On the first day of the table tennis team competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics, we staged a "Romania Horror", which is really addictive!
Romania's "Waterloo"
The Romanian women's team, as the fourth seed, should have been as stable as an old dog, but did not expect to plant in the first round, losing 2-3 to India and directly out. In particular, Szokos, ranked tenth in the world, was beaten 0-3 by Manika · Batra of India, which is simply a bolt from the blue! Szokos's state is like a student who usually gets a perfect score in an exam, and suddenly fails the exam, which makes people call "I can't understand".
Japan girl group's "steady as Mount Tai"
In contrast, the performance of the Japan girl group is like a textbook level, and it easily won the Poland girl group 3-0, which is called a flowing cloud. Especially Zhang Benmeihe, who made his Olympic debut, came 3-0, and he is really a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers. There are also the new partners of Hina Hayada and Miyu Hirano, the doubles are also leveraged, and they get the opponent 3-1, it seems that they really understand how to write the word "tacit understanding".
The road to the "dark horse" of the India team
The India team is also eye-catching this time, although there is a long way to go to advance to the quarterfinals, but they have proven their strength, especially Manica · Batra, two consecutive clean sheets against opponents, this state, is simply hanging! Maybe they'll surprise us in the medal table.
The impact of the event and the future prospects: the pattern of the women's team, the resurgence of the storm
Romania is out, the competition pattern of the women's team project has become confusing in an instant, and the second half of the game is simply full of suspense. As for the Japan team, this strong performance is undoubtedly one of the favorites to win the championship, and the final showdown with the Chinese table tennis team seems to have been able to smell gunpowder. As for the India team, although it is not easy to qualify for the final, it is a real goal to attack the medal.
The charm of table tennis lies in its unpredictability
The charm of table tennis lies in its unpredictability. Just like in life, you never know what's going to happen in the next second. The loss of Szokos, the rise of Manica · Batra, the stability of the Japan team, these are all part of the game and the charm of table tennis. To put it bluntly, this is a war without gunpowder, and everyone is at the helm of their own destiny.
So, do you think the next game, will the Japan team go all the way, or will another dark horse come out?