On the afternoon of April 11th, the men's team semi-final of the Asian Table Tennis Championships was held in Wuxi, between the Chinese team and the Chinese Taipei team. The Chinese team sent Ma Long and as the first main force, Fan Zhendong and took the lead, After Zhang Jike cut off, he was the third lineup to play. [This article is original from Pingpong Net Yuan Ming]
The Chinese Taipei team is the first to play, and also the first main force is Chen Jianan who once defeated Zhang Jike in the World Cup team competition in 2013. The other two are young players Liao Zhenyu and Yang Heng Wei.
In the first game, Fan Zhendong faced Chen Jian'an's fight calmly and was slightly superior in strength. He won the game 3-0 without bloodshed. The scores of the three games were 11-7, 11-6, 11 -5
In the second Grand Slam, Malone completely controlled the situation and had a strong adjustment ability. He did not give Liao Zhenzhen a chance to attack and easily won 3-0 (11-6, 11-5, 11-8). The Chinese team won by a big score. 2 to 0 lead. [This article is original from Pingpong.com]
The third match between Zhang Jike and Yang Hengwei drew cheers from fans at the scene, cheering for him. In the first round, the scores of the two sides rose alternately, and there were constant equal points, and they were in a stalemate. Due to the influence of Keke's injury, they dared not run in a large area. After playing until 11 draws, Zhang Jike scored with a backhand and won the first game with difficulty 13-11.
In the second round, Yang Hengwei played aggressively, while Zhang Jike made many mistakes and fell behind 0-3. He still focused on high-quality backhand twisting and pulling. The accuracy was not high, and he was a little passive. The opponent always took the lead. When Zhang Jike caught up to 8-9, he directed Qin Zhijian to called a timeout, hoping to win this crucial round and make it 10. Zhang Jike himself made a mistake and lost the second round 10-12. The two sides tied. [This article is original from Pingpong.com]
In the third round, Zhang Jike was caught by the opponent and fell behind in the third game. Yang Hengwei also made more mistakes and tied the game at 4. When the score was 8-10, Yang Hengwei Called a timeout, came up to pull the ball and made a mistake, Zhang Jike won the game 11-8. In the fourth game, the two sides formed a multi-board COSCO-Taiwan confrontation. Yang Hengwei increased the fight, Zhang Jike twisted and pulled, and increased his strength. After the score was 6-4, the fight became more and more courageous. After the match point, he finally won 11-8, thus defeating Yang Hengwei 3-0.
In this way, Ma Long, Zhang Jike, and Fan Zhendong defeated the Chinese Taipei team 3-0 and entered the men’s final first. In the match against Japan, the Chinese team may send Ma Long, Xu Xin, and Fan Zhendong to play. They will definitely show momentum, and they will surely achieve the men's team defense and win the Asian Championships ten consecutive times!
~May the peace that transcends all be with you~
Pingpong Net Yuan Ming
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