On the evening of May 4th, Beijing time, the table tennis WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam staged a wonderful showdown, the 15-year-old national table tennis rival, Japan's hopeful star Zhang Benmeihe debuted, and Australian player Liu Yangzi played inextricably, as a result, Zhang Benmeihe pulled 3 games in a row in the case of 0-1 behind to stage a big reversal, and the fourth game was to save the game points many times, and the score of 19-17 was won, and it was not easy to win.
At present, it seems that granular rubber players like Liu Yangzi are still very viable, although they may not be able to win the championship in the end, but they may be upset in the competition at any time, and they must be guarded against! Please see below for the detailed battle situation.
Born in 2008, Zhang Benmeihe is a young star who has risen rapidly in the table tennis world recently, she has not yet reached the age of 16, she has defeated the Olympic champion, world champion, Asian champion many times, and not long ago broke through the main force of national table tennis Wang Yidi in the Macau World Cup, and created a great threat to Wang Manyu, becoming the only foreign association player to advance to the women's singles semifinals.
Compared with Zhang Benmeihe, Liu Yangzi's strength is obviously much inferior, but she also has the strength to cause upsets, and has repeatedly created a threat to various famous players.
After the start of the first game, Zhang Benmei and really did not adapt to Liu Yangzi's ball path, the two continued to pull between 1 point and 2 points, whenever the Japanese teenager wanted to score with a strong arc ball, Liu Yangzi could always disrupt the formation through the rhythm change of the fast attack near the platform, and as a result, Zhang Benmei and lost 14-16 first, and his father Zhang Benyu, who was sitting outside the court, also looked serious.
However, from the second game, Zhang Benmeihe gradually got better, trying to simply handle the return ball and form an upspin confrontation, so that he could gain an advantage, and the effect was also very good, and then easily equalized the score 11-4.
In the third game, Zhang Benmeihe continued to grasp the initiative on the court, and had a more adaptable defense and counterattack to Liu Yangzi's positive rubber attack, and then won 11-7 again and forced the opponent into a desperate situation. However, in the fourth game, Liu Yangzi found the feeling of fast attack again, standing firm near the platform, backhand bounce, and forehand fast belt in one go, and soon got 3 game points, which once again created huge pressure on Zhang Benmeihe.
In the face of the unfavorable situation, Zhang Benmeihe behaved like an experienced veteran, and quickly calmed down his mentality, and then chased to 10 draws step by step, and the pressure was on the Australian player's side.
In the subsequent battle for key points, the two still did not give in to each other, Zhang Benmei and once overtook but was interfered by the opponent's balloon, but in the end she still succeeded in winning the final victory with changes such as serve, and ended the battle with 19-17 with difficulty, and staged a reversal in 3 consecutive games with a big score, refusing to be an upset.
Although he lost the game, it can be seen that Liu Yangzi is indeed very impactful, and it also reflects the special value of players with special playing styles in table tennis: as long as they are given the opportunity, they may play the role of dark horses at any time, and they must carefully study and guard.