2-3！ There were even upsets in the table tennis world: Tomokazu Zhang was out in the first round, and the 32-year-old world champion was also eliminated

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2024-05-24 11:15Posted in Shandong Sports Creators

On May 24, Beijing time, the 2024 WTT Regular Challenge Rio de Janeiro ended the first day of competition, and the men's singles field was an upset, and the No. 2 seed Tomokazu Zhang lost 2-3 to Germany's Menger and suffered a first-round tour. Swedish world champion Christian Carlsen was also knocked out in the first round, and his selection in the squad for the Paris Olympics amid doubts was a terrible performance.

On the first day of the main event, Tomokazu Zhang played against German player Menger in the first round of men's singles, due to the absence of national table tennis from this competition, as the No. 2 seed in men's singles, Tomokazu Zhang was the favorite to win the championship. He won the first game 11-8, but there were too many mistakes in the next two games, Menger showed a good competitive state, and the key ball was not soft, and Zhang Benzhihe suddenly lost his touch, and was suppressed by Menger most of the time, losing two games in a row 8-11, 3-11.

Under heavy pressure, Zhang Benzhihe actively adjusted, mobilized his state with a roar, and then won the fourth game 11-6, dragging the game into a deciding game. The two competed very fiercely in the tiebreaker, Zhang Benzhihe successively won the match point 10-9, 11-10, but were resolved by Menger, Menger got the match point 12-11, 13-12, but Zhang Benzhihe also saved the match point twice, but Menger grasped the third match point, scored 2 points in a row after 13 draws, won the tiebreaker 15-13, and defeated Zhang Benzhihe 3-2, and advanced to the men's singles round of 16 with an upset.

Zhang Benzhihe missed two match points, of course, he was unwilling and hung his head after the game, but there was no way, this is competitive sports, nothing is impossible. Menger is not an idle person, he won two regional men's singles titles in a row last season, and he is also very strong, such a result is also normal, Zhang Ben Tomokazu can only work hard in the mixed doubles field.

In the other match, 32-year-old world champion Christian Carlsen lost three games in a row after winning one game to lose 3-1 to Anders Lind. Carlsen qualified for the Paris Olympics with mixed doubles, but his performance in the men's singles field was very average, and his selection in the Olympic squad was questionable, after all, Sweden's mixed doubles strength is average, and the men's team may have a better chance of challenging for medals, but Carlsen's performance may be reduced to a supporting role in the team competition.

On top of that, South Korea's Lim Jong-hoon takes on Oh Hyun-sung, a South Korean derby, and Lim Jong-hoon is trying to qualify for the Paris Olympics, where every match counts. In the face of the little junior brother Wu Huicheng, Lin Zhongxun entered the state very slowly, the first two games were very passive, first of all, there were too many personal mistakes, especially at the critical moment at the end of the game, he always made inexplicable mistakes, and Wu Huicheng dared to fight, the key ball was not soft, he won the first two games with two 11-8, took a 2-0 lead, and also pushed Lin Zhongxun into a desperate situation.

In fact, Wu had a chance to end the game 3-0, because he had taken an 8-6 lead in the third game, but Lin Zhongxun gave it a go, scored 5 points in a row, and pulled back a game 11-8. Lim Jong-hoon regained his confidence and completely took the initiative in the fourth game, winning another game 11-6 to drag the match into a deciding game. In the final tiebreaker, Wu Huicheng took a 4-1 lead, Lin Zhongxun fell into a desperate situation again, and this time it was even more exaggerated, Lin Zhongxun comprehensively suppressed Wu Huicheng after that, the teenager Wu Huicheng wanted to win and was afraid of losing, as if he couldn't play, low-level mistakes were flying all over the sky, Lin Zhongxun became more and more courageous, scored 10 points in a row, and directly won the tiebreaker 11-4, and reversed Wu Huicheng with a big score of 3-2 and advanced to the top 16 of men's singles.

For Lim Jong-hoon, it was a shocking reversal, not only did he lose two games first, but he also fell behind 6-8 in the third game and 1-4 in the fourth game, but he withstood the pressure and won the victory. As a strong rival of national table tennis, Lin Zhongxun really played well in adversity and had a chance to impact the championship.

The top seed in the men's singles is Hugo Calderano, who played at home and made his debut 3-0 comfortably. In addition, famous players such as Hayasuke Togami and Ahn Jae-hyun also successfully advanced to the top 16 of men's singles. After the first day of the main event, all the top 16 of the men's singles were born, and the specific matchups in the 1/8 finals were:

Hugo Calderano vs. Brian Afanador, Dibo Porrett vs. Anders Lind, Lim Jong-hoon vs. Eric Yuti, Yutai Tanaka vs. Álvaro Roberus, Ahn Jae-hyun vs. Joao Gerardo, Leonardo Iizuka vs. Hayasuke Togami, Lee Yuanzhang vs. Luka Mladenovich, Jules Rowland vs. Stephen Menger.

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