In the early morning of May 9th, Beijing time, the table tennis WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam staged a very exciting straight battle, Felix Lebrun, a straight shot teenager from France, met his idol, Japanese horizontal shooting star Tomokazu Zhangmoto, as a result, Tomokazu Zhang Ben was swept 0-3, and the single game did not exceed 6 points, thus stopping the men's singles round of 16.
With the exit of Tomokazu Zhangmoto, the Japanese team has been wiped out in the men's singles event, and this battle has also let everyone see Felix's super direct shooting skills, and the national table tennis must be strictly vigilant in the future! See below for a detailed breakdown of the battle.
Highlights of the game
Tomokazu Zhang and Felix are currently one of the most competitive young stars in men's table tennis, the former born in 2003 has already defeated many world champions in national table tennis and won the World Cup men's singles runner-up, and the latter is currently the world's top-ranked men's table tennis player in the foreign association, and has reached the fifth position.
It is worth mentioning that in the past interview, Felix once expressed his admiration for Tomokazu Zhangmoto, and regarded the other party as his idol, and now the two have met together in a Grand Slam, which is indeed very interesting.
The process of the game
After the start of the first game, Felix quickly used his direct shot to quickly get started with the advantage of attacking Zhang Ben Tomokazu, making it difficult for the opponent to parry - before Felix bluntly said that what he admired most about Zhang Ben Tomokazu was the opponent's speed in the near stage, and now he is regarded as treating others in his own way, and then successfully won the first place 11-6.
In the second game, Tomokazu Zhang forced Felix to make a mistake by increasing spin, but he was overtaken shortly after taking the lead in the opening game, and Felix continued to exert force and quickly decisive, and soon won 11-6, thus forcing Tomokazu Zhang into a desperate situation.
In the third game, Tomokazu Zhangmoto's opening lead was reversed, and he obviously felt that he was completely out of line with Felix's point, so he called a timeout to adjust when he had no choice but to call a timeout. After returning to the court, Tomokazu Zhang was still defeated, and this time he only scored 5 points and lost all, so he was defeated 0-3 and was kept clean and missed the men's singles quarterfinals.
At present, it seems that Felix has indeed explored the essence of many straight slap plays, and recently defeated famous players in succession, and he may become one of the strongest opponents of national table tennis when he plays at home in the Paris Olympics in the near future, which is worth serious study and beware.