Zhang Benzhihe was eliminated early at 2-3, and the Japanese men's singles were wiped out
Zhang Benzhihe was eliminated early at 2-3, and the Japanese men's singles were wiped out. The champion singles was eliminated, two pairs of world champions were eliminated, Zhang Benzhi and "One Round Tour" lost to African players. Zhang Benzhihe was eliminated early at 2-3, and the entire Japanese men's singles team was wiped out. In the men's singles match of the Budapest station of the WTT Star Challenge, Japan's famous Japanese player Tomokazu Hari was eliminated 2-3 by Egypt's Assal. After the Tokyo Olympics, World Championships, WT Singapore Station, and Asalem Station, Tomokazu Harimoto was once again eliminated early in the men's singles competition, and his personal singles status plummeted. After the game, Zhang Benzhihe looked ugly and was very dissatisfied with his performance. His mentality and self-confidence suffered a huge blow.
In mixed doubles, Harimoto Satoshi and his partner Hina Hayata defeated Yukiya Uda/Mima Ito to advance to the quarterfinals. However, in the men's singles competition, Zhang Benzhihe once again exposed serious problems. In the first game, Zhang Benzhihe played relatively smoothly without encountering too many difficulties, and the battle quickly ended with 11-6. However, in the second game, Zhang Benzhihe was frantically attacked by Assal, and his own rhythm was disrupted. In the end, he only scored 4 points, and was pulled back by his opponent 4-11, and the two sides tied 1-1.
In the third game, Zhang Benzhihe still failed to adjust. He fell behind 1-5 at the beginning. Asal played more and more smoothly. Soon Zhang Benzhihe lost another game at 5-11, with a big score of 1 -2 behind. In the fourth game, Zhang Benzhihe made a strong attack and finally won the game 11-4, with the score tied at 2-2. In the decisive game, Zhang Benzhihe failed to continue his good form and fell behind 0-3 at the beginning. During this period, Zhang Benzhihe called a timeout, but still failed to stabilize the situation. In the end, he lost 9-11, with a big score of 2-3 in the first round. Out.
After the game, Zhang Benzhihe looked ugly. He was very dissatisfied with his performance. After all, he had a chance to reverse the promotion, but both in terms of mentality and desire to win. He is not as strong as his opponents, and his handling of key balls is not in place. Zhang Benzhihe cannot stabilize his state under pressure. This is a very serious problem.
You know, in the world rankings, Hari Benzhiwa is ranked 7th, and Asal is 21st. However, judging from the state on the court, Hari Benzhiwa did not perform very well, and people once doubted him. Whether his singles level has stagnated or even regressed.
As early as 2016, Zhang Benzhihe, who was not yet 13 years old, reached the quarterfinals of the men's singles at the Slovenia Open and became the first in the history of the men's singles adult group of the ITTF Open. , the youngest top eight player. In the same year, he won the men's singles championship at the Japan Open u21 and became the youngest u21 champion in the history of ITTF. In the same year, he won the men's singles championship in the World Youth Table Tennis Championships, becoming the youngest champion in the history of the World Youth Championships.
The 2018 ITTF World Tour Champion, Tomokazu Harimoto became the youngest men’s singles champion in history; in the same year, he defeated Chinese player Zhang Jike 4-3 in the men’s singles final of the Japan Table Tennis Open. champion. In 2019, Zhang Benzhihe defeated Chinese player Ma Long 4:2 and advanced to the World Cup final for the first time in his career. Continuous defeats against Zhang Jike, Ma Long, Lin Gaoyuan and other famous national table tennis players made Zhang Benzhihe famous, and he was once known as the national table tennis rival.
Today, Zhang Benzhihe's singles status is not as good as before. At the Tokyo Olympics, Zhang Benzhihe lost 3:4 to Slovenia's Jokic and missed the quarterfinals. Since then, Tomokazu Hari has completely hit rock bottom in the singles competition. In the 2021 World Championships, he lost 3-4 to Polish player Jakub Dias and suffered a first-round elimination. In the 2022 WTT Singapore Grand Slam, he lost to American player Kanak Jha 1-3 and was eliminated early again. In the second round of the WTT Challenge Zagreb station in the same year, Zhang Benzhihe lost 1-3 to Xiang Xiang. Peng was defeated again.
Now, Tomokazu Zhang can only perform well in the mixed doubles event. In the 2019 Austrian Open Mixed Doubles final, Tomokazu Zhang/Hina Hayata defeated Lin Gaoyuan/Zhu Yuling 3:1 Win the championship. In the mixed doubles final of the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships, Tomo Hari and Hina Hayata won the runner-up. At the 2022 WTT Challenge Zagreb Station, Tomokazu Harimoto/Hina Hayata defeated Huang Zhenting/To Kaiqin of Hong Kong, China in three straight games 11-7, 11-5, 11-5 to win the championship.
I don’t know if Zhang Benzhihe will still have a wonderful performance in the singles competition, but his performance in the mixed doubles competition is still remarkable. Now he The tacit understanding with Hina Hayata has almost reached the level of Mizutani Hayabusa/Ito Mima. Judging from the current state of the two of them, they will be the national table tennis rivals in the Paris Olympics.
Regrettably, due to a sudden acute suppurative infection in her right shoulder and the inability to move her right arm, Chen Meng, the first sister of the national table tennis team, withdrew from this Budapest competition. In this regard, Chen Meng Meng apologized to the fans and fans: "Thank you for your concern. I can't give you a wonderful game. I will recover as soon as possible. I hope we can meet on the court!" Zhang Benzhihe was eliminated early 2-3, and the Japanese men's singles were wiped out. 2
In the early morning of July 15th, Beijing time, the table tennis WTT Budapest Star Challenge ended on the second main match day, and it was also a day full of surprises: the national table tennis Olympic champion Chen Mengyin With injuries and withdrawals, the number of eliminated players in the Chinese team increased to five; three world champions from foreign associations were eliminated in singles, and two pairs of world champions were eliminated. Zhang Benzhi and "One Round Tour" lost to African players.
At present, the non-main players of the national table tennis have obviously been unable to withstand the situation. The young rising stars with high hopes - Xiang Peng and Kuaiman have all capsized; as for the main athletes, although they have not yet lost to foreigners, battle, but also suffered a fierce impact, and almost got upset several times. It seems that the competition is indeed getting more and more fierce, everyone should work hard!
On the second day of the main competition, the national table tennis team was originally scheduled to participate in 14 games, but the top seed Chen Meng suffered from a sudden acute purulent infection in his right shoulder. As a result, not only was he unable to participate in the women's Singles, and the women's doubles event with Wang Yidi failed without a fight. Many fans were heartbroken about this and wished her a speedy recovery.
In other aspects of women’s singles, Wang Yidi defeated Xu Xiaoyuan 3-1, but was beaten 1-10 in the first game, which was a bit embarrassing. Fortunately, she still stabilized her position; Sun Yingsha eliminated Ba 3-0. Razova and Fan Siqi swept Miterham 3-0, and Wang Manyu defeated Jin Haying 3-1. The only loser was the young player Liu Weishan. She was defeated 0-3 in the duel with Japan's strong enemy Hina Hayata. She was indeed no match.
In men’s singles, the four world champions of national table tennis withstood the pressure and won the victory. They are: Lin Gaoyuan won Qiu Dang 3-2, and Ma Long reversed Fei 3-1. Alex and Liang Jingkun also reversed Alex (Felix's brother) 3-1. Wang Chuqin defeated Kanak 3-0. However, Xiang Peng lost to the Brazilian fierce Hugo 1-3, but considering that the opponent was Ranked fourth in the world, so his loss is not unfair.
In terms of doubles, the second pair of national table tennis men’s doubles Liang Jingkun/Lin Gaoyuan encountered certain difficulties and reversed the Hungarian pair Thomas/Kasaba 3-1; mixed doubles Wang Chuqin/Wang Manyu won a great victory. Eliminated Slovakia's Pistje/Balazova 3-0; the women's doubles was originally scheduled for only one match, but it was abandoned because Chen Meng withdrew.
In terms of foreign associations, the biggest upset is that Zhang Benzhihe was eliminated in the first round again, and this time he lost to the Egyptian athlete Omar, which was really shocking. ! In addition, Sweden's two world champions Falk and Karlsson lost everything. The men's singles were defeated by Moregaard and Freitas respectively. The men's doubles was also eliminated in the first round 0-3. Lin Yunru/Liao Zhenjue were eliminated, what a tragedy!
The famous player who also lost on the second day of the main match was the "first group" opponent of the national table tennis Tokyo Olympics, the British fierce Pitchford, but he lost to the world champion Boll, and also lost. Not a surprise. Tian Zhixi, the "first sister" of Korean women's table tennis, was pulled down by the 59-year-old senior Ni Xialian. She fell behind 0-2 and caught up to 2-2. As a result, she lost 2 points in the decisive game: Ni Xialian is really strong and strong!
With the defeat of Tomokazu Harimoto, the Japanese men’s singles have been completely wiped out, but the Japanese women’s singles are progressing smoothly. Mima Ito and Miu Hirano , Hayata Hina all swept their opponents 3-0 to advance, Ishikawa Kasumi narrowly defeated American star Zhang An 3-2, and Kihara Miyu eliminated Hungarian player Bota 3-1.
In addition, Chinese Taipei men’s doubles world champion combination Zhuang Zhiyuan/Chen Jianan has lost 1-3 to South Korea’s Lee Sang-soo/Zhao Dacheng, but South Korea’s world champion Liang Haoyin has also been eliminated. As for the national table tennis singles championship, five people have been defeated, namely Liu Dingshuo, Yuan Lizen, Xiang Peng, Kuai Man, and Liu Weishan. It is indeed difficult to beat!
Finally, I hope that the remaining athletes of the Chinese team can withstand the pressure, strive to achieve good results in Budapest, and defeat all powerful enemies to win the championship: Come on, everyone! Zhang Benzhihe was eliminated early at 2-3, and the Japanese men's singles were wiped out 3
On July 14, Beijing time, the Budapest station of the WTT Star Challenge entered the fourth match day. In the men's singles 1/16 finals, Japan's Satoshi Harimoto lost to Egypt's Assal 2-3 and missed the top 16. So far, all Japanese men's singles have been eliminated.
Tomokazu Hari is currently ranked seventh in the world. Since the Tokyo Olympics, his form and confidence in singles have gradually declined. He has been eliminated early in singles competitions in international competitions, unlike the "genius boy" in the past. "The momentum formed a clear contrast, and the psychological state fell to the bottom.
In this WTT Star Challenge, the performance of the Japanese men’s team can be said to be unremarkable. Tomokazu Harimoto has become Japan's last hope for men's singles. Judging from the draw results, he will not meet the national table tennis players before entering the quarterfinals.
Tomokazu Harimoto’s first opponent is Egyptian veteran Assal. The latter is a leader in African table tennis. He has won the African Cup many times and is second only to Aruna. The first four games between the two sides were tied at 2-2. In the decisive game, Zhang Benzhi started with 0-6, and his mentality was almost broken. Then he adjusted his state and tenaciously chased to 9-10, only 1 point away. Then he made a mistake and lost the entire game 9-11, and missed the men's singles. Top 16. At this point, the Japanese men’s singles were “annihilated.”
After winning this game, Asal knelt down excitedly, kissed the rubber, and celebrated. On the other hand, Zhang Benzhihe was taciturn, unable to conceal his disappointment, and had no strength to scream. Being eliminated from an international competition again confirmed that his competitiveness was deteriorating, and "first round trip" has almost become a norm.