Fan Zhendong defeated England player piqford 4:2 in the men’s singles final. Chen Meng won the women’s singles championship 4:1 after defeating Japanese players ITO Meicheng. The Chinese team won four championships in this competition.
Xinhua News Agency, Doha, March 8th the International Table Tennis Federation World Tour Qatar Open ended on the 8th. Fan Zhendong defeated England player piqford 4:2 in the men’s singles final. Chen Meng was 4:1 after defeating Japanese players ITO Meicheng, they won the women’s singles championship. The Chinese team won four championships in this competition. Guozhen also donated all the bonus of 246900 dollars (about 1.71 million yuan) to the anti-epidemic frontline in Wuhan.
In the semi-final that took the lead on that day, Fan Zhendong defeated his teammate Wang Chuqin with 4:2 in the case of losing two games first, while piqford defeated 4:2 The explosion eliminated Xu Xin, the world’s number one.
In front of piqford, which is gaining momentum, Fan Zhendong fully showed his strong forehand offensive strength. Although the first game once fell behind by 6:9, Fan Zhendong stabilized his position and won the game by 11:9 after winning 5 points.
Fan Zhendong won the Second Bureau with 11:7. Since then, picchford has increased the course changes and brought back a city at 11:8. The two men staged the confrontation scene many times. After Fan Zhendong won the fourth game at 11:4, picchford came to the point again at 11:6. In the key Sixth Bureau, Fan Zhendong controlled the situation and laughed to the end at 11:7.
In the women’s singles final, Chen Meng was greatly threatened by the ITO and sharp attack Meicheng serve after the opening, especially her backhand attack made Chen Meng feel uncomfortable. After losing a game at 3:11, Chen Meng gradually adapted to the rhythm of the opponent and showed his skills in the matchmaking, while ITO Meicheng mistakes began to increase. Chen Meng equalized the score at 11:7.
The third game became the key of the game. Chen Meng was scored 4 points in a row by ITO Meicheng when he led by 8:4, and the latter recovered one point when Chen Meng got the game point at 10:8. Ma Lin, who served as the field guide for Chen Meng, requested to suspend. After returning to the field, Chen Meng won the key points and won the game at 11:9.
In the fourth game, the mentality of ITO Meicheng fluctuated and serve mistakes occurred. Chen Meng, who gradually took the initiative, led by 8:2 and won another round at 11:7. ITO Meicheng, who had no way to retreat, adopted the fight tactics in the fifth game, but the results were not very good. Chen Meng locked the victory at 11:7 after a forehand attack, maintaining the four consecutive wins against ITO Meicheng.
After the game, Chen Meng said that she did not do well enough in entering the game state in the first game. The mental state on the court was quite different from that in the next few games. She was a little nervous and not enough to release.
Resist the great pressure and hold the last line of defense for the country, which makes Chen Meng feel relieved. Earlier, the Chinese team decided to donate all the bonuses obtained from the open to the anti-epidemic front in Wuhan. “After completing the task well, what is more happy is to donate this bonus to the front line of anti-epidemic.” Chen Meng said.
After the game, all the soldiers of the State Council raised the national flag together with Zhou Jian, the Chinese ambassador to Qatar, who came to watch the battle, and shouted out: Come on, Wuhan, China will win!
The day before, Malong/Xu Xin won the Man pair championship, and Wang manzhang/Zhu Yuling won the women’s double crown. The only champion lost by Guozhen on this site came from the mixed doubles project. Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha lost Japan portfolio Jun Mizutani/ITO Meicheng in the final.