On March 29, 2024, the table tennis Incheon Championship continued, and the first quarterfinals of national table tennis were released, Liang Jingkun reversed Slovenian star Darko 3-1, this is thrilling, if Liang Jingkun did not win the second game, the result is really hard to say.
Men's singles No. 2 seed Liang Jingkun is ranked 3rd in the world, second only to Wang Chuqin and Fan Zhendong, and has always been the absolute main force of national table tennis.
Slovenian star Darko is a first-class master of the foreign association, ranked 15th in the world in men's singles, has defeated the main force of national table tennis, and the results of this Olympic cycle are quite stable, so it is valued by the coaching staff, Darko's style of play is not comprehensive, the first three boards are weak links, and too dependent on backhand scoring, but his twisting threat is great, which can bring a sense of pressure to the opponent.
It is worth mentioning that Liang Jingkun and Darko are very familiar old rivals, last year's championship Dako had a 3-2 reversal of Liang Jingkun, when 0-2 behind three games in a row, and then Liang Jingkun eliminated Darko at the World Table Tennis Championships, the difference in strength is not obvious, especially Liang Jingkun won the last round too thrilling, almost lost to the Swedish star Carlberg, it is inevitable that people are worried, he is indeed a little difficult in this foreign war.
After the start of the game, Liang Jingkun was a little tight in the first game, resulting in more unnecessary mistakes, indicating that there was still pressure to play Dako, even if he was fully prepared, Dakko led 6-3, Liang Jingkun chased to 6-7, and then Dakko seized the opportunity to take the lead with 11-7, Liang Jingkun came up and moved too slowly, always let Dakko twist and pull with his backhand, and the off-court guidance of national table tennis was head coach Wang Hao, who gave Liang Jingkun a move.
In the second game, Liang Jingkun still fought hard, and Dakko went to play each other, the opponent's backhand speed was faster, and the landing points were all large angles, Liang Jingkun's rhythm was easy to suffer, and he did not have any changes, Dacko's mentality fluctuated, his service round was too conservative, and he wanted to wait for the opponent to make a mistake, Liang Jingkun won 12-10 narrowly, this time Liang Jingkun withstood the pressure, not only saved the game point, but also forced Dakko to call a timeout.
In the third game, the two sides played back and forth, the level was really very close, Liang Jingkun found a rhythm and won the game 11-7, in the fourth game, Liang Jingkun took advantage of the situation to chase, Darko relied too much on the backhand, and lost too many points in the first three boards, Liang Jingkun ended the game 11-7, and finally reversed Darko 3-1, Liang Jingkun was thrilled, and advanced to the men's singles quarterfinals back-to-back, and then faced the winner of Lee Sang-so and Simon Goets.