At 18:30 Beijing time on October 11. The final men's team semi-final of the 2021 Table Tennis Super League was played between Weiqiao in Shandong and Mingrun in Shantou. In the men's team semi-final in the morning, Shandong Luneng defeated Shanghai Real Estate 3-0 and advanced to the final first.
In the first set, Zhou Qihao/Zhou Yu played against Xu Haidong/Lin Gaoyuan. Zhou Yu/Zhou Qihao won 11-9 in three consecutive sets, scoring three consecutive points for Weiqiao in Shandong.
In the second set, Liang Jingkun played against Fan Zhendong. Fan Zhendong won three consecutive sets after falling behind 2-0 in a big score. In the tiebreaker match, there was a small climax of 7-0, and finally won 11-5. At this point, the two sides fought to a 1-1 draw.
In the third set, Zhou Yu played against Lin Gaoyuan. In the first set, Zhou Yu attacked and defended tightly, 11-7 first to go to the next city; in the second set, Lin Gaoyuan, who was once behind in the score, chased the score to 9 draws at the end of the innings, while Zhou Yu won 11-9 with the advantage of the serve wheel; in the third set, Lin Gaoyuan, who fought back against the water, launched a counterattack and won back a set 11-6; in the fourth set, after the two sides fought until 5 draws, Zhou Yu scored 2 consecutive points in the stalemate link. But Lin Gaoyuan did not have a soft hand at this moment, shot decisively, and chased the score to 8 draws. And won with an 11-9 reversal. In the decider, the two sides fought all the way to 9 draws, and Zhou Yu, in the case of falling behind 9-10, did not have a soft key point, chased the score to 10 draws, and won 13-11. Shandong Weiqiao led 2-1.
In the fourth set, Liang Jingkun played against Xu Haidong. In the first set, the young player Xu Haidong turned on the fight mode, and the opening game was 4-0 with a wave of small climaxes. Perhaps affected by the loss in the second set, Liang Jingkun was in a slump in the first set, and Xu Haidong won easily 11-4; next, Liang Jingkun adjusted his state in time, winning two consecutive sets of 11-6 in a row. In the fourth set, the young player Xu Haidong played well, and the score was tightly clenched to 9 draws. Liang Jingkun, who was dominant in overall strength, eventually won the final victory 16-14.
At this point, Shandong Weiqiao defeated Shantou Mingrun 3-1 to reach the final and will compete with Shandong Luneng for the men's team championship this season at 18:30 tomorrow. And Liang Jingkun also returned to the top of the personal standings with the victory of the fourth set, launching an impact on the MVP.