On the evening of April 20, Beijing time, the first men's singles semi-final of the Table Tennis Singles World Cup, Wang Chuqin played against Ma Long, and in the end, Ma Long went crazy and won four games in a row to sweep Wang Chuqin 4-0, and returned to the feeling of the top, Wang Chuqin was eliminated, and Ma Long took the lead in locking the men's singles final.
This is a national table tennis derby, the two have played each other 10 times in the international arena in the past, and Wang Chuqin has an obvious advantage with 8 wins and 2 losses. Wang Chuqin is currently ranked No. 1 in the world and has a very fierce momentum, while Ma Long is not too stable as he gets older. Judging from the current situation, Wang Chuqin still has more hope of advancing to the finals.
In the first game, Wang Chuqin started 3-0, Ma Long just chased the score, and Wang Chuqin quickly opened the score difference 6-2. Malone chased 3 points in a row to bite, and then chased 7-7 and 9-7 to overtake. Wang Chuqin recovered 1 point, and Ma Long called a timeout early. After the timeout, Malone still won 11-9.
In the second game, Ma Long started the game strongly 6-0, and luck was also on Ma Long's side, scoring a rolling tennis ball. Wang Chuqin adjusted in time to chase 7-7, but Ma Long still saved the game point strongly at the end of the game and won 12-10, with a big score of 2-0.
In the third game, Ma Long started 4-0, Wang Chuqin bit 3-5, Ma Long quickly stabilized the situation 6-3, and then suppressed all the way, and won 11-6 smoothly, leading Wang Chuqin 3-0. I really didn't expect such a process, what happened to Wang Chuqin?
Wang Chuqin had no way out, and fell behind 2-5 at the beginning of the fourth game and asked for a timeout. After the pause, Ma Long also suppressed steadily, successfully won it, and swept Wang Chuqin 4-0.