Chinanews Client, November 27th. In the 1/8 finals of the 2021 Houston World Table Tennis Championships mixed doubles that ended early on the 27th, Beijing time, China-US combination Lin Gaoyuan/Zhang An defeated Russian player Skacheko 3:1 Her husband/Vorobeva, advanced to the top 8.
Another Sino-US combination Kanak/Wang Manyu was reversed with a 2:0 lead, and eventually lost to the Indian combination Ghana Secaran/Batra 2:3, but unfortunately stopped in the round of 16.
Lin Gaoyuan/Zhang An’s opponent on the day was the Russian combination Skachkov/Vorobeva.
After the first two rounds reached 1:1, Lin Gaoyuan/Zhang An gradually took control of the rhythm of the game, winning two consecutive rounds with 11:6 and 11:5, thus winning 3:1 to advance.
After the game, Lin Gaoyuan believed that the two had some problems in the second game. This is the place to be summarized.
But from an overall point of view, the game played well today, and the two are getting closer and closer together.
Zhang An said, "Lin Gaoyuan is a very good doubles partner, and he always encourages me."
Another Chinese-American combination Kanak/Wang Manyu was in a 2-0 lead and won the match point, but was reversed by the Indian combination Ghana Sekaran/Batra and missed the quarterfinals.
After the game, Wang Manyu believed that although it was a pity to lose the game, there was no major problem with the overall performance of the two, and Kanak's performance was better than game after game.
The 21-year-old Kanak said frankly that it is a rare opportunity to partner with a national table tennis player. Although he has only cooperated in 3 games, he has learned a lot from the guidance of Wang Manyu and Xiao Zhan.
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