On October 9, Beijing time, the 2024 Asian Table Tennis Championships is underway. What is going on is the men's team semi-final match, with national table tennis against Iran and Korea against Japan. In the national table tennis match, the world's No. 1 Wang Chuqin lost an upset loss to the 14-year-old Iran. Japan and South Korea are strong confrontations, and they met in the first round to compete for a place in the semifinals of the Asian Championships.
In the men's team quarterfinals, Japan played against Korea. In the first set, Japan star Tomokazu Zhang Ben took the lead against Korea Ahn Jae-hyun, Ahn Jae-hyun is not a general, the third place in the men's singles at the World Table Tennis Championships, in the first game, Zhang Benzhihe won the opening 11:6, and in the second game, Ahn Jae-hyun pulled back a game 11:8. Next, the two sides won one game each, and in the tiebreaker, Zhang Benzhihe locked the victory 11:5, and the total score was 3:2, helping the Japan boy team win the opening game.
In the second set, Japan's Hayasuke Togami played against Korea's Jang Woo-jin. Hayasuke Togami was the Japan national champion, and at the beginning of the match, Zhang Yuzhen won two consecutive games 11:9, 11:3. In the third game, Hayasuke Togami withstood the pressure and pulled back a game 11:5. In the fourth game, Zhang Yuzhen sealed the victory with 11:6 and won 3:1 on aggregate, helping the Korea boy group to win back.
In the third set, Japan teenager Shinozuka Daiden played against Korea teenager Wu Huicheng, which is also a three-singles contest between the two sides, both of whom are leaders of the new generation, and Wu Huicheng is the son of the famous Wu Shangyan. At the beginning of the game, Wu won two games in a row, and then, Shinozuka Daden tied the score with 11:6, 11:9. In the decisive game, Wu Huicheng did not collapse, 11:8 locked the victory, won 3:2 on aggregate, and the Korea men's team led 2:1.
In the fourth set, Tomokazu Zhang of Japan played against Zhang Yuzhen of Korea, and the two sides faced off one by one. In the first game, Zhang Benzhihe fought quickly and won 11:8. Subsequently, Zhang Yuzhen played very tenaciously and won two games in a row 12:10 and 11:7. In the fourth game, Zhang Benzhihe won 11:3, and the game entered a tiebreaker, and in the tiebreaker, Zhang Yuzhen won 11:9, and the total score was 3:2 over Zhang Benzhihe.
In this way, the Korea men's team defeated the Japan men's team with a total score of 3:1 and took the lead in advancing to the top four list. Korea star Jang Woo-jin won two consecutive victories, which can be described as an indispensable contribution. The Asian Championships was a big upset, Zhang Benzhihe lost 2:3 again, Zhang Benzhihe led the team to lose 1:3, missed the promotion, and encountered the first round of the Asian Championships men's team. Next, Tomokazu Zhang has a single competition, and I hope Tomokazu Zhang will make persistent efforts.