2-3! Xiang Peng lost to Fan Zhendong's Bundesliga teammates! Post-match interview with Xiaoka shows decent performance as a captain

A game, the opponent was 11-1 in the fourth game, almost rubbing on the ground, and the final game turned around and was won 12-10.

Whoever puts this matter on you will have to think about it for a long time.

What I mean is our young player Xiang Peng at the 2025 WTT Macau Championship on September 10, Beijing time. He is against German player Francesca, a 33-year-old veteran. In the end, Xiang Peng was eliminated 2-3 and played in the first round.

Let's not talk about anything else, just look at the process of the competition, it's like riding a roller coaster.

In the first game, Xiang Peng resisted, tied 10-10, and scored two points in a row, and chewed them 12-10. The start is good, it looks like a show.

But immediately afterwards, the second and third games were all in chaos. In the second game, Xiang Peng scored 2 points in a row, but he was about to start. As a result, he made several inexplicable mistakes and was directly beaten by Francesca, 4-0 and lost 9-11. In the third game, he was even behind at the beginning. Although he chased back, the rhythm was always in the hands of the German veteran, and it was 9-11 again.

The score was 1-2 behind, and Xiang Peng was forced to the edge of the cliff.

Then, the most incomprehensible fourth game came.

Xiang Peng was like a sudden change of person, and he started with a 7-0 straight away, completely confused Francesca. After a whole game, the opponent scored 1 point. 11-1, this is crushing, it is massacre. The fans who watched the live broadcast at that time probably felt that they were stable. The decisive game must have been won in one go.

But who would have thought that this would be the last madness.

The decisive game is the time to truly test the heart. At the beginning, the two of them were still clenched and tied 3-3. Xiang Peng once showed his momentum, and a wave of offensive brought the score to 8-6, leading by 2 points.

The opportunity is right in front of you.

But it was these two points' advantage that became the last straw that broke his back. Francesca is worthy of being a veteran, with a wealth of experience, and is calm and rushing to 2 points in a row, and tied the score 8-8.

From then on, Xiang Peng's eyes were wrong.

The two sides have polished to 10-10 levels again, and the real bayonet is red. At this time, what you compare is no longer technology, it is purely psychology, and it depends on who can handle it better. As a result, Xiang Peng couldn't hold it back, and his mentality fluctuated, losing 2 points in a row, 10-12, and the game ended.

From leading 8-6 to losing 10-12, Xiang Peng lost not only a few key points, but also that kind of energy.

To put it bluntly, it’s still a matter of mentality. This is not the first time he has done this. After winning the men's singles championship in the Incheon Championship in April this year, his condition has been fluctuating and he has lost several foreign battles. Everyone always says that he is young and is the future of the national table tennis team, but this kind of "nervous knife" performance is really unreliable.

When winning, you are so crazy, and anyone can win; once the key points come, you will collapse first.

After the game, something even more interesting comes. Francesca, who won the game, said the first thing she said in an interview was to apologize to Chinese fans first. He said: "Xiang Peng is a very outstanding opponent. I lost the last game. Today's game level is very high, I have to give my all. We tried our best in the last game, maybe I am more lucky."

Look at what others said.

Win the ball, he was not arrogant or impatient, and gave enough respect to his opponents and fans on the scene. This pattern and this emotional intelligence are really beyond words. Francesca is also the captain of Fan Zhengdong in the Bundesliga club, and this kind of demeanor is worthy of the captain's identity.

In contrast, Xiang Peng lost this game, it was a pity and too frustrating.

Although he has the strength to beat his opponent 11-1, he can't overcome the hurdle in his heart. This game should have been a battle to rectify his reputation, but it ended up falling at a critical moment again.

You can practice technical things slowly, but if you don’t raise this psychological quality quickly, he will suffer the same loss in future competitions.