Chapter Eighty-Five: Advance Qualification

The third opponent of the Chinese men's team is the Italian team, because the strength of the opponent is average, so Ye Hao and Marin did not play in this game. Liu Guoliang sent Kong Linghui, Wang Liqin and Wang Hao, but there were a lot of troubles during the game.

Although the Italian men's team does not have any outstanding results in Europe, this team has a good foundation in table tennis. This is because as early as the late 80s, Cai Ping Pong worked as an aid coach in Italy for a period of time, and led the Italian men's team to the seventh place in the World Championships.

In this World Table Tennis Championships, the Italian men's team defeated the strong French team with a score of 3:2, and its strength should not be underestimated. In the first set, captain and veteran Kong Linghui played against Giadina, a member of the Italian team. In the face of the opponent's ferocious attack, Kong Linghui made full use of his experience, controlled the rhythm and landing point, and finally defeated Giadena with a score of 3:1 after only losing one game.

Subsequently, the most eye-catching match of the game began, Wang Hao against Italian star Mondello. In the game, Mondello firmly controlled the advantage on the field in terms of strength and range of motion, and from time to time supplemented by a return ball to hit Wang Hao for a while. With his excellent performance, Mondello won 13-11, 11-9.

Wang Hao, who was in a desperate situation, did not give up, he was not afraid of danger, strengthened his control in the first three boards, and hit the backhand straight and horizontal to decisively start the board, take the lead in hanging the ball, and then play each other. Head coach Liu Guoliang called a crucial timeout in this game, which not only helped Wang Hao stabilize his mentality, but also restored his self-confidence, and soon Wang Hao won the third game 11:9.

After that, the next two games gradually entered Wang Hao's track, and he won the last two games 11-9 and 11-6 respectively.

The Chinese team led the Italian men's team 2:0.

The next match became smooth, Wang Liqin played against Piacentini of the Italian team, Wang Liqin was superior to his opponent in terms of technique, skill, speed and control, and soon he successfully defeated his opponent in straight sets.

The Chinese team has won three consecutive group stage games, and there are only two games left, both of which will be played tomorrow. After three days of competition, it became clear that the situation would gradually open up for the group stage, with South Korea and Austria being the other strong contenders for a place in the semi-finals. Coincidentally, the two opponents of the Chinese team in the one-day double match tomorrow are these two teams.

On the second day, the Chinese team's first opponent was the Austrian men's team. The Austrian men's team can be regarded as one of the strongest opponents in the group stage of the World Table Tennis Championships, they have the World Table Tennis Championships runner-up Schrager, and the chipper Chen Weixing, who has won Wang Hao in the World Table Tennis Championships, is very threatening.

The first player of the Chinese team was Ye Hao, the number one main player, and the opponent was Chen Weixing, a chipper. Chen Weixing, a former Chinese national player from Inner Mongolia who holds a racket horizontally with his right hand and slices the ball, is now the No. 2 player in the Austrian men's table tennis team.

However, it can be seen from the past records that Ye Hao has a great advantage, and he defeated the other party in last year's World Table Tennis Championships.

In the first game, Ye Hao easily won 11:6. In the second game, Chen Weixing's offense increased significantly, and the two sides had many scenes of multiple shots and pulls. Ye Hao was also very excited in the game, and he would raise his arms and shout every time he won a goal. 11 to 9, Ye Hao went to the next city. In the third game, Chen Weixing was still suppressed by Ye Hao's steady forward arc ball, and when he fell behind 4:7, the head coach of Austria called a timeout. But after the pause, Ye Hao still did not reduce his offensive and won the third game smoothly 11:4.

In the second match, China's Marin faced Austria's number one main force and last year's World Table Tennis Championships men's singles runner-up Schrager. In the first game, Marin's high-toss serve caused Schrager a lot of trouble, and he quickly won the first game 11-6. In the second game, Schrager was still held back by Marin's excellent serve, and when he was down 9-10, Schrager called a timeout and pulled back a game at 13-11.

In the third game, Marin and Schrager were both guaranteed to score on their serves, but in the end, after 11 draws, Schrager gritted his teeth and persevered, and once again won the game 13:11. In the fourth game, Marin, who had his back to the water, once led by a huge advantage of 10:5, but Schrager saved four game points in a row to chase the score to 9-10. However, Marin repented in time and won a crucial point with a beautiful forehand return shot, and pulled back a game with difficulty at 11:9.

In the tiebreaker, the two sides did not give in to each other, and the score staggered up until it reached 8 draws, and then Schrager scored two points in a row to get the match point. At match point, Marin pulled the ball into the net, and Schrager finally defeated Marin with a total score of 3:2 to pull back a point for the Austrian men's team.

The Chinese team and the Austrian team were tied by a big score, 1-1.

China's third singles player was Wang Liqin, and Austria's match was Galdos. There is a certain gap in strength between the two sides. Wang Liqin quickly won the first game 11:7. In the second game, Galdos played well and won two game points 10-8, but Wang Liqin was more experienced and won 13-11. In the third game, Wang Liqin never gave the opponent a chance again, and won 11:7 again, allowing the Chinese team to lead 2-1 in the big score.

In the fourth game, the No. 1 main battle between the Chinese team and the Austrian team. Ye Hao can be regarded as Schrager's bitter master, if it weren't for his birth, Schrager would probably win the championship according to the original trajectory and create history. So for Schrager, today's fight is a battle of revenge.

As soon as the game started, Schrager continued his excellent form in the previous victory over Marin, taking an 11-8 lead. However, Ye Hao is not a dry meal, in the second game, Ye Hao began to catch up, full of firepower, Schrager could not resist his attack. At 11:7 in the end, Ye Hao equalized. In the third game, Ye Hao continued to maintain his advantage and won another game with 11:6.

In the fourth game, Ye Hao led all the way, and the score reached 6:2, and the Austrian team couldn't help but call a timeout at this time. Schrager, who came back from the pause, really gradually regained the disadvantage, and the two fought all the way to 9:8, and Ye Hao still maintained a slight lead. At the last critical moment, Ye Hao withstood the pressure, scored two points in a row, and won Schrager again 11:8, without giving the other party a chance to take revenge.

So far, after the fourth round of the group stage, the Chinese men's team has won all four games and has ensured that it will enter the top four of this World Table Tennis Championships. However, compared with the previous three games, the victory of the Chinese men's team was not easy to come by.

At 7 p.m. in Qatar and 12 p.m. in the capital tonight, the Chinese men's team will face the last opponent in the group stage, South Korea.