When the table tennis league is in full swing, the Laowa Cup is also being carried out in an intense and orderly manner! The Old Tile Cup was founded by Waldner, the first Grand Slam winner. His original intention was to let more people know about table tennis, and at the same time provide a platform for table tennis enthusiasts to communicate and learn. This is the heart of a real table tennis lover!
This year is the first year that the Laowa Cup has been established, with Ma Long as the captain of the Asian team and Waldner himself as the captain of the world team. The two teams compete in two days of official competition.
A total of eight matches are played every day, using a best-of-three system. The winner of each match on the first day gets 1 point, and the winner of each game on the second day gets 2 points. There was also an interesting "King Bomb Prop", but the two teams didn't use it until the end.
Yesterday, after a day of play, the Asian team was led by the world team to tie the score, and the overall score was 4-4. Today, the Asian team scored another 10 points after eight rounds of competition, and the world team scored 6 points. With such a total score, the Asian team defeated the world team 14-10!
The specific scores on the first day are as follows:
First set: Ma Long/Chen Meng 2-0 Moregaard/Szokos
The strength of the Longmeng combination is very strong, and it far surpasses the opponent in terms of speed, connection speed and tacit understanding.
First game, 11-4,
Game 2, 11-9;
Second set: Zhang Yuzhen 2-0 Hugo
First game, 11-9,
Game 2, 11-8;
Third set: Chen Meng 2-1 Diaz
First game, 11-6,
Game 2, 4-11,
Game 3, 11-6;
Fourth set: Malone 2-1 Ocharov
Malone and Ocharov have won all 20 times, and this time they won again. So after the game, Ocharov jokingly slapped the couch and said, "Can't you let me win once?" There is no pressure of points and rankings in this kind of competition, so I have a lot of fun.
Game 1, 9-11,
Game 2, 12-10,
Game 3, 13-11;
Fifth set: Shin Yubin 0-2 Szokos
Shen Yubin lost to Szokos in the Chengdu Mixed Team World Cup some time ago, which shows that Szokos's skills have risen sharply during this time.
Game 1, 10-12,
Game 2, 10-12;
Sixth set: Glasmenko 0-2 Moregaard
Game 1, 8-11,
Game 2, 2-11;
Seventh set: Shin Yubin/Batra 1-2 Szokos/Diaz
First game, 11-3,
Game 2, 6-11,
Game 3, 9-11;
Eighth set: Lim Jong-hoon 1-2 Hugo
First game, 11-8,
Game 2, 7-11,
Game 3, 6-11.
The aggregate score was a 4-4 draw on the first day.
The specific scores on the second day are as follows:
First set: Ma Long/Lim Jong Hoon 2-1 Ocharov/Hugo
First game, 11-5,
Game 2, 4-11,
Game 3, 11-6;
Second set: Zhang Yuzhen 0-2 Moregaard
Game 1, 10-12,
Game 2, 7-11;
Third set: Shin Yubin/Lim Jong-hoon 2-0 Hugo/Diaz
Shin Yubin and Lim Jong-hoon's mixed doubles pair is ranked No. 1 in the world, so they far surpass their opponents in terms of technique and tactics, degree of cooperation, and tacit understanding.
First game, 11-8,
second game, 11-3;
Fourth set: Zhang Yuzhen 1-2 Ocharov
Game 1, 11-13,
Game 2, 14-12,
Game 3, 9-11;
Fifth set: Batra 0-2 Diaz
Game 1, 8-11,
Game 2, 8-11;
Sixth set: Glasmenko 2-1 Hugo
First game, 3-11,
Game 2, 11-6,
third game, 11-8;
Seventh set: Chen Meng 2-0 Szokos
Chen Meng, who had lost to Szokos before, played well this time and quickly won the set.
First game, 11-8,
Game 2, 11-9;
Eighth set: Malone 2-1 Moregaard
Game 1, 13-11,
Game 2, 4-11,
Game 3, 11-8.
The score was 10-6 on the second day and 14-10 overall. The Asian team won the final victory!