🏓 Shandong’s Big Win: Off to the Table Tennis Finals!
Hey there, ping pong fans! 🤩 Guess what? The Chinese Table Tennis Super League is heating up, and we’ve got some exciting news! Shandong Weiqiao just beat Shanghai Estate 3-0 in the men’s semi-finals on Tuesday! 🎉
First Match: Doubles Showdown
The action started with the men’s doubles. Team Shandong’s Liang Jinkun and Lin Yueru faced off against Shanghai’s Xu Xin and Zhou Kai. It was a close match! Shandong’s duo won the first game 11-8, but Shanghai fought back to take the second 16-14. 😱 In the end, Liang and Lin won the next two games 11-9, 11-9, grabbing the first point for Shandong! 🏆
Second Match: Battle of the Singles
Next up was the men’s singles. Wang Chuqin from Shandong played against Fan Zhendong from Shanghai. Fun fact: Fan Zhendong is an Olympic gold medalist! 🥇 But Wang was on fire! He took the first two games 11-9 and 11-5. Fan tried to make a comeback, winning the third game 11-5, but Wang was unstoppable. He won the fourth game 11-3, securing another victory for Shandong! 💪
Third Match: Sealing the Deal
In the third match, Shandong’s Liang Jinkun faced Shanghai’s Zhou Kai. Liang started strong, winning the first game 11-3. Zhou didn’t give up and took the second game 11-4. But Liang kept his cool and won the next two games 11-8 and 11-5. That means Shandong won the match and the whole semi-final! 🌟
Off to the Finals!
With a fantastic 3-0 victory, Shandong Weiqiao is heading to the finals! They’ll be playing against Hubei Yellowstone. Can they keep up their winning streak? Stay tuned to find out! 😎
Reference(s):
Chinese Table Tennis Super League: Shandong beat Shanghai in semis
cgtn.com
