On April 22nd, Beijing time, the WTT Macau Championship entered a hot stage. A battle of focus was launched between the Grand Slam of Table Tennis and French teenager lebrun. Good table tennis was broadcast live and reported for everyone. The two sides fought hard for five games! Malone won 4-1! Say four words to win after the game.
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Malone, as you all know, is 34 years old and won the runner-up in the Singapore Grand Slam by Fan Zhendong! In this Macau Championship, Malone has defeated British star Pitchford and Brazilian genius Hugo to advance to the semi-finals.
His opponent, Alex, comes from France and ranks 22nd in the world. His style of play is fast. Just in the quarter-finals, they reversed Fan Zhendong 3-2 and advanced to the top four. After the game, he said that he would beat Malone, and his strength should not be underestimated!
In the first game, Malone entered the state quickly, controlled the rhythm on the court and went to the next city with 11-8. Wang Hao, the head coach of men’s table tennis, gave Malone guidance outside the court!
In the second game, Malone continued to control the rhythm, leading 3-1, and lebrun scored 2 points, making it 3-3. Lebrun put pressure on Malone with a quick serve to overtake him 7-4. Malone tenaciously chased it to 7-7 to equalize. Lebrun once again launched an offensive, playing a wave of 4-0, pulling back a city with 11-7. Lebrun still has certain strength.
In the third game, Malone adjusted in time, slowed down the pace of the game, and made use of the combination of long and short serve to get a 4-0 lead. Lebrun brushed aside. Malone was not affected, scoring 3 points in a row and leading 7-1. Lebrun made it 3-8. Then both sides scored 1 point each, and Malone led 9-4. Lebrun made a direct mistake in serving, Malone got an inning with 10-4, and lebrun saved an inning. Malone scored the serve and went to the next city with 11-5.
In the fourth game, lebrun stepped up the offensive to lead by 3-1, followed by 4-2, lebrun scored 2 points in a row, leading by 6-2, Malone stubbornly chased it to 4-8, Malone began to fight, blasted a wave of 7-0 and turned the table against the wind by 11-9. Former national player Hou Yingchao exclaimed in the live broadcast room: The Dragon Team is too strong!
In the fifth game, lebrun, who had no way out, took a 6-4 lead, and Malone attacked the opponent and chased it to 8-8. Then Malone scored 3 points in a row and won by 11-8. Finally, he defeated French little black horse Alex 4-1 to advance to the final of WTT Macau Championship and competed with teammate Wang Chuqin for the men’s singles title.
After the game, when the host asked Malone, what was the secret of defeating Alex? Malone said that he was afraid that the lebrun brothers had made great progress and their opponents put a lot of pressure on themselves. The last two games were all in a backward situation, and they won very hard and were lucky. Finally, he said: I didn’t give up! The word "not giving up" is probably the secret of winning! What do you think? Please leave a message below the comments.
On April 23, the men’s and women’s singles final of the Macau Championship,
In the women’s singles final, Chen Meng will face Manyu Wang at 18:00, which is expected to be 4-1!
At 19:00, the men’s singles final will be held directly between Ma Long and Wang Chuqin in the Grand Champion!
Guess who will win the championship? Malone? Chen Meng?
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