The Hangzhou Asian Games table tennis project finally came to an end, in the peak duel of the men's singles final, Wang Chuqin, the first brother of national table tennis, experienced 7 rounds of fierce battles, defeated teammate Fan Zhendong, and won four gold medals in men's singles, men's doubles, mixed doubles and men's team in one fell swoop, becoming the first men's "Golden Slam" in the history of Asian Games table tennis, winning the reputation of the all-round king.
The tiebreaker was thrilling
As soon as the deciding game began, Wang Chuqin took the initiative and quickly led 6-2 with his excellent serve and attacking quality. Faced with the dilemma of falling behind, Lin Shidong did not give up, he adjusted his mentality, strengthened his defense and always waited for the opportunity to counterattack. The game is gradually heating up, the two sides are back and forth, and the atmosphere on the field is tense. Lin Shidong's tenacious struggle made the score once chase to a 6-6 draw.
At the critical moment, Wang Chuqin showed the calmness and experience of a veteran. He firmly controlled the rhythm on the field and used a variety of tactical combinations to drag down Lin Shidong's physical fitness. Lin Shidong began to make more and more mistakes when he was physically overdrawn, while Wang Chuqin seized every opportunity and scored five points in a row to seal the victory 11-6.
The final result of this life-and-death battle was that Wang Chuqin defeated Lin Shidong with an aggregate score of 4-3 and advanced to the men's singles final. After the match, Wang Chuqin praised Lin Shidong as a young opponent with extraordinary strength, "His playing style is advanced, and the future prospects are limitless." ＂
Fan Zhendong did his best
The final against Wang Chuqin was teammate Fan Zhendong. The pair have faced each other three times in international competitions this year, with Fan Zhendong winning. In this final, both sides also showed excellent competitive form. The score of the first three games was only a slight difference of 2 points, and the scene was very stale.
After four games, the two sides drew 2-2. In the fifth game, Wang Chuqin accelerated the pace of his attack and won the round 11-4. In the sixth game, Fan Zhendong's transfer forced Wang Chuqin to make more mistakes and equalized the total score. In the crucial seventh game, Wang Chuqin had the upper hand and finally defeated Fan Zhendong 11-8 and won the championship.
After the game, Fan Zhendong admitted that he just felt pity, not regret. "I need to look at the process properly. As the main force of national table tennis, Fan Zhendong has always maintained a good mentality, which is also an important reason why he has been able to create good results in important competitions repeatedly.
There are regrets in the end of the six gold medals in national table tennis
In addition to Wang Chuqin's four gold Grand Slams, the national table tennis also won 5 gold medals in the men's team, women's team, men's doubles, mixed doubles and women's singles at this Asian Games, with a total of 6 golds, 2 silvers and 1 bronze. This figure seems remarkable, but it can't hide the loss of national table tennis in the women's doubles event.
Since the 1974 Asian Games in Tehran, Iran, the national table tennis has never fallen out of the Asian Games medal table in the women's doubles event, and this time the two pairs of women's doubles pairs have stopped in the quarterfinals, which is the worst result of the national table tennis in the women's doubles event of the Asian Games in the past 50 years.
After the game, Wang Manyu explained the reason for the defeat on behalf of the national table tennis women's doubles players: "We don't have many ways to deal with difficulties when we encounter them, and the means of scoring are not clear. "This defeat will undoubtedly be an opportunity for national table tennis to reflect, and they will make up for this shortcoming in the new preparation cycle.