China News Service, Chengdu, October 7th (Reporter He Shaoqing Anyuan) "We also hope to go further before the game, but this step is often very difficult." On the afternoon of the 7th, after the game with the Korean men's team ended, "Hong Kong Table Tennis One Brother Huang Zhenting said in an exclusive interview with a reporter from Chinanews.com that in the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships team competition, the Hong Kong men's team has worked hard, and although they missed the semi-finals, they will not feel regret.
In the quarter-finals of the men's team of the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships that day, the Hong Kong men's team lost 1:3 to South Korea and stopped in the top eight.
This result is equal to the best record achieved by the Hong Kong men's team in the World Table Tennis Championships in ten years.
The Chinese Hong Kong men's team is led by Huang Zhenting to compete in the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships. Huang Zhenting is the first Chinese Hong Kong player to win the men's singles medal in the three world competitions.
The Chinese Hong Kong men's team fought very tenaciously in the group stage, and they played five sets against Iran and Romania.
It is for this reason that the Chinese Hong Kong men's team can advance with a small point advantage with two wins and two losses in the group stage.
Huang Zhenting (right) in the game.
Photo by Anyuan
"Our overall strength is not as strong as other winning teams, so we can only fight and fight in every game." Huang Zhenting explained the performance of his teammates who never gave up.
The Korean men's team, which faced off against the Hong Kong men's team on the 7th, is strong and has always been a frequent visitor to the semi-finals of the World Table Tennis Championships.
At the last World Table Tennis Championships, the Korean men's team defeated Japan in the quarter-finals.
In the face of powerful opponents, China's Hong Kong men's team is still struggling.
Huang Zhenting and Zhao Shengmin, who were the first to play, scored three fierce scores of 11:9 in the first four games.
When Huang Zhenting won the first set for the Hong Kong men's team with 11:9 in the fifth game, the veteran's clothes were all soaked.
Although the subsequent game was overturned by the Korean men's team, Huang Zhenting still praised his teammates as "powerful" after the game.
He revealed that the Hong Kong men's team and the South Korean men's team had lost more and won less in previous matches. Before participating in today's game, the teammates were ready for 0:3.
"The three of us have done our best, and I am satisfied with my performance, but there is still one breath left at the critical moment."
When leaving the interview area, Huang Zhenting patted the young teammate's shoulder in relief.
He said that with China's Hong Kong women's table tennis winning a medal at the Tokyo Olympics last year and the improvement of the treatment of Hong Kong athletes, more and more Hong Kong teenagers are willing to engage in professional sports. "I hope the next generation of athletes in Hong Kong can continue this kind of hard work." .
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