The 2019 Swedish table tennis open will be held in Stockholm this week. In the mixed doubles final last night, Xu Xin / Liu Shiwen, the champion combination of the National Table Tennis World Table Tennis Championships, defeated the Japanese combination Suzuka / ITO Meicheng 3-2 and won the championship.
Before the final, Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen both lost. Xu Xin lost to her teammate Liang Jingkun in the men's singles quarter final. Liu Shiwen lost 2-4 to her teammate Chen Meng in the women's singles quarter final. She lost 16-18 in the sixth inning. In the singles event, both were out, and they quickly put into the preparation of mixed doubles. Next year's Tokyo Olympic Games host team Japan won the qualification directly, but the mixed doubles competition combination has not been determined, and the Hayabusa Mizutani / ITO Meicheng, who has been paired for a long time, is undoubtedly a hot candidate. Xu Xin said that he and his partner Liu Shiwen made preparations before the game and prepared for the China Japan duel at the height of the Tokyo Olympic Games. After five innings of hard work, Xu Xin / Liu Shiwen defeated her opponent 3-2 and won the championship.
In the first game, Xu Xin / Liu Shiwen entered the state slowly. They made many mistakes as a whole. They did not have an advantage in the stalemate. They were in a more passive situation. They had a bad start and lost a game 8-11 first.
In the second game, Xu Xin / Liu Shiwen stabilized the situation, strengthened the first three boards, significantly improved the attack success rate, and took a 5-1 lead at the beginning. Although he was chased by his opponent to 6-4, he opened the score again after the middle game and pulled back the first game 11-8.
Xu Xin / Liu Shiwen continued their strong performance at the beginning of the third game, leading 5-1. However, since then, the number of mistakes increased, and they were caught up by shuigu Falcon / ITO Meicheng. When the two sides were tied to 11, Xu Xin / Liu Shiwen still grasped the opportunity of key points and took the lead with a narrow victory of 13-11 and 2-1.
In the fourth inning, Xu Xin / Liu Shiwen played a little conservative. Suzuki Mizutani / ITO Meicheng, who fought in a back-to-back battle, fought well frequently. Xu Xin / Liu Shiwen was quickly opened the score, lost by a big score of 3-11, and the two sides were tied to 2.
In the decisive game, Xu Xin / Liu Shiwen restrained the opponent's counterattack and took the absolute advantage with a 5-1 lead. In the central game stage, the Japanese combination strengthened the attack and once narrowed the difference, but Xu Xin / Liu Shiwen still held the advantage and ended the battle 11-9. The total score was 3-2, which defeated Suzuka / ITO Meicheng.