The final of the men's singles table tennis held on the 30th of the Tokyo Olympics will be a match between Chinese players following the girls, and in the previous Rio de Janeiro tournament, gold medalist Ma Long beat Fan Zhendong, who is ranked first in the world. , I won the first two consecutive titles in this event.
In the men's singles final, following the women on the 29th, Chinese players played against each other, and the world's third-ranked horse player and the world's number one player, Hiiragi, played against each other.
In the sixth game, which had a game count of 3 to 2, Ma played a strong forehand everywhere and took it 11 to 7.
Ma beat Hiiragi with a game count of 4 to 2 and won the gold medal for the second consecutive tournament.
This is the first time for me to win two consecutive titles in this event.
At a press conference after the awards ceremony, Ma said, "After winning the gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, I was not motivated and had to manage my body as I got older. Thanks to the support of the people, I was able to win the gold medal this time. "
China lost the gold medal to the pair of Japanese players Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito in the first mixed doubles event, and the record of winning gold medals in all the events that has continued for three consecutive tournaments since the 2008 Beijing tournament It was interrupted.
However, in the singles, Chinese players won gold and silver medals for both men and women, showing the will of the table tennis kingdom.
The remaining event is a team competition in which China has monopolized the gold medal for both men and women since the 2008 Beijing tournament.
Attention will be focused on whether China's consecutive victories will continue or whether other teams, including Japan, will prevent it.
Chairman of the China Table Tennis Association "I tried to change the atmosphere of the team"
Liu Guoliang, chairman of the China Table Tennis Association, told NHK after the men's singles final on the 30th, "I think the Japanese pair showed their abilities," and said, "China is as soon as possible after the mixed doubles. They tried to change the mood of the team, and the players reviewed their mental and physical condition. After that difficult situation, Son Ji-soo beat Ito straight. This is the biggest achievement for the Chinese team. He said that he made efforts to improve the atmosphere of the team that had deteriorated, and evaluated the result of the women's singles semi-finals in which Son defeated Ito.
In the men's and women's singles held after the mixed doubles, both Chinese players won gold and silver medals, and the team competition will start from the 1st of next month.
Chairman Liu said, "I will try again with the feeling of starting over. That is the tradition of the Chinese team. We will do our best to win the gold medal in the team competition as one." I showed my determination.