Provoking national table tennis? Zhang Benzhihe imitated Fan Zhendong's celebration in front of Wang Hao! Hug the coach and cry bitterly. The 2024 Table Tennis Asian Championships has come to an end, in the men's singles final, Japan's first brother Tomokazu Zhang defeated the 19-year-old national table tennis player Lin Shidong 3-1 and won the championship, and the celebration action made by Tomokazu Zhang after the game caused a relatively large controversy, whether it is a provocation or a tribute, it is necessary to see the wise and the wise.
Zhang Benzhihe and Lin Shidong have played 3 times before, Lin Shidong has only defeated Zhang Benzhihe in the recent WTT Macau Championships, so judging from the past confrontations between the two sides, Lin Shidong is at a disadvantage, and in the case that other national table tennis players have been out early, Lin Shidong has to bear a lot of pressure, which also lays the groundwork for this game. In the first game, Lin Shidong once led 5-1, but then Zhang Benzhihe launched a counterattack and completed the single-game reversal with 11-9, in the second game, Zhang Benzhihe was even more firepower, and soon won another game with 11-6, in the third game, Lin Shidong once regained his feel and pulled back a game with 11-4, but in the fourth game, Lin Shidong suddenly broke the line, Zhang Benzhihe directly took over the game and locked the victory with 11-5, thus defeating Lin Shidong with a total score of 3-1 and successfully winning the championship. At the same time, this is also the second Asian Championships men's singles championship won by Japan players after 50 years, and it is not an exaggeration to say that Tomokazu Haramoto has made history.
In fact, judging from the game situation, Lin Shidong is not completely without opportunities, but it is a pity that the performance of the young players is not stable, coupled with the recent continuous battles, and the collapse of the national table tennis in this Asian Championships, which has caused Lin Shidong to not be able to play his best. And Zhang Benzhihe will yell every time he scores a point in the game, which also affects Lin Shidong's performance to a certain extent, after all, the opponent's morale is high, and the impact on himself is still relatively large. After Zhang Benzhihe won the championship, he directly made a celebration move towards the national table tennis head coach Wang Hao, and Zhang Benzhihe's celebration action was exactly the same as Fan Zhendong's celebration at the Paris Olympics, all of them spread their hands, and then crossed their arms on their chests, laughed happily, and directly imitated Fan Zhendong's celebration. In addition, Zhang Benzhihe was still very excited, and directly hugged the coach on the sidelines and cried.
Regarding Zhang Benzhihe's behavior, some fans think that he is provoking the national table tennis, because Fan Zhendong did not participate in this Asian Championships, so Zhang Benzhihe seized the opportunity to tell the outside world that what Fan Zhendong can do can also be done. However, some fans believe that Tomokazu Zhangmoto's behavior is a tribute to Fan Zhendong, because Fan Zhendong no longer needs the Asian Championships to prove himself. From an objective point of view, Tomokazu Zhang sometimes feels a little "arrogant" in the game, but it should not have reached the point of actively provoking national table tennis, what do you think about this? This article was originally written by Xiao Lizi, please do not plagiarize or carry it.