Zhang benzhihe, who said he would show all his abilities against Malone before the game, did it. In the 2019 men's Table Tennis World Cup semi-final held on the 1st, Japanese player Zhang benzhihe beat Chinese famous Malone 4-2 to advance to the World Cup final for the first time in his career.
Zhang benzhihe, born in 2003, is already a 'super star' in the world table tennis world. In 2016, under the age of 13, he became the youngest top eight player in the history of the ITTF open at the Slovenia open; At the 2018 World Tour Finals, he became the youngest men's singles champion in the history of the event.
In the first four hands, Malone achieved three wins and one loss. After the start of the game that day, Zhang Benzhi and quickly gained the upper hand, started attacks frequently and succeeded, Malone fell into passivity at the beginning, and soon lost a game 6:11; After the two sides drew 6 in the second game, Malone was suppressed again by Zhang Benzhi and lost another game at 9:11; In the third game, Malone still couldn't get rid of the passive situation. After the 8-draw, Zhang Benzhi and hit the next city 11-8.
After the fourth inning, Malone still fell behind. After catching up with the 8 draw, he finally recovered his state, played a standard in the competition for key points, scored 3 points in a row and pulled back a inning 11-8; In the fifth inning, Malone completely reversed the passive situation and won 11:4; However, in the sixth inning, Malone fell into passivity again and soon lost 5-11. Finally, he lost 2-4 to his opponent and missed the finals.
Malone admitted after the game that he played in an average way and failed to bite his opponent at the beginning, which made it difficult to catch up points in the future. " There were opportunities in the first three innings, the middle and the back innings. Unfortunately, they didn't grasp it. The attack landing point in each inning was worse and they were defended back by their opponents. "
Talking about Zhang Benzhi and, Malone said: 'I think he always keeps the desire to win and will try something new according to each game.'
Zhang benzhihe, who broke into the finals, has made history and become the first Japanese player to break into the finals in the 40 year history of the men's table tennis world cup. At the same time, it was also his first time to reach the final of the third world table tennis competition.
'I'm just going to fight him. I'm happy to win.' Zhang benzhihe said that he didn't expect to lead 3-0. Then he was a little conservative and not so brave, but he recovered his state in the sixth inning. " I'm more stable than Malone. "
Before the start of the world cup, Japanese media reported that Zhang benzhihe had basically locked the quota of the Tokyo Olympic Games in advance because of his advantage in points. " My goal is still the Olympic gold medal. The Chinese team is the strongest. Only by fighting hard can they hope to win. I have to prepare well and fight one by one. "
(source: China News Network)