News on October 8, in the 1/4 final of the men's team of the Asian Table Tennis Championship held on October 8, the national table tennis men's team played against the Iran men's team, and the first national table tennis single Wang Chuqin lost 2-3 to 14-year-old Benjamin · Faraji, resulting in the Chinese team falling behind the Iran team 0-1.
As the defending champion of the men's team at the Asian Championships, the national table tennis men's team directly advanced to the top 8 of the team competition. In the first round of the knockout round against Iran, the Chinese team sent Wang Chuqin, Lin Shidong and Liang Jingkun.
In the first game, Wang Chuqin, who had just finished the WTT China Grand Slam, was quite out of shape, facing 14-year-old youth player Faraj, Wang Chuqin lost the first game 8-11. Subsequently, Wang Chuqin won two games in a row 11-3, 11-9, but Faraghi won two games in a row 13-11, 11-9, and finally defeated the world No. 1 Wang Chuqin 3-2.
Born in 2009 and only 14 years old, Benjamin Faraj is ranked 210th in the world, 209 places behind Wang.
Since the Paris Olympics, Wang Chuqin has been constantly setting new lows, and the first round of the men's singles at the Paris Olympics lost to Sweden's 26th ranked Moregard Gaud. Last week, Wang Chuqin went out early again at the WTT China Grand Slam, losing to world No. 50 Denmark's Linde in the second round.
After the game, Wang Chuqin frankly admitted that he had not yet regained his best form after the Olympics. In this Asian Championships, Wang Chuqin gave up the men's doubles event with Liang Jingkun and focused on singles and team.
Unexpectedly, he encountered a huge upset in the men's singles, and it seems that no one is afraid of the "world first" among the foreign players!
In this regard, netizens have said, "On the opposite side is a 14-year-old Iran child, a single lost, speechless"
"They all laugh at you, but you are the most ridiculous."
"I can't beat a 14-year-old...... He can retire."
"It's a joke, and 4 years later, Los Angeles really makes me see him???"
"The world's No. 1 was killed by a teenager in seconds, and it is not as stable as a 14-year-old"
"It's also so that everyone can win the world's first, Wang Chuqin is great"
"Seriously, it's better to let Zhou Qihao change Ma Long Fan Zhendong Town, even if you don't play."
": He really spoils black fans very well...... What is the reason for fans this time: Happy Ping Pong or insulting other 14-year-olds".