Xu Haidong won the men’s singles championship in Group A of the sports school.
Xinhua News Agency, Taiyuan, August 17th (Reporter Wan Pung Chow) The table tennis event of the 2nd National Youth Games came to an end on the 17th. Xu Haidong, the champion of the World Youth Games and Liaoning, defeated Liang Yanzhu of Hebei 4-2 and won the men’s singles gold medal in Group A of the sports school.
Xu Haidong, 19, won three gold medals in men’s singles, men’s doubles and men’s team at the 2018 World Table Tennis Championships. On behalf of Liaoning Sports School, he made it all the way to the 2014 Youth Olympic Games, and finally joined forces with Liang Yanzhu of xinji city Table Tennis Sports School.
On August 17th, Xu Haidong, a player from Liaoning Sports School, was in the competition. Xinhua News Agency reporter Cao Yangshe
In the final, Xu Haidong, who is good at right-handed straight fast break, took the lead in entering the state, winning two games in a row at 14:12 and 11:6. However, after that, he made too many mistakes in the counter-attack, and was recovered by Liang Yanzhu at 11:8. In the fourth and fifth games, the two men frequently staged a good show against Latin America. Xu Haidong first expanded the lead by 11:5, and then Liang Yanmu retaliated by 11:9, making the big score 2:3. In the crucial sixth game, Xu Haidong made a sudden effort under the deadlock in the opening, scored points in succession and finally won the game with 11:5 and won the gold medal.
On August 17th, Liang Yanzhu, a player from xinji city Table Tennis Sports School, was in the competition. Xinhua News Agency reporter Yang Chenguang photo
"When I was chased by my opponent, my state fluctuated, but I had a belief in winning." Xu Haidong said that as a straight player, he gained more experience and confidence in the 2014 Youth Olympic Games, and expected to become the main position of the national team through hard work in the future.
In the third place battle, Xu Yingbin, a player from Heilongjiang Sports School, won the bronze medal with a 4-0 victory over Yuan Licen from Liaoning Sports School.
Sun Yizhen/Wang Xiaotong from Shandong Shengli Dongsheng Sports School beat Qian Tianyi/Shi Jiyao from Jiangsu Junior Amateur Sports School 4:1 to win the gold medal in the women’s doubles competition in Group A of the sports school. Huang Fanzhen/Fan Li of Jiaozuo Sports School won the bronze medal.
On August 17th, Sun Yizhen/Wang Xiaotong (right) from Shandong Shengli Dongsheng Sports School was in the competition. Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhan Yanshe
In addition, the social club group also decided on two gold medals that day. The men’s singles and women’s doubles champions were won by Peng Feilong and Yang Jiwen/Chen Xingyu of Cao Yanhua Table Tennis Club.
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