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On the second match day of the World Table Tennis Championships, Zhou Qihao lost 1:4 to Boer Guoping Men’s Singles in the lower half

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On the second match day of the World Table Tennis Championships, Zhou Qihao lost 1:4 to Boer Guoping Men’s Singles in the lower half

2021-11-25 17:18:05Source: Xi’an News Network

Xi’an News Network News on the 25th, the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships in Houston, the United States entered the second match day. In a focus match that day, the national table tennis player Zhou Qihao lost 1:4 to the German veteran Boll. Since only Zhou Qihao is the only player in the lower half of the men’s singles, it also means that the national table tennis will be destined to miss the championship in the men’s singles competition of the World Table Tennis Championships.

The team has made preparations for “paying tuition”

Since this World Table Tennis Championship is the first international competition in the Paris Olympic cycle, all countries attach great importance to it. The gathering of masters makes the competition very fierce. For the national table tennis men’s team, under the circumstances of Ma Long and Xu Xin’s “free game”, the team selected a number of young players to participate, including Zhou Qihao, who played for the first time in the World Table Tennis Championships.

The 24-year-old Zhou Qihao played well in this year’s national table tennis team simulation match and became a highly anticipated star in the team. However, Zhou Qihao performed poorly during the preparations for the World Table Tennis Championships. When he participated in the WTT regular challenge Slovenia station before, he broke a big upset in the first round of the men’s singles qualifying match, losing to the Belgian teenager Olaf, who is ranked only 385 in the world. In that competition, Lin Gaoyuan and Wang Chuqin, who were also named to the World Table Tennis Championships, also performed well. The newcomer’s lack of “powerfulness” casts a shadow over the prospects of the National Table Tennis Men’s Team in the World Table Tennis Championships. The men’s team coach Qin Zhijian also admitted that the World Table Tennis Championships will face great challenges in the men’s singles arena, and the team is ready to “pay tuition” for young athletes.

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The teenager is trapped under pressure and completely passive

In the World Table Tennis Championships, five players from Fan Zhendong, Liang Jingkun, Wang Chuqin, Lin Gaoyuan and Zhou Qihao participated in the men’s singles competition. After the draw, Fan Zhendong, Liang Jingkun, Wang Chuqin, and Lin Gaoyuan were in the upper half, and only Zhou Qihao was in the lower half. This means that if he wants to win the championship and runner-up, Zhou Qihao can’t make any mistakes. When asked how it felt to defend the lower half of the game, Zhou Qihao said that there must be a lot of pressure, but the leadership and coach gave him a lot of confidence and let him fight one by one.

It can be seen that the coaching staff has been “lowering the pressure” for the teenager’s “first show” in the World Table Tennis Championships. However, when he came to the field, Zhou Qihao was finally overwhelmed by the pressure. Facing the experienced Boll, Zhou Qihao looked nervous on the court and looked at the coaching bench after losing points. In the first three games, Zhou Qihao has been suppressed by Boll and has not been able to keep up with the opponent’s rhythm. Especially in the second game, he lost 6 points on 8 serves. The huge pressure also caused Zhou Qihao to be clearly on the key points. Soft hands. Coming to the fourth game, Zhou Qihao, who had a last stand, won by 11:5. In the fifth game, Boll started with 9:4. Although Zhou Qihao made a 6-0 lead and got the game points, Boll, who had the advantage of experience, got 3 points after adjustment and finally won the game. victory.

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The men’s singles championship depends on Fan Zhendong

In an interview after the game, Zhou Qihao confessed that he was inferior to Boll in many aspects. “This is the second time I played against him. His scoring points were eaten up by him. His serve, changes, rhythm, and fall. It’s very uncomfortable for me to play all points.” Except for Zhou Qihao, Guoping won all rounds in other competitions. However, Lin Gaoyuan and Liang Jingkun won the men’s singles with trembling, and they both played well against weak opponents. It took seven innings to advance through the thrill.

Zhou Qihao’s defeat not only made the national table tennis miss the men’s singles championship and runner-up, but also increased the pressure on the team to win the championship. In the eyes of the fans, although there are 4 national table tennis players guarding the upper half, the most hopeful one is Fan Zhendong. Compared with Wang Chuqin, Lin Gaoyuan and Liang Jingkun, Fan Zhendong is equally young, but regardless of strength or competition. Experience is better. The good news after the game that day was that the second seed Zhang Benzhihe encountered a “round trip”, which made Guoping less an obstacle on the road to winning the championship.

Yan Bin, All-Media Reporter of Xi’an Press

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