Paris Olympic Games, table tennis men's singles quarter-finals, Chinese team player Fan Zhendong faced Japanese team players Chang motochi and . Since Wang Chuqin, another men's singles player of the Chinese team, has been eliminated early, Fan Zhendong has become the only star of the Chinese team and the last hope of the Chinese team to retain the men's singles championship. Obviously this is an impossible match. In the losing game, in the end, Fan Zhendong was behind 0-2 and 2-3, but he survived and completed the reversal, defeating Tomokazu Harimoto with a big score of 4-3, and thus got a card. Ticket to advance to the semi-finals, while Tomokazu Harimoto was eliminated.
In the first game, Fan Zhendong seemed to have not woken up. On both the offensive and defensive ends, he was completely unable to beat the North. On the other hand, Zhang Benzhihe played very proactively and entered the state early. He beat Fan at the beginning. Zhendong had a score of 10-1. In the end, Fan Zhendong lost the first game 2-11, trailing Tomokazu Harimoto by a big score of 0-1.
In the second game, the two sides played very close, with the score rising alternately. After reaching a 9-9 tie, Fan Zhendong served. Under such circumstances, Fan Zhendong originally had an advantage, but his serve failed. After losing 2 points in a row, Fan Zhendong lost another game 9-11, and the big score became 0-2 behind Tomokazu Harimoto.
In the third game, after changing clothes and adjusting, Fan Zhendong seemed to be more energetic. He started with a score of 6-0, which gave Zhang Benzhihe a disincentive. As a result, Fan Zhendong also seized the opportunity of a good start. Won this game 11-4, changing the big score to 1-2 behind.
In the fourth round of the game, the two sides were still inextricable at the beginning, and the score was even at 7-7. At the critical moment, Fan Zhendong showed the spirit of a last-ditch fight and scored 4 points in a row, thus winning the round 11-7. The big score was rewritten to a 2-2 tie.
In the fifth game, Tomokazu Harimoto also changed his jersey, hoping to increase his luck by changing his jersey. Unexpectedly, Zhang Benzhihe seemed to really benefit and got a perfect start with 4-0. Then, Fan Zhendong, who was not willing to lose points, worked hard, but still lost the game 4-11, a big score. Trailing 2-3 behind Tomokazu Harimoto.
In the sixth game, Fan Zhendong, who had no way out, fought his last and got off to a 6-2 start. However, Zhang Benzhihe also played very tenaciously and forced the score to a 7-7 tie. However, at the critical moment, Fan Zhendong withstood the pressure, and then scored 4 points in a row, winning the game 11-7, and the score was rewritten to a 3-3 tie.
In the deciding game of the seventh game, Fan Zhendong lost 4 points in a row after 2-0. It seemed that the balance came to Zhang Benzhihe's side. However, Fan Zhendong then scored 4 points in a row to lead the score 6-4. Next, Zhang Benzhihe rewritten the score to a 7-7 tie. At the critical moment, Fan Zhendong was relieved, played more proactively and decisively, scored 4 points in a row, and won the decisive game 11-7, thus defeating Tomokazu Harimoto with a big score of 4-3, and had the last laugh.
At the moment when he defeated Zhang Benzhihe, Fan Zhendong also looked up to the sky and roared, deeply releasing the pressure in his heart! At the same time, the Chinese team fans kept cheering and shouting.
Fan Zhendong, the head coach Wang Hao, also raised his arms and shouted at this moment, interacting with the Chinese team players, coaches, and fans in the stands, and kept cheering.
CCTV commentator Gao Han was also very excited and happy to see Fan Zhendong survive from a desperate situation, complete a great comeback and defeat Tomokazu Harimoto with a big score of 0-2, 2-3. She said " Fan Zhendong survived a desperate situation. It's really touching. We can see tears in coach Wang Hao's eyes. In fact, I also saw tears in his eyes. It's really not easy. Fan Zhendong is great. Well done!”
