On March 28, 2024, the table tennis Incheon Championship continued, and the Japanese star went crazy, Zhang Benzhihe swept Chinese Taipei world champion Zhuang Zhiyuan 3-0, roared to advance to the first victory of the tournament, and his opponent in the next round was South Korea's 17-year-old Wu Huicheng.
Japanese star Tomokazu Zhang is very strong, men's singles ranked 9th in the world, the best result of the competition is the runner-up, the age of 20 still has room for growth, it can be said that there is a great threat to the national table tennis, and it is highly valued by the coaching staff.
Chinese Taipei player Zhuang Zhiyuan has been famous for a long time, has long played in the table tennis world, has always been an old opponent of national table tennis, I believe everyone is also very familiar with him, the highlight moment won Ma Lin, won the men's doubles world championship, Zhuang Zhiyuan has always been active in the arena, maintaining a relatively stable competitive state, similar to the situation with Bol, recently with Lin Yunru, Gao Chengrui, won the bronze medal in the World Table Tennis Championships.
In fact, Zhang Benzhihe had a period of time, especially afraid of Zhuang Zhiyuan, three consecutive defeats, of course, in general, it must be Zhang Benzhihe is stronger, after all, at the peak of his career, Zhuang Zhiyuan is a 42-year-old veteran, and there is a gap between concentration and young people, just after the league played, Zhang Benzhihe lost 0-3 to Yan An, this play is really unstable, resulting in frequent frustration of confidence.
After the start of the game, in the first game, Zhang Benzhihe gave full play to his speed advantage, resulting in Zhuang Zhiyuan not keeping up with the rhythm at all, and it was difficult to stand in the position to take the initiative to improve the quality, Zhang Benzhihe blasted out 11-4 to take the lead, Zhuang Zhiyuan was not unprepared, but there was no way to take Zhang Benzhihe, indicating that there is still a gap in comprehensive strength now, but as long as the two sides are online, Zhuang Zhiyuan has little chance of winning.
In the second game, Zhuang Zhiyuan mainly looked for opportunities in his own service round, tried to slow down the rhythm, avoided the first three board entanglements, and focused on Zhang Benzhihe's forehand, Zhuang Zhiyuan is still experienced, and his ability to adjust on the spot is not bad, creating great difficulties for the opponent, not as smooth as before, but his own senseless mistakes are always too much, so Zhang Benzhihe seized the opportunity to win the game 11-9.
In the third game, Zhang Benzhihe took advantage of the situation to pursue, Zhuang Zhiyuan was helpless against it, and could not find an effective response strategy, Zhang Benzhihe 10-4 match point, and then locked the victory with 11-7, and finally swept Zhuang Zhiyuan 3-0, clenched his fists and roared to advance to the top 16 of men's singles, and then against South Korea's 17-year-old newcomer Wu Huicheng, it is not difficult to win.