On May 5, 2024, the table tennis Saudi Arabia Grand Slam continued, and the Japanese star almost lost in an upset, Tomokazu Zhang reversed Croatian player Pukar 3-2, fell behind 1-2 and won two games in a row, and only won 2 points in the deciding game, the whole process can be described as thrilling.
Zhang Benzhihe is ranked 9th in the world, Pucar is 48th, Zhang Benzhihe is the main opponent of national table tennis, has won many times against the main players, although the results are not stable, but its threat always exists, not long ago also advanced to the semifinals of the World Cup, when lost to Lin Gaoyuan, as for Pucar, he is currently not a first-class master of the foreign association, 1.97 meters tall is very rare in the table tennis world, and his protective area is large.
After the start of the game, in the first game, Zhang Benzhihe gave full play to his speed advantage, avoided fighting hard with Pucard, and adopted the strategy of avoiding reality and imaginary, looking for opportunities from the first three boards to suddenly opponents, Pukal was obviously not adaptable, and it was difficult to stand in the position to take the initiative, Zhang Benzhihe took the lead with 11-5, and it was still very easy to play when he just came up, but he suddenly dropped the line later, and the on-the-spot play was really unstable.
In the second game, Pucar strengthened the quality of the attack, and his service round obviously changed, Zhang Benzhihe may have played too smoothly in front, resulting in a somewhat relaxed mentality, and there should be a mistake, Pucar has a strong ability to grasp the opportunity, and pulled back a game with 11-9, I still remember Pucar's performance in the World Cup, which left a deep impression on many fans, and now it seems that the level is indeed okay.
In the third game, Zhang Benzhi and his own chaotic position, he chose to fight with Pucar, his forehand quality could not keep up, it was difficult to bring a threat to Pucar, so it must be easy to suffer, Pucar became more and more courageous, and won another game with 11-6, the World Cup Zhang Benzhihe at least insisted on the semi-finals, I didn't expect to play so hard now, in general, the basic skills are not solid, it is difficult to maintain stability.
After losing two games in a row, Zhang Benzhihe has no way out, he can only choose to fight against the water, the fourth game Pucar is a little anxious, mainly he wants to win and is afraid of losing, and takes the initiative to use conservative techniques and tactics, waiting for Zhang Benzhihe to make mistakes, and the result is cocooned and self-bound, Zhang Benzhihe seized the opportunity to pull back a game with 11-7, Zhang Benzhihe's comprehensive strength is still stronger than Pucar, but the problem of mentality often suddenly drops the line.
In the deciding game, Zhang Benzhihe got the match point, was almost overturned by Pucar, ended the game 11-9, and finally narrowly defeated Pucar 3-2, Zhang Benzhihe refused to be upset, and avoided becoming the third world top ten to lose after Lin Yunru and Szokos, Zhang Benzhi and the national table tennis player in the same district is Ma Long, this time the two are expected to play again, no matter what the state of Zhang Benzhihe still cannot be ignored.