The 2024 Asian Table Tennis Championships have begun. In the men's team 1/4 finals, the Chinese men's team faced the Iran men's team.
After dropping one set first, the Chinese men's team won three sets in a row and defeated the Iran men's team 3-1 to advance to the semifinals.
In the first set, the big head Wang Chuqin lost 2-3 to the 14-year-old Benjamin, causing a big upset.
The scores in the fifth game were 8:11, 11:3, 11:9, 11:13, and 9:11.
In the second set, Lin Shidong narrowly defeated the veteran Alamiyan 3-2. During the game, Alamiyan created a lot of pressure on Lin Shidong.
The scores in the fifth game were 13:11, 11:13, 18:16, 5:11, and 11:6. The first three games were very close. The third game was crucial. Lin Shidong won that game and had an advantage. Alamyan lost the third game and threw his racket in anger.
In the third set, the big fat Liang Jingkun played against Mohammed· Mousavi · Tahr. Liang played at a high level, swept past Tahr 3-0 and blasted 11-1.
In the first game, Liang Jingkun entered the state very quickly, made a 3:1 start, and then opened up the score difference with 6:3. Liang Jingkun scored 3 points in a row, and the difference reached 6 points. After Tahr chased 2 points, Liang Jingkun also scored 2 points in a row and won the first game 11-5.
In the second game, Liang Jingkun got off to a 3:0 start. After Tahr chased one point, Liang Jingkun scored two points in a row to take a 5-1 lead. At 7:2, Tahr chased two points. At 9:5, Tahr chased four points, and the difference was only one point. Tahr is also a bit of a strength. At the critical moment, Liang Jingkun dared to fight and won the game with 11:9.
In the third game, Liang Jingkun got a 5:0 start. After Tahr chased 1 point, Liang Jingkun scored 6 points in a row and won the game quickly 11:1.
In the end, Liang Jingkun swept Tahel 3-0 and scored the second point for the Chinese men's team. The Chinese men's team led the Iran men's team 2-1.
In the fourth set, Wang Chuqin played against Alamiyan. Wang Chuqin won 3-1 against Alamiyan and scored the third point for the Chinese men's team.
In the first game, Alamyan got off to a 3-1 start. Wang Chuqin scored 4 points in a row to overtake the score. Alamiyan scored two points in a row to tie the score at five. Wang Chuqin also scored 2 points in a row to take the lead again with 7:5. The two sides fell into a stalemate, and Wang Chuqin won the first game 11:9. Wang Chuqin's state is still not very good.
In the second game, Wang Chuqin made a 2:0 start. Alamyan chased to 3 draws. The two sides fought to a 5-draw. Wang Chuqin scored 5 points in a row and won the game point. Alamyan chased 2 points. Wang Chuqin made a lot of mistakes. At the last moment, Wang Chuqin scored and won another game 11:7.
In the third game, Alamyan took a 6-2 lead. Wang Chuqin chased 2 points. Alamyan scored five points in a row to pull back the game at 11-4. I don't know whether to say that Alamiyan played well, or Wang Chuqin's strength was like that.
The fourth game started with a stalemate, and it was tied at 4. Alamiyan scored two points in a row to take the lead. Alameyan held the lead, leading by three points at most times. However, Wang Chuqin tied the score at the end of the game and won the match point at 10:9. Wang Chuqin made another mistake, and the score was tied again. When Wang Chuqin took a 12-11 lead, he called a timeout. Wang Chuqin did not come to power, and the score came to 12 draws. At the last moment, Wang Chuqin played a lucky ball and won the game 14:12.
In the end, Wang Chuqin made up for his mistakes and defeated Alamiyan 3-1 and scored the third point for the Chinese men's team.
The Chinese men's team defeated the Iran men's team 3-1 and advanced to the men's team semifinals.
The Chinese men's team is going to sum it up. It is so difficult to play the Iran men's team, and the overall strength advantage is not obvious. Wang Chuqin should also make good adjustments, find out the problems, and find ways to solve them. He's been in a bit of a bad form lately, losing four games in just over two months.