The final scene of the World Table Tennis Championships in Chengdu, picture source: Visual China

  The closely watched men's team final of the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships kicked off tonight as scheduled.

The strong dialogue between the Chinese team and the German team finally ended with a 3-0 victory over the national table tennis men's team.

  This is the 22nd time that the national table tennis men's team has won the Sweislin Cup, and it has also achieved the ten consecutive championships of the men's team in the World Table Tennis Championships.

  In this matchup, the National Table Tennis Men's Team sent Fan Zhendong, Ma Long and Wang Chuqin to fight, while the German team sent Du Da, Qiu Dang and Stumper.

  As a traditional powerhouse in Europe, the German team has played against the Chinese team many times before.

At the World Table Tennis Championships in Sweden four years ago and the Tokyo Olympics last year, the two teams met in the men's team final.

Although it all ended with the victory of Guoping, the whole process was full of suspense and unknown.

  In this competition, the "old friends" of Chinese fans, such as Bol, Ochalov, Francesca and others, did not participate.

Therefore, before the start of the game, the German men's team was not optimistic.

  Perhaps it was with the mentality of attacking the opponent that the German team, who went into battle lightly, passed all the way, and finally reached the final with the National Table Tennis Association.

The title of the suspenseful champion

  In the first game of the final, Fan Zhendong played against Duda.

Fan Zhendong, who was behind at the start, tied the score to 5 in his serve round.

After that, Fan Zhendong continued to maintain a good state and took the lead in winning the first game with 11:8.

In the next two games, Duda made more mistakes, Fan Zhendong played stably and scored the first point for the Chinese team.

  In the second game, Malone faced Qiu Dang.

Malone continued to put pressure on his opponents through his excellent serve, and the score between the two sides was always tight.

After 9 draws, Malone seized the key points and won the first game 11:9.

In the second game, Ma Long became more and more brave and won 11:6.

In the third game, Qiu Dang's state recovered, and he pulled back a game at 11:9.

In the fourth game, Ma Long established the lead early and scored the second point for the Chinese team 11:1.

  In the third match between Wang Chuqin and Stamper, due to the large gap in strength between the two sides, Wang Chuqin showed strong attacking power at the beginning and won the first game with 11:7.

In the next two games, Wang Chuqin made a quick decision and scored the winning third point for the Chinese team.

Data map: Malone in the game.

Photo by Anyuan

The road to the crown full of thorns

  This is the sixth time that the World Table Tennis Championships have settled in China.

Both the men's team and the women's team hope to strive to win the championship at home, and at the same time bring a visual feast to the fans.

  In order to achieve this goal, the pressure that Guoping is under can be imagined.

After the women's team successfully won the cup on the evening of the 8th, all eyes were on the men's team.

  Although the national table tennis men's team is the best in the world, the level of players in the foreign associations in recent years should not be underestimated. They have created a lot of trouble on the road to the Chinese men's team's championship.

  In the group stage, the national table tennis men's team showed a strong dominance, successively zero seals for Puerto Rico, the United States, Slovenia and Thailand, and advanced with a record of four victories.

  With the deepening of the schedule, the opponents that Guoping encounters are getting stronger and stronger.

After winning against India and Sweden, China and Japan met in the semi-finals.

Facing the Japanese men's team led by Zhang Benzhihe, Guoping fought hard for five rounds and finally won a thrilling 3:2.

Data map: On October 8, in the semi-finals of the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships, the Chinese men's team defeated Japan 3:2 to advance to the final.

The picture shows Chinese table tennis player Ma Long in the game.

Photo by China News Agency reporter An Yuan

  As the main competitor of domestic table tennis in the last Olympic cycle, the updated Japanese men's table tennis is still eyeing the champion.

  After the Tokyo Olympics, the veteran Mizutani Hayabusa retired, and Niwa Takaki's state repeated.

This year's World Table Tennis Championships, the Japanese men's team was provoked by a group of teenagers.

Among the four of Zhang Benzhihe, Togami Hayabusa, Chuan Riki, and Yokotani Sheng, the oldest and Chuan Riki is only 25 years old.

  Their performance in this World Table Tennis Championship is enough to prove that young Japanese players have the strength to compete with the national table tennis.

  In addition to the Japanese team, European players are also improving rapidly.

The German men's team led by the new European Table Tennis Championship champion Qiu Dang won the runner-up in this World Table Tennis Championships, as well as the rejuvenated Sweden team and the French Lebrun brothers who are in the limelight. They may become national table tennis players in the future. further obstacles.

  If you want to continue to maintain the status of winning and undefeated, Guoping cannot relax in the slightest.

Data map: Fan Zhendong's debut in the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships team competition is like a broken bamboo.

Photo by Anyuan

The Olympic cycle with a long way to go

  Entering the Paris Olympic cycle, the national table tennis team is also undergoing a "renewal".

Compared with the women's team, which has successfully completed the transition between the old and the new, the men's team is still playing in the World Series in the form of a combination of the old and the young.

  "Hexagonal Warrior" Malone no longer needs to prove himself through the competition. In times of crisis, Malone is undoubtedly the "Dinghaishenzhen" of the team.

Facing Japan in the semi-finals, after Zhang Benzhihe tied the big score, Ma Long stepped forward and scored a key point for the team.

  Fan Zhendong, born in 1997, has always been regarded as the future leader of Chinese men's table tennis.

After the baptism of the Tokyo Olympics, Fan Zhendong, who has been ranked No. 1 in the world for a long time, has become an indispensable part of the entire team.

Data map: Wang Chuqin in the game.

Photo by Anyuan

  Wang Chuqin also proved himself at this World Table Tennis Championships.

Whether it was a battle with the Swedish team, or a victory against the pressure at a critical moment, the "post-00" gained valuable self-confidence through the World Table Tennis Championships.

  This year's World Table Tennis Championships in Chengdu is the first team world competition in the table tennis event of the Paris Olympic cycle, and it is also an important platform for each team to test their training results and select the Olympic lineup.

  The national table tennis men's team and women's team both won, firing the first shot to impact the Paris Olympics.

I hope that Guoping can make persistent efforts and continue to create brilliance on the road in the future.

  You can always trust the Chinese table tennis team!

(Reporter Xing Rui)