Table tennis WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam is in full swing, Beijing time on May 5, Japanese star Tomokazu Zhang also ushered in his debut, and the 1.97-meter-tall Croatian star Pucar started a showdown, as a result, Tomokazu Zhang was almost upset, once 1-2 behind was forced into a desperate situation, but in the end it was 3-2 difficult to defeat the opponent to advance to the men's singles round of 32, only 2 points in the tiebreaker, refused to be eliminated in a round.
In the recently concluded Macau World Cup, Tomokazu Zhang was the only athlete from the Foreign Association to reach the men's singles semifinals, so this Grand Slam tournament is also the focus of national table tennis, which should not be underestimated!
Zhang Ben Tomokazu is a more familiar athlete, born in 2003, although he is not yet 21 years old, but he has defeated the main force of national table tennis many times, won the World Cup men's singles runner-up and other honors, at the age of 14 ranked in the world's top ten, is a rare precocious player.
In terms of rarity, Pucar can also occupy a place in the table tennis world - as mentioned earlier, his height has reached 1.97 meters, which is a rare existence in the table tennis world, and it puts forward high requirements for the physical coordination of athletes.
After the start of the first game, Tomokazu Zhang took the lead, taking advantage of Pucar's slow start and lack of speed, to quickly launch a rush attack, and soon took the lead. In the past against famous players, Pucar mainly scored through oversized defense and strong spin pulls, but this time he was slow to get into the form and was quickly defeated, and was led by Tomokazu Zhang 11-5.
In the second game, Tomokazu Zhang still used the tactics of playing fast and slow, but this time Pucar's counterattack was obviously more ferocious, and then chased down to 5 draws after falling behind, and then successfully knocked Tomokazu Zhang back and reversed the score - once Pucar threw off his arms, his tall stature can provide super hitting power, which is difficult for Tomokazu Zhang to resist.
In the face of the unfavorable situation, Zhang Benzhihe continued to fight back, but still lost the key points battle at the last moment, and finally lost 9-11, Pucar successfully pulled back a city, and began to yell constantly on the field to cheer for himself, and the suspense of the game increased sharply.
In the third game, Pucar became more and more courageous, while Tomokazu Zhang was a little flustered, and was obviously a little unable to parry in the face of the tall player's powerful arc ball attack, and lost 6-11, at this time the big score has become 1-2 behind and was reversed by the opponent, and if he loses another game, he will be eliminated, and the Japanese team is not in a good situation.
In the fourth game, Zhang Benzhi and the back of the water, came up to take root near the Taiwan to score 2 points, but then lost 2 points in a row to be tied, and then the two chased me, Zhang Benzhihe finally won 11-7, successfully dragged the game into the tiebreaker, and then seized the opportunity to lock the victory, only 2 points to end the whole game 11-9, there is no danger to get promoted.
Through this competition, we can see that Pucar's skills are really good, and it is not easy to control his 1.97 meter figure in such a delicate sport as table tennis, although he loses, he still deserves everyone's applause.