Xu Xin/Liu Shiwen won the German Open mixed doubles championship. Image source: ITTF website
China Youth Daily client, Beijing, February 2 (China Youth Daily · China Youth Daily reporter Ci Xin) ITTF German Open today enters its last match day, the Chinese table tennis team is in Beijing From the evening of February 1st to the early morning of February 2nd, Xu Xin/Liu Shiwen defeated Japanese players Mizutani Hayabusa/Ito Mima to win the mixed doubles championship. This is also the first ITTF first event in the new season. Champions. However, in the game that has ended, the Chinese team has had mixed results in several foreign games. Ding Ning defeated his old opponent Mima Ito, but Fan Zhendong lost to Germany in the men's singles quarter-finals. Players Ochalov, Ma Long/Lin Gaoyuan lost to South Korea’s Zhang Yuzhen/Zhao Dacheng in the men’s doubles final.
German Open is the ITTF platinum level competition, and it is also the first international table tennis competition in the 2020 season. China and Japan have sent main players to participate. As of this morning, Beijing time, all the doubles events for this tournament have ended. Xu Xin/Liu Shiwen defeated the Japanese Mizutani Hayabusa/Ito Mima 3-1 in the first mixed doubles final. In the ITTF year-end finals held in December last year, Xu Xin/Liu Shiwen once fell behind 0 to 2 in three consecutive rounds to reverse the strongest opponents currently in the mixed doubles event. This time they defeated again. Hayabusa Mizutani/Mimai Ito, Xu Xin/Liu Shiwen added confidence to winning the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
Chen Meng (right)/Wang Manyu (left) won the German Open women's doubles championship. Image source: ITTF website
After the mixed doubles final, Chinese player Chen Meng/Wang Manyu defeated another pair of Japanese players Ishikawa/Miyu Hirano in the women’s doubles final. However, in the men's doubles final, Malone/Lin Gaoyuan lost to South Korea’s Jang Yuzhen/Zhao Dacheng 2-3. Both Malone and Lin Gaoyuan fought in the men's singles and men's doubles, and both entered the men's singles semi-finals, with a lot of physical exertion, which affected their performance in the men's doubles to a certain extent.
In the women's singles quarter-finals, Ding Ning, who has recently been in poor form, defeated the only foreign face in the women's singles quarterfinals-Japanese player Mima Ito. For Chinese table tennis, who has always valued the performance of the "foreign war" in this competition For the team, Ding Ning's victory still retains the hope of impacting the Tokyo Olympics. After Ding Ning defeated Mima Ito, the Chinese team also swept the women's singles semifinals ahead of schedule.
Ding Ning (black) defeated Mima Ito. Image source: ITTF website
Ochalov (blue shirt) celebrates the victory over Fan Zhendong. Image source: ITTF website
In the men's singles quarter-finals, Fan Zhendong, who is regarded as the new generation leader of the national table tennis team, encountered host player Ochalov. The audience was Ocha In Love's cheering voice, Fan Zhendong was more or less affected and lost 3 to 4. Ocharov said after the game that he felt the tension of Fan Zhendong in the final stage of the game. The mood swings of his opponent gave him the confidence to win. With the support of the home audience, Ocharov seized the chance of victory. Ocharov is also the only non-Chinese player in the men's singles semi-finals. For Fan Zhendong, this defeat is also a valuable lesson. After all, at the Tokyo Olympics, Zhang Benzhihe, who is currently very strong, is also playing at home. If Fan Zhendong and Zhang Benzhihe encounter, the atmosphere of the game will be the same as that of the Olympic Games. Chalov's matchup is very similar.
