(Tokyo Olympics) National table tennis men’s team swept France to advance to the semi-finals against South Korea
China News Service, Tokyo, August 2nd. In the quarter-finals of the men’s table tennis team at the Tokyo Olympics on the 2nd, facing the European powerhouse France team, the Chinese men’s table tennis team achieved a sweep of 3:0 and advanced to the men’s team semifinals. At that time, the Chinese team will compete with their old rival South Korea for a ticket to the final.
The picture shows a group photo of the two players wearing national flags after the game.
After defeating the Egyptian men’s team 3-0, the Chinese team met the French team in the quarter-finals. In the first doubles match, the Chinese team sent Malone/Xu Xin to face the French combination Le Besson/Cassin. Because the strength gap is too obvious, the French combination basically did not cause too much trouble, and lost 0:3.
Fan Zhendong, who then played in the singles, unexpectedly encountered strong resistance from French player Gautz. Due to the slowness of entering the state, Fan Zhendong started passively, while the fighting tactics adopted by Gao Ci have repeatedly worked. After falling behind twice in the game, Fan Zhendong recovered his state in time in the decisive game and won the last game with a more stable stalemate ability to win the second victory for the Chinese team with a difficult 3:2 match.
The French team, who lost two games in a row, sent Le Besson to face the Chinese team veteran Xu Xin. In the face of a famous French player, Xu Xin fully controlled the game with his rich experience, winning three games in a row for the Chinese team to secure victory, and smoothly ranked among the top four men’s teams.
According to the schedule, the Chinese team will face their old rival South Korea in the semifinals, who defeated the Brazilian men’s team 3-0 on the same day to advance to the semi-finals. The other semi-final will be played between the host Japanese men’s team and China’s Hong Kong men’s team.
In the women’s team competition that ended on the 2nd, the Singapore team led by veteran Feng Tianwei defeated France 3-0, and the South Korean team swept Poland with the same score.
On the 3rd, the Chinese women’s table tennis team will face the Singapore team in the quarter-finals, and the host Japanese team will face the Chinese Taipei team. In the other two games, Hong Kong, China will face Romania, and South Korea will face Germany. (Finish)
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