In the early morning of August 1, Beijing time, the table tennis competition of the Paris Olympics continued, after a 4-2 upset eliminated Wang Chuqin to advance Sweden's Moregard appeared again to face Chinese Taipei rising star Gao Chengrui, as a result, Moregard won four consecutive games to achieve a reversal after losing a game, and finally defeated the opponent 4-1 to advance to the men's singles quarterfinals, about to compete with Egypt's Asal for a ticket to the semifinals, please see below for details.
Highlights of the game
Born in 2002 and Gao Chengrui in 2004, both are the best of the young stars in men's table tennis, but the former is obviously better in terms of results, as early as 2021, he has become the runner-up of the men's singles at the World Championships, in addition to winning many famous players, and is known as the "successor" of Waldner, a Sweden Grand Slam.
In this Olympic Games, Moregard played a rare good state in recent times, eliminating the world's No. 1 national table tennis main Wang Chuqin 4-2 after 6 games, but because his usual performance is always up and down, there are big wins and big defeats, so Gao Chengrui may not have the opportunity to also upset.
The process of the game
After the start of the game, Moregard quickly played his own characteristics on the court, that is, strong tactical awareness, flexible landing line, very similar to the "partisan captain" Waldner of the year, but the stability was still insufficient, and then was tied by the opponent in the lead, and then once got the game point but failed to take advantage of the victory to chase, and finally was won by the opponent 16-14.
In the second game, Moregard was tied and reversed by the opponent in the lead, winning fast and losing quickly, while Gao Chengrui firmly controlled Moregard's middle position to break through, and then further opened the point difference in the second half, but this time it was Moregard's turn to save the game point successfully, and finally won 13-11 with a dribble, and the two sides tied the score.
In the third game, Moregard fell behind at the beginning but chased only 1 point, and the off-court coach of the Chinese Taipei team, world champion Zhuang Zhiyuan, called a timeout to adjust, but with little effect, Moregard immediately launched a fierce offensive, and finally achieved a reversal of 11-8 after falling behind 1-7, which will undoubtedly greatly boost the morale of his side.
However, in the fourth game, Gao Chengrui still played very tenacious, and kept saving game points to chase 10-10 draws, but unfortunately he failed and was forced into a desperate situation by Moregard 12-10. In the fifth game, Moregard once fell behind and turned the tables again, and finally ended the battle 11-6, so the big score was 4-1 to advance to the men's singles quarterfinals, and two more wins can win medals, which is worth everyone's attention.