Ma Long leads Shandong Luneng for a place in the final. Photo courtesy of the Chinese Table Tennis Association
New Beijing News (Chief Reporter Sun Haiguang) 2022 evening, the first stage of the 2022 Table Tennis Super League ended in Weihai. Shandong Luneng and Shenzhen University ranked first in the men's team. Tonight, the men's team semifinals will be held "Shandong Derby" led by Ma Long, Shandong Luneng will compete with Wang Chuqin led by Shandong Weiqiao for a place in the final.
The first phase of the game ended last night with Shandong Luneng beating Jiangsu CSL Cable 3-0 with 7 wins, 1 loss and 15 points. At the Huangshi base, Shandong Weiqiao and Shanghai Real Estate Group ranked second to fourth with 14 points.
Summarizing the first phase of the performance, Malone said that everyone worked hard to finish everyone's game, with good cohesion on and off the court, and that "whoever was on the court gave it their all, and the players who weren't on the court were ready to go at any time."
According to the Table Tennis Premier League system, the top ranked club in the first stage can choose their opponent in the semifinals. Finally, Shandong Luneng chose Shandong Weiqiao led by Wang Chuqin and the semi-final will be held tonight. In the first stage, Shandong Luneng defeated Shandong Weiqiao 3-2. Ma Long said that the goal of entering the top four had been successfully accomplished in the first stage, and he also hoped that his team could play better in the second stage.
Tonight, Wang Chuqin leads his team in challenging big brother Ma Long. Photo courtesy of China Table Tennis Association
The other Men's Team Semi-Final was held between Shanghai Real Estate Group Team and Yellowstone Base Team. In the first stage, Shanghai Real Estate Group Team lost to Huangshi Base Team with 0-3. However, in the first stage, Fan Zhendong and Xu Xin of the Shanghai team did not give their full strength to the team.
The first stage of the women's team also ended yesterday. The Shenzhen University team, led by Chen Meng and Sun Yingsha, ranked first with a complete victory. Today at noon, the SZU team will compete with Chengdu for a place in the final. "The overall play in the first stage was good, although everyone played a different position, everyone gave their best." Sun Yingsha said the teams that made it to the second stage are very strong and they will give their best to fight for every opponent.
Shandong Luneng, led by Wang Man and Chen Xingtong, finished second in the first stage and will face Shanghai Longteng in the semifinals.
