The semi-finals between Marin and Glinka were held first, and after five games, the former won 4:1 and was the first to advance to the World Cup singles final.

In the afternoon of the same day, Wang Hao VS Ye Hao's "Double Dragon Club" began. Because it was an internal battle of the Chinese team, neither side had a coach on the sidelines to guide them in this game, so they could only rely on themselves to regulate the game.

The Chinese team in the sideline battle.

"Director Wu, which of the two of them do you think has a better chance of winning?" Liu Guoliang looked at Wu Jinping on the side, Wang Hao's head coach.

"I think it's still Wang Hao, after all, the last match between the two was just a month ago, when Ye Hao lost 1:4. However, it is estimated that it will be more difficult for Wang Hao to win this game than in the national championships, Ye Hao must be prepared for his continuous attack with a backhand straight shot, and it is not easy to achieve perfect results like last time. Wu Jin analyzed calmly.

"I think I'm afraid it's going to surprise you when you play." Liu Guoliang smiled mysteriously.

Looking at Liu Guoliang's weird smile, Wu Jinping was a little puzzled, "Even if Ye Hao feels good and is in good condition in the World Cup, and has not lost a single game, can he continue to perform like this against Wang Hao?" ”

On the first ball after the start of the game, the two carried out a multi-shot backhand hold, and finally ended with Wang Hao's straight shot and horizontal victory. However, Wang Hao did not win this ball easily, and through repeated transfers and line changes, Ye Hao was finally beaten to death.

"His backhand is a big improvement over when he was at the national championships, but I still have the advantage." Wang Hao was calm and confident.

At this time, Ye Hao was thinking, "It's worthy of Wang Hao, now I am still a little tender when I fight with him for a backhand attack, and it is necessary to improve my backhand in the future, but today I won't fight your backhand stupidly like last time." ”

Starting from your next goal, Ye Hao took the initiative to attack with his forehand, focusing on the first three boards, and no longer entangled with Wang Hao's backhand. This change was a bit unexpected by Wang Hao, but he could also guess that it was not a problem for him, and he hit the backhand straight and horizontally, and he could hit it whenever he wanted, whether you returned the ball with a forehand or a backhand.

Next, Ye Hao frequently used his forehand to impact Wang Hao's backhand, and used his backhand as a transition and killer move, and suddenly came to the last one, which caught Wang Hao off guard. The score was gradually grasped by Ye Hao, 5:4, 9:7, until finally 11:8, winning the first game and getting off to a good start.

Wu Jinping, who was watching the game from the sidelines, was very surprised to see that his disciple actually lost a game first and fell into a backward situation. He always thought that between the two people, Wang Hao was the one who had the upper hand, but he didn't expect that it was Wang Hao who was at the bottom now. At this time, Wu Jinping remembered Liu Guoliang's words before the game, and couldn't help but turn his head to look at the other party.

"Guoliang, did you anticipate this situation on the field?"

"Sort of. Wang Hao's straight and horizontal strikes are indeed very powerful, but he relies too much on this point and ignores others. Liu Guoliang did not politely point out Wang Hao's shortcomings.

After listening to Liu Guoliang's analysis, Wu Jinping fell into deep thought, as Wang Hao's head coach, he had to think more carefully and comprehensively than his disciples.

In the gap between the conversation between Liu Guoliang and Wu Jinping, the second game was already halfway through. Ye Hao continued the advantage of the previous game and led Wang Hao 6:3. Wang Hao was a little helpless in the face of a backward situation, and his proud backhand straight shot against Ye Hao's forehand strong attack could not take advantage, and he would even be at a disadvantage.

11:7, this is the final score of the second game, and the winner is still Ye Hao. At this time, he led 2:0 in total, which was very different from his performance against Wang Hao in the National Championships, which also made the national table tennis players watching the game very curious.

Ma Lin, who had already advanced to the finals first, said to Kong Linghui, Wang Liqin and others, who came with the team and did not participate in the competition: "I thought I would meet Wang Hao in the finals, but it seems unlikely now." ”

Hearing this, Kong Lingshen asked, "Who do you think you have a better chance of winning?" ”

"I think it might be more difficult to fight if I meet Wang Hao, Ye Hao, after all, he is still young, and his experience and skills are a little worse." Marin didn't think about replying.

"If you think so, if you really meet Ye Hao in the finals, I'm afraid you will suffer a big loss." Wang Liqin spoke at this time.

"How?" Marin was a little curious.

"If you want to talk about understanding Ye Hao, you are not as good as me." Wang Liqin smiled, remembering that he had never known Ye Hao without fighting, and since then he has been very concerned about this little junior brother, especially after the other party won the World Table Tennis Championships singles championship.

"Because of his age, a lot of people tend to look down on him. But think about it, will the person who can win the singles championship of the World Table Tennis Championships be able to do it by luck alone? Marin you lost to Ju Se-hyuk and he was able to win, I lost to Schrager, but he was still able to win, doesn't that mean that he is better than us in some way? Although you have beaten him at the China Open, isn't it the same for Wang Hao on the court now, but now, he hasn't been beaten two games behind! Wang Liqin spit out what he thought in one breath.

After Ma Lin and Kong Linghui listened to Wang Liqin's words, their performances were completely different, Ma Lin didn't believe it, while Kong Linghui was thoughtful. Wang Liqin looked at Ma Lin's indifferent expression, and said silently in his heart, "Brother, I can only say this, believe it or not, it's up to you whether you pay attention to it or not." ”

Of course, Ye Hao and Wang Hao, who were on both sides of the table, didn't know about these discussions off the court. The score in the third game came to 9:7, and Ye Hao could get the game point by winning one more point, so the score of this goal was very important. They're attacking with forehands, and when you slap me on the board, sparks fly. Wang Hao returned to Ye Hao's side of the table in the center of the left position, Ye Hao did not continue to choose to use his forehand to attack a board at this time, but a backhand board to whip the ball, the line of the ball into a straight line, straight to the left side of the opposite table. Wang Hao was still attacking sideways at this time, but he didn't expect Ye Hao to take the initiative and boldly use his backhand to change the line, which caught him off guard.

At 10:7, Ye Hao scored a key point.

Next, after Wang Hao stubbornly pulled back a goal, he still lost to Ye Hao 8:11 and lost the third game.

Wang Hao, who did not have a game in hand, fell into a desperate situation, and at the time of life and death, he finally burst out with strong combat effectiveness, and in the fourth game, 11:9, he struggled to pull back a game.

In the fifth game, Ye Hao no longer gave a chance, and as soon as he came up, he had a huge lead of 6:1, almost killing the game in advance. Wang Hao was completely stunned and began to collapse. In the end, Ye Hao easily won the fifth game 11:4, thus winning the game and getting another ticket to the finals.

Ye Hao, who won the game, looked at the scoreboard on the sidelines and sighed in his heart. The same 4:1 aggregate score, a month ago in Fuzhou, he was the losing side; A month later in Jiangyin, he turned out to be the victorious side.