Is the new king enthroned or the veteran continues to write legends? Malone Fan Zhendong's game or final chapter (with schedule)
Bronze match: 19:00 men's singles bronze match: Lin Yunru vs Ochalov Ochalov is an 88-year-old player, the same age as Malone, and Lin Yunru is a 0 1 year-old player. After standard 00, the difference between them is 13 years old. Ochalov has more experience, and Lin Yunru is faster and has stronger impact. Judging from the previous record, Lin Yunru has a slight advantage of 4 wins and 2 losses. In the past two years, the two men each won a win and tied. For veteran Ochalov, the start is very important, and it is necessary to exert the experience advantage to suppress Lin Yunru first. Once the game is dragged into the second half, Lin Yunru is the dominant party in physical strength and energy after adapting to the rhythm of the game.
20:00 men's singles gold medal match: Fan Zhendong vs Malone Fan Zhendong is now ranked first in the world, and Guo Ping has always regarded him as a successor to train; Malone is now a leading figure in table tennis and a Grand Slam player. If Fan Zhendong wins the championship, it means that the new king will ascend to the throne and take over the scepter from Malone, thus shouldering the heavy burden of table tennis in the future. This is Malone's third time to participate in the Olympic Games. If he can win the championship, he will defend the Olympic men's singles title at the age of 33 and continue to create a legend.
Judging from the previous record, Malone has the advantage of 15 wins and 5 losses. However, in the last three years, Fan Zhendong reversed its disadvantage and took the lead with 4 wins and 2 losses. Last year, Fan Zhendong and Malone won the World Cup and the finals respectively, Fan Zhendong won the World Cup and Malone won the men's singles championship in the finals.
Fan Zhendong has an advantage in physical fitness and Malone has an advantage in experience. For two high-level athletes, the technical gap is not big, and they have just tested improvisation in the competition field. Malone was injured twice from 19, and now his lateral speed and physical fitness are obviously declining. And Fan Zhendong has just entered the peak period, and his physical fitness is excellent. If Malone can't suppress Fan Zhendong in the first half, once the game is dragged into the deciding game, it will be very passive. We must not be conservative about Fan Zhendong. We must give full play to the advantages of impact and use the change of landing point to limit and consume Malone.
For 33-year-old Malone, this Tokyo Olympic Games is probably his last time to participate in the Olympic Games. The battle between dragon and fat is to watch one, not one. This Tokyo Olympic Games may be the last chapter.
I hope Malone and Fan Zhendong can play a wonderful game. Come on!