On January 4th, Beijing time, the table tennis men's finals, the men's singles 1/4 finals, a derby battle between national table tennis, Lin Gaoyuan played against Ma Long, and in the end, Ma Long fought hard for five games 2-3 upset and hated out! Lin Gaoyuan raised his eyebrows and ended his 7 consecutive defeats against Ma Long in the international arena. Lin Gaoyuan became the third top 4, after Fan Zhendong and Qiu Dang had already advanced.
Ma Long is the ace player of national table tennis, and he was in good shape in the first round, sweeping South Korean star Zhang Yuzhen 3-0 and advancing to the top 8. Lin Gaoyuan is also a national table tennis player and world champion, and eliminated Swedish star Carlberg 3-1 in the first round. As teammates of the national team, Lin Gaoyuan and Ma Long are also familiar with each other. According to statistics, the two have played each other a total of 7 times in the international arena before, and Ma Long has won all of them and has the absolute upper hand. This time, will Lin Gaoyuan be able to step this hurdle?
In the first game, Lin Gaoyuan quickly entered the state, starting 3-0, after Ma Long pulled back a point, Lin Gaoyuan scored 2 points in a row to expand the advantage 5-1. A long and multi-shot attack, Ma Long chased another 1 point, and then made an offensive error, Lin Gaoyuan easily scored short, leading 7-2. At the key point at the end of the game, Lin Gaoyuan also withstood the pressure, got the game point 10-3, easily won 11-4, and led Ma Long 1-0.
In the second game, Ma Long took the lead in scoring, Lin Gaoyuan bit tightly, and in the middle of the game, Ma Long 7-4 slightly widened the difference. At the end of the game, Ma Long won the game point 10-5 and 11-5, and the big score was tied 1-1.
In the third game, after 3-3, Lin Gaoyuan scored 3 points in a row to lead 6-3, Ma Long chased 3 points in a row to stop the decline, 6-6, Lin Gaoyuan scored 2 points in a row to stabilize the situation, Ma Long scored 3 points in a row 9-8 overtake, Lin Gaoyuan scored 3 points in a row 11-9 thrillingly, and the big score was 2-1 to lead again.
In the fourth game, Ma Long, who had no way out, started 3-0, Lin Gaoyuan recovered 1 point, Ma Long scored 2 points in a row, Lin Gaoyuan chased 2 points in a row, and then chased 6-8, Ma Long asked for a timeout. After the pause, Malone won the game point 10-7 and 11-9, with a big score of 2-2.
In the decisive game, Lin Gaoyuan led 4-0 at the beginning, and although Ma Long continued to chase points, Lin Gaoyuan still managed to win, and the big score was 3-2 to advance.