7, then lost 6-11 in the second game and won again 11-7 in the third game - at this time Fan Zhendong suffered a wrist injury and was forced to interrupt the game for treatment.
In the fourth game, Fan Zhendong returned to his normal state, Lin Gaoyuan lost 6-11, and then fell behind 0-7 in the fifth game, but he didn't expect to achieve a big reversal of 12-10. In the sixth game, Fan Zhendong's mentality had collapsed, and in the end, Lin Gaoyuan locked up the victory with 11-7, and won 4-2 with a big score, and there was no danger of qualifying for the semifinals.
Marlon 4-2 Hayasuke Togami
The situation of this game surprised many fans, because although the Japanese national champion Hayasuke Togami has defeated Tomokazu Zhang and others many times, he has always been an expert in the civil war and a layman in the foreign war, and he has little threat to the main force of national table tennis, but this game played bravely, winning 11-5 in the first game, losing 5-11 in the second game, and winning 11-7 in the third game to continue to lead.
However, Ma Long deserves to be a battle-hardened veteran, and soon found his sense in the fourth game, and then returned the opponent with an 11-7 score, and the next battle was completely dominated by him, and soon ended the battle easily with 2 consecutive 11-3, and got the ticket to the semifinals without danger.
Tomokazu Zhang 4-2 Carlberg
This game is a bit similar to Ma Long VS Hayasuke Togami, Tomokazu Zhangmoto, who is ranked higher, was violently impacted by the Swedish star Carlberg, and lost 9-11 when he came up, followed by 11-7 in the second game, and lost 9-11 in the third game - Carlberg played bravely in the last round and eliminated Liang Jingkun, the main force of national table tennis, 4-3, which does have a strong impact.
However, from the fourth game, Tomokazu Zhang gradually found the feeling of the game, and then won 11-9, and in the fifth game, he still stabilized his position and won 11-9 again. After consecutive key point defeats, Carlberg's mentality collapsed, and he was finally resolved by Tomokazu Zhang in the sixth game with an 11-4 quick victory, and he missed another upset.
According to the arrangement, the semi-finals will start on the evening of April 20, and it is expected that Lin Gaoyuan can defeat Japan's strong opponents and meet his teammates in the final.