In the men's team semi-final of the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships, which ended on October 8, the National Table Tennis Men's Team of Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin and Ma Long fought hard for five sets and defeated the Japanese men's team 3:2 to advance to the final.
At the beginning of the competition, Fan Zhendong, who was the first single of the national table tennis men's team, grabbed the lead and got a good start.
But soon, Zhang Benzhi, "the first brother of Japanese table tennis", defeated Wang Chuqin and helped the Japanese men's team equalize the score.
Ma Long, who was the third player on the field, chased three games in a row and won Ji Chuan Ruiji after losing a game first.
In the fourth set, both the national table tennis men's team and the Japanese men's team sent the highest-ranked player in the current team-the world number one Fan Zhendong to play against the world number four Zhang Ben Zhihe.
Zhang Benzhi, who was in an explosive state, defeated Fan Zhendong 3:2 and helped the Japanese men's team equalize again.
In the decisive battle, the National Table Tennis Men's Team sent Wang Chuqin to play against Togami Hayasuke. Wang Chuqin scored three straight games to help the National Table Tennis Men's Team secure the victory and advance to the final.
After the game, Wang Chuqin said that he believed that today's game had given a wake-up call to the National Table Tennis Men's Team, and he would be more active in preparing for the next game.
(Reporter He Shaoqing Anyuan produced Xu Miaoqiao's video source WTT)
Responsible editor: [Song Yusheng]