China News Agency, Beijing, February 20th (Hao Lingyu, Xing Chong) The Chinese table tennis team's "Straight to Durban" World Table Tennis Championship trials will continue on the 20th.
In mixed doubles, Lin Gaoyuan/Chen Xingtong and Yu Ziyang/Sun Mingyang defeated their opponents and advanced to the final.
In a focus match of men's singles, Liang Jingkun reversed Lin Gaoyuan 3:1 and locked in the semi-finals.
The Durban World Table Tennis Championships will be held in Durban, South Africa from May 20th to 28th. The National Table Tennis Championships have filled the quota for five individual events, 5 men's and 5 women's singles, and 2 men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles. .
According to the selection rules, the men’s and women’s singles champions of this site’s trials will directly qualify for the singles of the World Table Tennis Championships. The mixed doubles champions of this site will be compared with the mixed doubles champions of the next trial. Race through quota.
The rest of the entries will be determined by the coaching staff of the national team.
The "civil war" of the Chinese table tennis team is even more intense than the World Series, which is especially evident in the mixed doubles event.
In this trial, the world's number one mixed doubles combination Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha stopped in the third round and lost 0:3 to Xue Fei/Zhang Rui, and missed the World Table Tennis Championships.
In the mixed doubles semi-final match on the 20th, Xue Fei/Zhang Ruitong Yu Ziyang/Sun Mingyang fought hard for five rounds, and finally lost 2:3 to their opponents and missed the final.
After the game, Yu Ziyang said that the strengths of the two sides were close, and he and his partner were more determined in the implementation of techniques and tactics; Sun Mingyang believed that the two would study and summarize the characteristics of other athletes before the game, find ways to crack them, and get exercise in the game.
For the final, the two expressed that they would actively prepare and try their best to fight every ball.
Another semi-final was staged between Fan Zhendong/Wang Manyu and Lin Gaoyuan/Chen Xingtong.
All four are the main force of national table tennis. In this "strong dialogue", Lin Gaoyuan/Chen Xingtong entered the state faster and played two consecutive rounds at 11:5 and 11:8. In the third round, Fan Zhendong/Wang Manyu scored 15:13 In the fourth round, Lin Gaoyuan/Chen Xingtong did not give their opponent another chance and won the game 11:8, thus winning the game with a total score of 3:1.
Chen Xingtong said that before the game, he expected that the opponent would cause a lot of trouble, so he made full preparations.
Regarding the finals, Lin Gaoyuan said that in the finals, there will not be too much difference in everyone's level. On the court, it depends on who plays well and who is more prepared for difficulties.
According to the schedule, the mixed doubles final will be held on the 21st.
There was also a singles competition that day.
The focus of men's singles was between Liang Jingkun and Lin Gaoyuan.
The two sides staged a "fairy fight" in the first game, and finally Lin Gaoyuan won with difficulty at 18:16; after a brief adjustment, Liang Jingkun gradually controlled the rhythm of the game and won three consecutive games at 11:6, 11:7, and 11:5, thus Lin Gaoyuan reversed 3:1 to win the game.
After this campaign, Liang Jingkun, who won three consecutive victories in the group stage, advanced to the top spot and locked in the semi-finals.
After the game, he said that both sides played well in this game, and both sides quickly entered the state in the first game, and then he adjusted his tactics. As the game progressed, his own state became better and better.
"Especially after winter training, I feel more and more at ease in my heart."
In other singles matches, national table tennis players Ma Long, Fan Zhendong, Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu, and Chen Xingping all defeated their opponents and advanced smoothly.
On the other hand, Wang Chuqin withdrew from the competition due to a fever that day. So far, 6 national table tennis players have withdrawn from the trials due to physical discomfort.
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