The 14th National Games Mass Table Tennis Finals Yuan Lei won the 40-year-old group championship

Yuan Lei in the game. Provided by Heilongjiang Provincial Sports Bureau

Harbin, September 18 (Reporter Wang Nina) Heilongjiang Sports Bureau released the news that on September 18, the final of the men's 40-year-old group of table tennis in the mass event of the 14th Games ended at the Baoji City Gymnasium. Yuan Lei of Heilongjiang won the gold medal with a 3-1 victory over Li Bin of Sichuan.

The final was a best-of-five format. At the beginning of the game, Yuan Lei took the lead and won the opening red 11-6. In the second set, Li Bin pulled back a set 12-10, and the two sides returned to the same running line. The crucial third set, the two sides came and went, playing very anxiously. In the end, Yuan Lei won the key set 14-12. Yuan Lei, who had a 2-1 lead, completely took the initiative in the fourth set, and finally won the game 11-7, adding another gold medal to the Heilongjiang team, which was also the first gold medal won by the Heilongjiang delegation in the table tennis event of the National Games.

After the game, Yuan Lei, who won the gold medal, could not hide his excitement, "Very happy, very excited! Get this gold medal. The first time I participated in the National Games, I was still very nervous, and there were some mistakes. However, I still try to adjust my mentality and play every ball well. After all, the opponent is also very strong, and in the group stage, I have lost to him. ”

Yuan Lei's opponent in the final, Li Bin, once defeated Yuan Lei 2-1 in the group stage and advanced to the top of the group. After losing to Li Bin, Yuan Lei and the team also seriously reviewed and summarized the game. Unexpectedly, the two met again in the final.

Before the final, in response to the characteristics of Li Bin's "horizontal double-sided play", Yuan Lei also made a targeted response.

"I play in straight arcs and the opponent is a horizontal double-sided style. My characteristic is to rush the first three boards to suppress the opponent, and the other is to hit his weakness on the return line. His backhand bounce was so strong that I tried to pull in the middle and make him uncomfortable. Judging from the effect of the game, it still suppressed the characteristics of the opponent. Yuan Lei said, "Our mass group matches are all encounters, the group stage lost him, there are also reasons for the bad state of pre-game diarrhea." In the final, my physical condition was fine, I adjusted my mentality, and I was still full of confidence in myself. ”

Yuan Lei, born in Daqing in 1981, began to play table tennis at the age of 6 and is well-known in the amateur table tennis industry in the province. After participating in the work, he won the industry system table tennis laurel many times in his industry. In his spare time, in addition to playing ball, he also does online teaching to help the majority of golfers improve their skills.

After the singles match, Yuan Lei will continue to participate in the team competition. At this National Games, the men's and women's teams in Heilongjiang Province both qualified for the finals. In the ten singles categories, the men's and women's teams qualified for four singles finals.

Since the 13th National Games in 2017, the National Games have officially set up mass competition projects, which truly realizes the concept of practicing the National Games and Healthy China, and makes the achievements of the National Games benefit the people. This year's 14th Games, the mass event has a total of 19 major events and 185 minor events. It includes table tennis, badminton, tennis, football, basketball, air volleyball, shuttlecock, dragon boat and other highly competitive sports, as well as go, chess, chess, bridge and other chess projects, in addition to the establishment of square dance, broadcast gymnastics, fitness qigong, tai chi and other 4 major items, 43 small items of the exhibition and performance projects. (End)

Source: China News Network