On April 20, Beijing time, in the men's singles semifinals of the ITTF World Cup, world No. 1 Wang Chuqin faced teammate Ma Long. In the end, Ma Long defeated Wang Chuqin 4-0 to reach the men's singles final, this result should be unexpected by everyone, and this score was also unexpected.
Ma Long and Wang Chuqin are both from the Beijing team, and the two are doubles partners and are very familiar with each other. In the past year, the Dragons have been at the bottom. At the beginning of the game, there was no tentative link between the two sides, and they directly faced each other on multiple boards. Wang Chuqin is more advanced in receiving serves, and the score is also in the lead. However, the Dragons were ageless and experienced and took a 9-7 lead at the end of the game. After Wang Chuqin received the serve to recover 1 point, Ma Long immediately called a timeout. Calling a timeout in the first inning, Malone seemed to take the game too seriously. After the pause, Malone scored 2 points in a row to take the lead 11-9.
In the second game, Ma Long persevered to the end in the continuous attack, leading 6-0 in the opening game, and the Dragon team was able to take the lead mainly because he dared to twist his backhand to Wang Chuqin's forehand at a large angle. It should be said that Ma Long is still very bold in the use of tactics. For Ma Long's tactical change, Wang Chuqin was a little insufficient, with service errors and offensive errors, and the score fell behind 4-7. After that, Wang Chuqin had the upper hand in the stalemate stage, and the score was 9-7. In the key point competition, Ma Long won 12-10 and led Wang Chuqin 2-0.
In the third game, Ma Long was very active in receiving the serve, leading 4-0 in the opening game, for the 35-year-old veteran, Ma Long did not want to have a seven-game battle by himself, and he really did not have the upper hand in terms of physical fitness and hold. After advancing to the men's singles semifinals, the Dragons also said that in his next matches, a good start is the most important. In the middle game, Ma Long tore Wang Chuqin's forehand with a backhand, the angle was very large, and the score led 8-5. In the end, Malone won the third game 11-6 and led 3-0.
In the fourth game, Ma Long led 3-1 at the beginning, and the Dragons' tactics in this game were too bold, directly giving Wang Chuqin a large angle of forehand, a tactic he had never used before. After giving the forehand big corner, Ma Long also continued to connect the forehand attack, Wang Chuqin seemed to have no countermeasures to this strain, and the score was quickly stretched to 8-4. After that, Ma Long got two match points 10-8, and Wang Chuqin stubbornly chased the score to a 10-10 draw. In the end, 14-12 Ma Long scored key points, and the Dragons successfully advanced to the men's singles final.
The 35-year-old veteran won the post-00 Wang Chuqin, who boldly used the backhand twist that he was not good at tactically, and the strong and strong opponents of COSCO Tai pulled up, and the Dragon team also had the last laugh, and many fans also said that Ma Long is a god-like existence, and Ma Long in the competition is still very scary. Ma Long, who is 33 years old at the Tokyo Olympics, also won Fan Zhendong, which is incredible. In this Macau World Cup, the Dragons taught their younger brother Wang Chuqin another lesson. What do you think of Ma Long's 4-0 sweep of Wang Chuqin and his arrival in the World Cup men's singles final?