On December 6, 2023, the table tennis mixed team World Cup continued, with Guoping winning 8-1. In the second stage, it defeated Slovakia, Lin Gaoyuan/Wang Yidi reversed two games in a row, Manyu Wang and Fan Zhendong kept their opponents clean, and the other main players did not play.
There are two stages in the mixed doubles team World Cup. In the first stage, after the group match, the top eight seats were decided, Guoping won three consecutive victories, and went on as the top of Group A. Only the women’s singles lost one set, and Manyu Wang lost 1-2 to adrianna Diaz, which caused discussion among the outside fans. In fact, this rule is easy to be upset, and it also tests the contestants’ improvisation. Manyu Wang needs to play more to find out the state.
Eight teams compete for the World Cup, and Guoping has become the number one favorite, and Japan, South Korea and France can’t be underestimated. According to the regulations of the tournament, the end of six rounds will directly produce the champion, and the association that played in the last round will avoid fighting again, and the results can be directly used. Take Guoping as an example, as early as 8-0 victory over Sweden in the group stage, so it is ok to play six more games now.
The second stage of table tennis against Slovakia kicked off. As the weakest team in the top eight, Slovakia didn’t have a first-class player to lead. Although it was balanced on the whole, it was basically so far, and it was difficult to get the top ranking. The coaching staff chose to continue to change the array, sending the lineup of Lin Gaoyuan/Wang Yidi, Manyu Wang and Fan Zhendong for the first time to win the first three sets without other players.
The game adopts the 8-win system of 15 games, winning 8 games first is the victory, with a maximum of 3 games in a single set. In the first set, Lin Gaoyuan/Wang Yidi reversed Zelinka/Kukulova (12-14, 11-6, 11-7) 2-1, and the opponent played more than expected on the spot. Lin Gaoyuan/Wang Yidi was somewhat careless. Of course, the short game system itself was accidental and lost a game.
In the second set of women’s singles, Manyu Wang swept Barazova (11-4, 11-2 and 11-6) 3-0, before losing to Puerto Rican teenager Diaz, many fans worried that Manyu Wang would be adversely affected, but now it seems that there is no problem. In the third set of men’s singles, Fan Zhendong beat Wang Yang 3-0 (11-7, 11-7 and 11-4).
In this case, Guoping beat Slovakia 8-1 and won the first victory in the second stage. This result is in line with expectations. There will be two matches against China Taipei, France and China Taipei in turn. It is not difficult to win. On the contrary, the French team should not be underestimated. lebrun brothers and Yuan Jianan will continue to pay attention at that time and wish China players more success.