Zhang Benzhihe stopped at the top 32 in the WTT Macau Grand Slam, and was swept 0-3 by Xue Fei, who ranked 45 in the world. Zhang Benzhihe led four Japanese men's table tennis teams to end the Macau championship journey early, and even the Japanese media did not give them face.
The Japanese media "The Macau Suimbun" posted a close-up of Xue Fei clenching his fist and pointing to the sky. The background is that Zhang Benzhihe bows his head and is frustrated. The article title: On the third day of the Macau Championship, the four male players of the Japanese table tennis team were eliminated in the first round.
The article reads: Because the 31st-ranked Ocharov in the world withdrew, the 45th-ranked Xue Fei, the world's Macao champions, was replaced. As a result, Xue Fei chose to sweep the third-ranked Zhang Benzhihe in the first round 3-0.
Zhang Benzhihe reviewed the game after the game and apologized. He said: I was a little uncomfortable with Xue Fei's straight-board style. My backhand was suppressed by Xue Fei's player, and my tactical rhythm was out of control. His batting method is unique in itself. I have been thinking about how to deal with it and how to limit him, but I can't limit it.
I played with him in February this year and I lost the game. At that time, I had a hard time. I reversed the game one round, but the Xue Fei player played very calmly.
I won the championship last month in Yokohama, but I did not perform well in Sweden and Macau this month. I hope I can achieve good results again in the Beijing Grand Slam next month.
Former national player Liu Dingshuo (officially announced his retirement in 2024) evaluated the performance of the Japanese men's team and Zhang Benzhihe in this live broadcast room: All the first rounds of the Japanese men's team in the Macao Championship have bought air tickets in advance to go home. Matsushima Huikong lost to Wang Chuqin in the first round, and Zhang Benzhihe lost to Xue Fei in the first round. They went home early to hold a good meeting to summarize why they performed so poorly in this stop and were not good at this stop.I believe they performed even worse in the next stop at the Beijing Grand Slam.
Because this Beijing Grand Slam came to our home court and to our Shijingshan venue, they would be more panicked and chaotic compared to our national table tennis athletes.
