In the early morning of August 2nd, Beijing time, in the 2024 Paris Olympics table tennis men's singles quarterfinals, Zhang Benzhi and lost 3-4 to Fan Zhendong after winning the first two games. Fan Zhendong will compete with the host Player Felix Lebrun competes for a ticket to the final in the second half. Tomokazu Harimoto, who missed the semi-finals, also completely lost the possibility of competing for the men's singles medal. In the previous mixed doubles competition, he and Hayata suffered a first-round defeat. After today's game, Harimoto Tomokazu said with tears in the interview area: "No matter how well I played, I still lost, so I am very disappointed. It can be said that I gave 100% effort, but I still know that I can't win." He will have to wait another four years."
Some Japanese netizens commented: "Zhang Ben is strong, but Fan Zhendong is stronger. Wang Chuqin has already lost first. If Fan Zhendong has another accident, the Chinese team will lose. He will completely miss the Olympic singles gold medal, which puts a lot of pressure on Fan Zhendong. So even though Zhang Benzhi and the game points are ahead, Fan Zhendong can still survive. This is why he is the ace player of the Chinese team. "
. Some fans wrote: "This is very disappointing, but this game is so worth watching that I forgot to breathe. I have never been so fascinated to watch a table tennis match. Zhang Ben used to be very arrogant, I don't Like him, but he has grown into a great player and I have become a fan of him without realizing it. Considering his age, I think he can still make the next Olympics a new goal."
Also. Someone posted a post and wrote that Fan Zhendong is habitually slow to warm up, and he uses his momentum on the court to mobilize his state. Although Zhang Benzhihe won the first two games, at the critical moments in the later games, Fan Zhendong was always able to win at a super level and steadily. It seems that Zhang Benzhi is only a little bit different from breaking this window paper, but in fact there is still a big gap between him and the core players of the Chinese team.
A Japanese netizen wrote: "This is such a wonderful game, I can't believe this is not the final. This is a very bad game for the audience. I am so excited that I may not be able to sleep tonight Wow. Zhang Ben is awesome. The spirit of Chinese players to surpass themselves is overwhelming. This is a wonderful game that leaves me speechless.ā
