The Chinese team won 2 championships and swept the South Korean champions 3-1
Beijing time on June 20th, the 2023 WTT regular challenge Lagos station ended successfully, and the Chinese team won two championships. Xiang Peng/Liu Weishan won the first championship for the Chinese team. In the mixed doubles final, they defeated the South Korean combination Zhang Yuzhen/Tian Zhixi 3-1 to win the championship.
The 2023 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships in Durban is the most important table tennis event this year. Not long ago, the Chinese team reproduced their invincible performance at the Durban World Table Tennis Championships, winning all five championships. The WTT Regular Challenge Lagos station is the first important event that the Chinese team participated in after the Durban World Table Tennis Championships. In the mixed doubles, there are three pairs participating, they are Xiang Peng/Liu Weishan, Liu Yebo/Fan Siqi, Zhou Kai/He Zhuojia.
After fierce competition, Xiang Peng/Liu Weishan, Liu Yebo/Fan Siqi, Zhou Kai/He Zhuojia all advanced to the quarterfinals. In the mixed doubles quarter-finals, Liu Yebo/Fan Siqi, Zhou Kai/He Zhuojia began to fall behind. Xiang Peng/Liu Weishan defeated their opponents 3-1 and advanced to the top 4 in the match against the Slovakian combination Pistje/Barazova. The scores of the five rounds were: 11-3, 11-7, 6-11, 11- 7.
In addition, the Zhou Kai/He Zhuojia pair lost 2-3 in the Korean team Zhang Yuzhen/Tian Zhixi's match and missed the semi-finals. The scores of the five rounds in which the opponent won were: 8-11, 13-11, 11-9, 13-15, 11-8.
In the mixed doubles semi-final, Xiang Peng/Liu Weishan reversed the Indian pair Taka/Kamas 3-2 to advance to the final. And Zhang Yuzhen/Tian Zhixi reversed teammates Lin Zhongxun/Shen Yubin 3-2 to advance to the final.
Coming to this mixed doubles final, Xiang Peng/Liu Weishan played very well. They defeated the South Korean combination Zhang Yuzhen/Tian Zhixi 3-1 to win the championship and won the first championship for the Chinese team. : 11-9, 10-12, 11-6, 12-10. Overall, Xiang Peng/Liu Weishan's performance in this competition is aggressive enough!
