At 24 o'clock in the evening of May 10, Beijing time, the men's singles semifinals of the Saudi Arabia Grand Slam were underway, and Wang Chuqin scored 3 points in a row to achieve a big reversal and reversed teammate Lin Shidong 4-3 after losing two games in a row. Wang Chuqin successfully entered the final and will compete with the winner of the lower half of the region for the championship of this Saudi Grand Slam!
The game originally planned to start at 23:30 was postponed to 24 o'clock, which is probably the arrangement of fate, because after 24 o'clock, it is May 11 in the real sense, and today is the birthday of the protagonist of this game--- Wang Chuqin! Countless fans accompanied Wang Chuqin on the scene or on the Internet to spend this unforgettable birthday.
The 19-year-old Lin Shidong is the No. 6 seed player of the national table tennis men's team, let's take a look at the top five players, Ma Long is 36 years old, Lin Gaoyuan is 29 years old, Liang Jingkun is 28 years old, Fan Zhendong is 27 years old, and Wang Chuqin is 24 years old. Lin Shidong's age is small compared with the previous brothers, Lin Shidong is the main force cultivated by the national table tennis for the next Olympic cycle, judging from this Saudi Grand Slam, the future is terrifying!
The two are very familiar teammates, they stick together all the time, the two sides are very familiar, and the whole game is particularly difficult to play! Most fans think that Wang Chuqin, who has more experience in foreign cooperation, can keep the championship if he wins, and some fans feel that the 19-year-old Lin Shidong should enter the final to impact the championship. This match between the two is destined to be a difficult battle.
In the first game, the score of the two was very close, Wang Chuqin lost three points after 8-8, and lost one game first 8-11.
In the second game, the battle of teammates was extremely fierce, biting from 4-4, 5-5, 6-6, 7-7, 8-8 point by point, depending on whose mouth was tight, and finally Lin Shidong scored another point 11-8.
In the third game, the two were the most familiar teammates, and there was not much difference in strength, and Wang Chuqin, who was two points behind, decisively adjusted his state and pulled back a game 11-8.
In the fourth game, both sides were all fighting, and Lin Shidong called a timeout 7-6. Neither of them has off-the-field guidance, so they take a pause to think about it and rehydrate. After the pause, Lin Shidong lost 3 points in a row, and finally lost another game at 9-11.
The scores of the two are back on the same running line!
lost two games in a row, Lin Shidong's state changed again, and in the fifth game, Wang Chuqin's state was full, and he scored with multiple large-angle forehands and bombarded 7-1. Lin Shidong counterattacked 3-8, but the score gap was too big, 4-11 and lost another game, Wang Chuqin temporarily lead!
The two came to the crucial sixth game, the two sides fought more ferociously, the score was 6-5 Wang Chuqin called a timeout, and the two without off-court guidance used a minute to constantly review and beat Lin Shidong's rhythm, and Lin Shidong continued to chase points after a pause, 11-7 The two sides returned to the same running line!
Lin Shidong pulled the battle to the deciding game, and in this crucial game, his mentality changed even more, falling behind 2-6 in the opening game, and was won by Wang Chuqin 11-6 in the last game!
Congratulations to Wang Chuqin for reaching the finals! I wish national table tennis player Wang Chuqin a happy birthday!