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Moregard 3-2 Tomokazu Zhangmoto: The anti-Japanese vanguard eliminated the three Japanese table tennis generals in a row, and the Japanese men's table tennis army was wiped out

Moregard 3-2 Tomokazu Zhangmoto: The anti-Japanese vanguard eliminated the three Japanese table tennis generals in a row, and the Japanese men's table tennis army was wiped out

On October 3, Beijing time, in the 2024 WTT China Grand Slam men's singles 1/8 finals, Japan's Tomokazu Zhang lost 2-3 to Sweden's Moregard, with three game scores: 13-15, 11-9, 4-11, 11-6, 11-13. The Japanese table tennis men's singles were wiped out.

Moregard 3-2 Tomokazu Zhangmoto: The anti-Japanese vanguard eliminated the three Japanese table tennis generals in a row, and the Japanese men's table tennis army was wiped out

Moregard was hailed as the "anti-Japanese pioneer" in this Chinese Grand Slam, he easily eliminated Yoshimura Maharu 3-0 in the first round, he narrowly defeated Japan's new ace Matsushima Teruku 3-2 in the second round, and she met Japan's No. 1 table tennis player Tomokazu Zhang in the third round.

Moregard 3-2 Tomokazu Zhangmoto: The anti-Japanese vanguard eliminated the three Japanese table tennis generals in a row, and the Japanese men's table tennis army was wiped out

There are only three people left in the five events of Japanese table tennis: men's singles, women's singles, women's doubles, men's doubles, and mixed doubles, and they are all singles - Tomokazu Zhangmoto, Misei Ito, and Mamoru Mori Sakura. However, he did not meet the national table tennis players in the first three rounds.

Moregard 3-2 Tomokazu Zhangmoto: The anti-Japanese vanguard eliminated the three Japanese table tennis generals in a row, and the Japanese men's table tennis army was wiped out

In the first game, Zhang Benzhihe and Moregard played very closely, the two fought from 1-1 to 8-8, Moregard once led 9-8, Moregard 10-9 after the game point Zhang Benzhihe continued to save the game point, 10-11, 11-12, 12-13, 13-14, and finally Moregard won 15-13 with difficulty, Zhang Ben has saved 5 game points.

Moregard 3-2 Tomokazu Zhangmoto: The anti-Japanese vanguard eliminated the three Japanese table tennis generals in a row, and the Japanese men's table tennis army was wiped out

In the second game, Zhang Benzhihe opened 2-1 lead, and then Zhang Benzhihe continued to lead 4-2, this game Zhang Ben controlled very well, played 9-7 to continue to lead, Moregard chased 9-10, Zhang Benzhi and 11-9 pulled back a game.

Moregard 3-2 Tomokazu Zhangmoto: The anti-Japanese vanguard eliminated the three Japanese table tennis generals in a row, and the Japanese men's table tennis army was wiped out

In the third game, Zhang Ben's state was excellent and he was directly 5-1, Moregard chased it to 2-5, Zhang Benzhihe expanded his advantage 7-2, and Zhang Ben won the third game 11-4.

In the fourth game, Moregard also increased his spin and quality, leading 5-2 in the opening game, and soon 8-3, Zhang Ben chased it to 6-9, and Moregard made it 2-2 at 11-9.

Moregard 3-2 Tomokazu Zhangmoto: The anti-Japanese vanguard eliminated the three Japanese table tennis generals in a row, and the Japanese men's table tennis army was wiped out

The two of them were 2-2 in the deciding game, Moregard led 3-2, then 5-4, Zhang Benzhihe equalized 5-5, this game was a very exciting stalemate, Moregard continued to lead 7-6, Zhang Ben chased 9-9, Zhang Ben took the lead 10-9, Moregard saved a match point, and finally Moregard won 13-11.

Text/Yan Xiaobai: Ping Pong observation

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