China News Service, Busan, South Korea, February 23 (Liu Xu Jiang Chunyu) On the 22nd, the 2024 Busan World Table Tennis Team Championship entered the quarter-finals. The national table tennis women's team and men's team won 3:0 respectively. Defeated the Korean team and the Japanese team and successfully advanced to the semi-finals.

　　For the women's team, Sun Yingsha played against Li Shiwen in the first round.

Sun Yingsha was in excellent condition, grasped the rhythm of the game throughout, and easily won the first round with a big score advantage.

After the game, Sun Yingsha said that even though it was the first time she played against her opponent, she had made sufficient preparations before the game and was able to quickly adapt to the game during the game.

　　The next two rounds pitted Chen Meng against Tian Zhixi, and Wang Yidi against Shen Yubin.

The two Chinese players successfully won the game in a relatively stable state in the first two games. After that, they encountered an opponent's overtake in the third game, but they were able to tie the score and finally won 3:0.

The picture shows Wang Yidi (right) celebrating the victory with his teammates during the game.

Photo by Yu Jun

　　The men's team sent Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin and Ma Long to face the Japanese team this round.

　　In the first round, Fan Zhendong faced off against 16-year-old Terukora Matsushima.

After his opponent won the first game with a strong attack, Fan Zhendong quickly adjusted his rhythm and won two consecutive games at 12:10, and finally won the fourth game 11:6.

After the game, Fan Zhendong said that the game was in a stalemate and he gained a lot from it. It was a game worth summarizing.

　　The second round pitted Wang Chuqin against Tomokazu Harimoto.

In the opening stage, Wang Chuqin was in a stalemate with his opponent, but in the end his opponent took the advantage.

Wang Chuqin quickly adjusted his state in the last three games and finally won the game 3:1.

In the third round, Malone played against Shinozuka Oden, only missing in the third game, and ultimately won 3:1.

　　After the game, Malone said that there were many difficult moments throughout the game, but everyone did not give up and could actively cope with it.

"After entering the semi-finals, the competition will become more and more difficult, and the whole team will go all out and be prepared to deal with difficulties."

The picture shows Chinese player Ma Long (left) playing against Japanese player Shinozuka Otomo in the game.

Photo by China News Service reporter Liu Xu

　　On the afternoon of the 23rd, the national table tennis women’s team will face the French team in the semifinals.

The next opponent of the national table tennis men's team is the winner between the Danish team and the South Korean team.

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