China News Service, Chengdu, October 6th (Reporter He Shaoqing Anyuan) "At the critical moment of the first game, I was ready to lose one game, even if I lost two games." On the afternoon of the 6th, Tan Tan And playing against Indian player Nanasekaran again, Malone said that he thinks Nanasekaran has improved significantly since the last fight.
In the knockout rounds of the 56th ITTF World Table Tennis Team Championships (finals) in Chengdu (referred to as "Chengdu World Table Tennis Team Championships") held on the same day, the National Table Tennis Men's Team kept a clean sheet from India and advanced to the top eight.
Malone in the game.
Photo courtesy of ITTF
The second player of the National Table Tennis Men's Team, Ma Long, played against Nanasekaran, ranked 37th in the world.
In the first set, the two sides were at a stalemate. Nanasekaran led Malone 4:2 first, and then Malone overtook his opponent 9:5. The two fought to a 12:12 tie, but Malone, who was superior, scored two consecutive points at a critical moment. , 14:12 won the first game.
Although the first game was a stalemate, Ma Long was full of firepower in the next two games, and even scored 11:0 to win an overwhelming victory.
According to the schedule, the national table tennis men's team will compete with the Swedish men's team for the semi-finals.
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