The 2024 Paris Olympics table tennis men's singles 1/16 finals continued, with national table tennis player Fan Zhendong appearing against Huang Zhenting of Hong Kong, China. In the previous men's singles match, national table tennis player Wang Chuqin was upset and lost 2-4 to Sweden's Moregard. So far, Fan Zhendong has become the only seedling of national table tennis in this project! But the masters in the lower half of the region are like clouds, F-Lebrun, Ocharov, Tomokazu Zhang and Lin Yunru, all of whom have the strength to impact medals. Fan Zhendong also reached the final of the last Olympics, but was reversed by teammate Ma Long, and the burden of winning the men's singles gold in this Olympics fell on his shoulders!

In the first game, Fan Zhendong entered the state quickly, using a sharp forehand and backhand attack to open up to 7-1; After falling behind by a big score, Huang Zhenting also increased his fighting efforts, and continued to chase points to narrow the difference; It can be seen that Huang Zhenting is also gradually entering the state, but Fan Zhendong withstood the pressure and scored 3 points in a row to take the lead in the first game 11-5, leading 1-0;

In the second game, Fan Zhendong received the serve and twisted it directly, and then scored with a forehand explosion, showing excellent state and feel; After that, similar to the first game, Fan Zhendong continued to open up the score difference; It can be seen that Fan Zhendong's mobilization is very positive, the backhand twisting and pulling is quite sharp, and the control of the landing point is also quite sharp, and the score difference came to 8-1; Huang Zhenting continued to chase points, but Fan Zhendong finally withstood the pressure and won 11-5, and the big score came to 2-0;

In the 3rd game, Huang Zhenting fought with his back and gave it a go. Open up the situation by fighting more actively, scoring 4 points in a row to take the lead; The battle reached 2-5, Fan Zhendong suppressed Huang Zhenting with his backhand in a row, and chased it to 4-5 to force the opponent to ask for a timeout; After the pause, the two sides frequently entered the far platform to pull, and the score rose alternately; But since then, Fan Zhendong's mistakes have increased, and Huang Zhenting has pulled it to 10-6; Fan Zhendong did not panic at all, and won in a row to chase 9-10, but in the end he still failed to reverse, losing a game at 9-11, with a big score of 2-1;

In the 4th game, Fan Zhendong strengthened the attack of the first 3 boards, and his thinking was also very clear, scoring 4 points in a row to open up the difference! Entering the ball, Fan Zhendong's defensive ability is stronger, the offense is sharper, and he firmly holds the lead; The battle reached 9-4, Fan Zhendong made consecutive short swing errors; At the critical moment, Fan Zhendong scored in a straight line with a backhand in the stalemate, and finally won 11-6 again, with a big score of 3-1;

In the fifth game, Fan Zhendong scored 3 points in a row to take the lead, and then Fan Zhendong firmly held the lead. In the end, he won 11-3, thus defeating his opponent 4-1 to advance to the men's singles round of 16. As the only seedling of national table tennis in the singles event, I hope that Fan Zhendong will become more and more courageous, keep this precious gold medal, come on!