WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam ended last Saturday night at King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, the national table tennis unexpectedly won the championship of five events, but at the same time, as the largest and highest level of WTT events before the start of the Paris Olympics, the national table tennis has also encountered unprecedented challenges from players from all over the world in recent years.
Although Wang Chuqin won the triple crown of the Grand Slam in Jida and became the biggest highlight of the national table tennis in this competition, but on the whole, the performance of the Saudi Arabian Grand Slam national table tennis men's team was disappointing, on the third day of the main match, Lin Gaoyuan lost to Denmark's Grote, Liang Jingkun lost to Iran's Alamiyan, and the veteran Ma Long lost to South Korea's Zhang Yuzhen, missing the men's singles round of 16, and Fan Zhendong in the third round of men's singles was led 2-0 by the German player Francesca in three consecutive cities, especially in the decisive game Fan Zhendong held two match points, Fan Zhendong lost to foreign association players in two consecutive WTT events, Fan Zhendong's most dominant backhand attack system has recently lost stability, which makes it less confident in the control of key points, even Wang Chuqin, who played the most stable in this station, faced the tenacious Franscica counterattack in the final, and there were some fluctuations, "Although I said that I had a very good start, leading 3-0, and then in the fourth game I was reversed by the opponent in the lead, I think that after losing the fourth game, the opponent has more room to fight, and the later the game goes, the more space he has to fight, and the shooting rate is getting higher and higher, and it makes me very uncomfortable. In the fifth game, he bit very tightly, and he played a little too simple and fierce, but in the sixth game, he learned a lesson, made himself calmer, and withstood the opponent's impact and fighting. ”
However, Wang Chuqin bluntly said that the performance of the men's doubles championship in this station is better than in the past, "The men's doubles I and Ma Long played the best game in this final, we gradually found some rhythm of each other's scoring, found the rhythm of the opponent's handling of the ball and made a reasonable prediction, the Japanese pair Hayasuke Togami and Shinozuka Daito defeated in this final are also the doubles of the Paris Olympics in Japan, and the doubles of the Olympic team competition is also very crucial." ”
Ma Long believes that winning the men's doubles championship can also serve as a reference for preparing for Paris, of course, he is not satisfied with his singles performance, "In terms of doubles, winning the doubles championship this time, whether it is now or for our future matches, I think my confidence has improved a lot, and of course, there are many things that need to be summarized in the technical and tactical links." The singles lost to Zhang Yuzhen in the second round this time, and the performance was indeed unsatisfactory, and it needs to be further summarized. ”
Unlike the overall sluggish state of the national table tennis men's team, the overall performance of the national table tennis women's team is relatively stable, especially Chen Meng, except for Wang Manyu's upset loss to Indian particle player Batra in the second round.
On the way to qualify, he defeated the Japanese team's three Paris Olympians Miu Hirano, Miwa Zhangmoto, and Morning Akina, and successfully defended the lower half of the women's singles, "Now it seems that I have successfully blocked the three Japanese players, but it is still very painful to see this process, I am thinking about how to knock this opponent out every day, but these three people have different characteristics, their impact and level are also in the forefront of the world, for me, whether it is the use of skills and tactics, or psychology, I need to deal with it very calmly, And when the key node appears, you need to be consistent with your own psychology and shot. ”
defeated Sun Yingsha in the final, won the Grand Slam women's singles championship again after two years, Chen Meng won the women's singles and women's doubles championships at this station, and the national table tennis women's team Paris Olympic lineup has begun to take shape.
Although he won three championships in this competition, in the face of various challenges of the Paris Olympics, Wang Chuqin also kept a clear head and faced the difficulties, "I think winning three championships does not mean that it will help me much in the Paris Olympics, it can only be said that I am more motivated to face Paris and not afraid of the Paris Olympics!" ”
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