Table tennis reported on May 2:
The WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam qualifying tournament started yesterday, and on the first day of qualifying, there were multiple rounds of confrontations, and all the famous players from all walks of life successfully qualified, except for India's Nanasekaran, who was upset and lost to Singapore's 17-year-old Guo Yong.
These two players, some fans and friends may not be too familiar with them, so let's briefly introduce them.
Guo Yong is a 17-year-old player from Singapore, who has played well at the 2023 Singapore Grand Slam, defeating various famous players before losing to Wang Chuqin, so it looks like he has a bright future! Now only 17 years old, there is still a lot of room for growth!
Nanasekaran, this name is not very familiar to everyone, but if it is mentioned that he has defeated many famous national table tennis players, including Wang Chuqin, and also swept Zhang Benzhihe...... Isn't the image a little taller?
There is another thing that is more righteous. In recent years, India's table tennis industry has developed well, so Nanasekaran once openly shouted the slogan of surpassing Chinese table tennis in 20 years.
In recent years, the competitive state of Indian players and men's players has begun to decline significantly, but many masters have emerged in the women's field.
Born in 1993, Nanasekaran is now a 31-year-old veteran who has long been supporting the Indian men's team with famous players such as Achanta. I wonder where will be the follow-up candidates in India after these people retire in the future?
After the start of the game, Guo Yong took the initiative in the first game, leading from the beginning to the end, with a score of 11-8 and a big score of 1-0!
In the third game, the game between the two sides was very stale, and in the last critical stage, Guo Yong exerted his strength, and played an 11-8 again to rewrite the score to 2-1;