Xu Xin praised Ding Ning's blessing! Ma Long's 3-lap Grand Slam is only short of the Paris Olympics, and Zhang Jike is right
The 2024 Macau Table Tennis World Cup has come to an end, and Ma Long and Sun Yingsha of national table tennis have completed their respective reversals and stood on the top podium, especially the 36-year-old Ma Long completed a big reversal in a 0-3 backward situation, defeated teammate Lin Gaoyuan 4-3, and won the singles championship of the World Cup for the third time.
After entering the Paris Olympic cycle, although Ma Long was the captain of the national table tennis men's team, due to the rise of Wang Chuqin, Liang Jingkun and Fan Zhendong, he gradually became the spiritual leader of the team. Fan Zhendong is the defending champion in this World Cup, and Wang Chuqin is the world No. 1, and they are the favorites to win the championship.
However, the 36-year-old Ma Long showed us what it means to be "ginger is still old and spicy". In the semifinals, he eliminated Wang Chuqin 4-0 cleanly, reaching the World Cup final for the fifth time; in the final, Ma Long staged a big reversal, and did not discourage and give up when he fell behind 0-3, but seized the opponent's psychological change to win to launch a counterattack and achieved results.
In the first game, the two entered the state quickly, and Lin Gaoyuan, who entered the World Cup finals for the first time, took the lead; in the second game, Lin Gaoyuan scored in a straight line at the critical moment; in the third game, Lin Gaoyuan was full of firepower with his backhand and won this game; in the fourth game, Ma Long increased his fighting tactics, and Lin Gaoyuan's mistakes increased, and Ma Long won; in the fifth game, Lin Gaoyuan actively competed for the first three boards; in the sixth game, Ma Long used long and short balls to limit Lin Gaoyuan's offense and pulled back a game; in the seventh game, Ma Long showed his experience advantage and won 11-4.
This is not only the 30th world championship of Ma Long's career, but also his 151st championship at the national level and above, which can be described as a well-deserved historical first. Throughout his career, Ma Long has won 5 gold medals in 3 Olympic Games, 14 World Championships, 11 World Cup titles, 7 Tour Finals Championships, 51 Open Championships, 2 WTT International Table Tennis Championships, 6 Asian Games Championships, 15 Asian Championships and 4 Asian Cup Championships.
In the national competition, Ma Long also won 4 gold medals in the National Games, 8 gold medals in the National Championships, and 7 league championships. In addition, Ma Long has already achieved a double Grand Slam and is only one step away from the progress of the three-lap Grand Slam, that is, winning the men's singles competition at the Paris Olympics. After Ma Long won the championship, Xu Xin, Ding Ning and others all sent their blessings to the Dragon team through social platforms.
Xu Xin only used 3 expressions to express his indescribable admiration, and Ding Ning wrote: "At this moment, the expression of understatement is a deeper understanding. The heart of a champion is not only a champion, but also beyond the victory itself, which carries unimaginable bravery and persistence. Congratulations to Brother Long! "Before the game, another Grand Slam player, Zhang Jike, made an analysis, and he thought that anyone would have a chance to win the championship. As far as the results are concerned, Zhang Jike was right.