It s so unexpected! Fan Zhendong lost two consecutive games overnight: his debut in the Bundesliga and lost to French and German players

On the evening of August 31, the new season of Table Tennis Bundesliga kicked off. What surprised many fans was that the Olympic champion of the national table tennis team and Grand Slam Fan Zhendong encountered a goal-breaking goal in his debut, losing 2-3 to French player Ruiz (302nd in the world) and 1-3 to German athlete Duda (10th in the world). He was indeed in poor condition - please see the details below.

Fan Zhendong is a very familiar table tennis player. Born in 1997, he has ranked No. 1 in the world for a long time and has won singles championships in the Olympics, World Table Tennis Championships, World Cups and other competitions. However, at the end of last year, he withdrew from the world rankings and international competitions because he opposed some rules of the WTT World Table Tennis Federation. Since then, he has only made appearances in domestic competitions.

In June this year, Fan Zhendong suddenly announced his joining the Bundesliga, and later confirmed that he would participate in the German Cup and the Champions League, representing Saarbrücken Club. He ushered in his first two matches in the Bundesliga on the evening of August 31, but he did not expect that all of them would suffer losses.

In the first game, Fan Zhendong met Ruiz, a French athlete who ranked only 302nd in the world of Belgiumstadt Club. Both sides can be said to be not players in the same rank at all. However, Fan Zhendong's performance was very unsatisfactory. After losing 11-13 in the first game, he won 11-4 and 11-9 in a row, but then he performed poorly and lost 5-11 and 6-11 in a row to end the battle, thus missing the chance to win a good start.

Then Fan Zhendong fought with the German star Duda, who was stronger than Ruiz, but the ball was more passive. As a result, Fan Zhendong lost 1-3 without persisting until the decisive game (9-11, 11-4, 5-11, 3-11), and his condition was very unsatisfactory.

In the end, the Saarbrücken club where Fan Zhendong was located lost 1-3 to Belgnotstadt. The detailed scores are as follows:

Fan Zhendong 2-3 Ruiz (11-13, 11-4, 11-9, 5-11, 6-11);

Ionnescu 1-3 Duda (11-9, 8-11, 4-11, 12-14);

Dako 3-0 Larsenfos (11-5, 11-4, 13-11);

Fan Zhendong 1-3 Duda (9-11, 11-4, 5-11, 3-11).

At present, it seems that Fan Zhendong has not adapted to the rhythm of the Bundesliga. After all, it is his first time to join a foreign club and face many new challenges. I also hope that he can get back his form as soon as possible and strive to have a better performance in the next game.