[Sports Road News]The top 8 of the “2022 World Table Tennis Team Championships” kicked off today (6th). The Hong Kong team unexpectedly put away the “first sister” Du Kaiqin in this battle, and Su Huiyin teamed up with Zhu Chengzhu and Li Haoqing to play. Unfortunately, the Hong Kong team was reversed by the opponent following leading 2 games.
The Hong Kong team and Germany met in the bronze medal match in the East Olympics last year. At that time, the former won the bronze medal with a score of 3:1, making history. The two armies faced each other once more following 427 days, but both armies made changes in their lineup. Germany put away Solja Petrissa and switched to Nina Mittelham, who won second place in the European Championships this year. As for the Hong Kong team’s lineup, it is even more surprising. The “first sister” Du Kaiqin of the Hong Kong table tennis team is put away, and “East Aoqibing” Su Huiyin will play with Zhu Chengzhu and “Master Sister” Li Haoqing who have performed well this year.
The Hong Kong team was led by Su Huiyin to face the world’s eighth-ranked chipper Han Ying. In the first game, Hong Kong will not be in the game, falling behind 0:7 at the beginning of the game. . However, Su Huiyin, ranked 174 in the world, launched a counterattack in the second round and tied the game with a score of 11:1. Although the opponent scored 6 points in a row with a 10:3 lead in the third round, Su Huiyin still won the counterattack with 11:9. First, in the 4th game, they reported victory with 16:14 under “Diao Shi”, giving the Hong Kong team a head start.
In the second game, Zhu Chengzhu, who has not lost a single defeat in this tournament, will face world No. 14 Nina Mittelham. Hong Kong, who is in great shape, will win 11:3 once morest “Disappointment”. In the second game, he will win another game with 11:5 without too much pressure. Bureau. In the third round, the situation was more intense. Zhu Chengzhu was chased by his opponent at the end of the lead 7:2, and finally he was pulled back by his opponent at 15:13 under “Diao Shi”. Fortunately, the morale of the Hong Kong generals did not suffer. 4 games to win 11:5, helping the Hong Kong team lead to 2:0.
In the third match, “Big Sister” Li Haoqing played once morest Shan Xiaona, ranked 20 in the world. In the first round, Hong Kong will chase following “Diao Shi” at 4:8 following the middle paragraph, but unfortunately still lost a game with 11:13. Li Haoqing equalized at 11:5 in the second game, and the two sides fought fiercely in the third game. Li Haoqing scored 5 points in a row when he was 4:6 behind, but Xiegang lost once more at “Diao Shi” with 10:12. In the 4th game, Hong Kong will score 4 points in a row following falling behind by 7:3, and it will even lead to 9:8 at the end. Unfortunately, Li Haoqing lost once more in “Diao Shi”, and was recovered by Germany with a 14:16 loss.
In the fourth game, Zhu Chengzhu fought Han Ying once more. In the early stage, Hong Kong will obviously not adapt to the opponent’s chipping style. He lost two consecutive games at 6:11 and 3:11. In the third game, he adjusted to fight with his opponent to 8:8. After losing 3 points in a row, they lost another game with 8:11, recording their first defeat in this tournament, and they were chased by Germany to a 2:2 tie.
In the final match, Su Huiyin played once morest Nina Mittelham. In the first game, the two sides were in a stalemate. Su Huiyin scored 3 points at the end of the game to lead to 10:8, and successfully won the first game with 11:9. In the second round, Hong Kong will chase following “Diao Shi” following 5:9 behind. Unfortunately, the opponent is still tied at 13:11. Su Huiyin, who was injured, fought hard at the end, but failed to resist the opponent’s momentum and lost in a row. The two games were 5:11 and 5:11. The total number of games played by the Hong Kong team was 2:3, and the top 8 stopped.
The Hong Kong Table Tennis Men’s Team will play in the top 8 tomorrow (6th) to face the world’s No. 4 South Korea.
This article is by “Sportsroad“Originally published in “[World Table Tennis Team Tournament]Women’s Table Tennis has changed and fought once more in Germany in 5 fierce battles」