In the 2024 Paris Olympics - table tennis event, the final competition was held on the evening of July 30, and the Chinese pair Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha narrowly defeated the North Korean pair with an aggregate score of 4-2, stabilizing the mixed doubles Olympic champion for the first time. After winning this gold medal, the Chinese team ushered in the sixth gold medal of this Olympic Games, surpassing Japan and France, and once again rose to the top of the medal table.
Olympic Gold Medal Table
The Chinese team won the mixed doubles gold medal in table tennis, and the total number of gold medals in this tournament increased to six, thus surpassing Japan to the top of the gold medal table. The Chinese delegation lost a number of finals on the last competition day, and it was a great pity to lose gold, especially in the gymnastics men's team event. Now the Chinese team finally won the 6th gold, surpassing Japan and France and rising to the top of the medal table.
Table Tennis - Mixed Doubles Final
Gold Medal: Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha
Silver Medal: Lee Jung-sik/Kim Jin-young
Bronze Medal: Lim Jong-hoon/Shin Yu-bin
The Chinese table tennis team regained lost ground and unexpectedly lost in the mixed doubles final of the last Olympic Games, and finally won a silver medal. In this Olympic Games, the Shatou combination partnered and won the championship all the way, and the Chinese table tennis team won the Olympic mixed doubles gold medal for the first time. This gold medal is the sixth gold medal of the Chinese delegation in this Olympic Games and the 33rd Olympic gold medal of the Chinese table tennis team.
Gold Medal Match
Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha 4-2 Lee Jung-sik/Kim Qin-young【11-6, 7-11, 11-8, 11-5, 7-11, 11-8】
Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha is a long-term partner, currently ranked No. 1 in the world, and has avoided many major championships such as the team table tennis world championship and the Grand Slam championship, and participated as the top seed in this Olympic Games. The North Korean pair is an Olympic mystery, and although the pair does not have a world ranking, they have made it to the final in a row, and they are extremely dark horses.
A brief description of the results
In this gold medal match, the two sides scored alternately to 2 draws at the beginning, and the Shatou combination seized the opportunity to score continuously and rewrote the score to 6-2; Then the Shatou combination maintained the advantage, rewriting the score to 9-5 and winning smoothly with a 5-point advantage. In the second game, the two sides alternately scored to 4 draws, and the Shatou combination led to 6-4, but they lost points in a row and were overtaken, and the North Korean team won 11-7 in one go.
In the third game, the Shatou duo led 5-3 and maintained their advantage to 7-4 and 9-5 leads; Then the North Korean combination chased 3 points in a row, and the Shatou combination quickly paused to stabilize the rhythm. After that, the Shatou combination scored 2 points in a row and won directly. In the fourth game, the Shatou combination led 3-0 to stop the opponent, and after the pause, the Shatou combination firmly shot to lead 7-3, and stabilized the advantage to win 11-5, leading 3-1 in the total score.
In the fifth game, the North Korean pair quickly led 4-1, and then scored consecutive points to rewrite the score to an 8-3 lead; Then the Shatou combination adjusted the rhythm and chased 3 points in a row to 6-8, and then followed the score to 7-9. After that, the North Korean team won the game point 10-7 and won the fifth game 11-7. In the sixth game, the Shatou combination led 3-1, the North Korean team counterattacked strongly and overtook 7-5, and the Chinese team regained the lead 8-7; Then the Chinese team grasped the key points, won the match point 10-8, and won 11-8 to end the competition.
Bronze medal match
Lim Jong-hoon/Shin Yu-bin 4-0 Huang Zhenting/Du Hoi Kwan【11-5,11-7,11-7,14-12】
Unexpectedly, the game turned out to be one-sided, with Hong Kong's Wong Chun-ting/To Hoi-king swept away. The Korea team was very well prepared for this match, and the rhythm of the first three games was very good, and the foundation for victory was laid by three consecutive cities. In the fourth game, the adjustment of the Hong Kong, China combination achieved good results, but the big score was 0-3 behind and the state was not firm enough, and unfortunately lost the fourth game. The Korea pair won the bronze medal with a 4-0 victory and won the mixed doubles medal in table tennis for the first time.