The mixed doubles final of table tennis at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games began, with the Chinese pair Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha taking on North Korean dark horses Lee Jung-sik/Kim Qin-young. "Shatou" did not have an easy road to qualify, winning 3 games in a row in the 1/4 finals and reversing Lin Yunru/Chen Siyu 4-2, and reversing Lin Zhongxun/Shen Yubin in 3 consecutive games in the semifinals. The North Koreans, on the other hand, went on to the black, knocking out Japan's aces Tomokazu Haramoto/Hina Hayata, before reversing Hong Kong's Wong Chun-ting/To Hoi Kin to advance to the final. This is the first Olympics that Wang Chuqin has participated in, and this competition will hit his first Olympic gold medal!

In the first game, the two sides played a stalemate, and the battle reached 2-2, and Sha Fa scored 3 points in a row to open up the difference; In the face of adversity, the North Korean combination took the initiative to change and actively started in the first 3 boards, but the effect was average. Wang Chuqin scored with a forehand slash, and the difference came to 7-3; Shatou relied on the initiative to rub the length and seize the opportunity to take the initiative. The idea was right, but the continuous return error narrowed the point difference; At the critical moment, Sha's head was resisted, and Wang Chuqin scored in a straight line with his forehand and got the game point 10-5; Immediately afterwards, Wang Chuqin scored with a backhand twist and pull, taking the next game 11-5, with a big score of 1-0;

In the second game, Shatou still took the initiative, and the pressure brought by the North Korean combination was obviously not as great as in the first two games. But at the beginning of this game, Sha Tou made many unnecessary mistakes, and the score was very tight; After gradually adapting to the opponent's long rubber particle play, Shatou's advantages began to manifest. After leading 6-4, he was chased by the North Korean combination for 3 points, and Wang Chuqin served and scored 7-7! Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha came out with consecutive returns, and the North Korean combination got the game point; In the end, Shatou lost a game 7-11, and the score was 1-1;

In the 3rd game, the North Korean combination continued to fight, and Wang Chuqin made continuous efforts with his backhand and scored 3 points in a row to complete the overtake! In this game, Wang Chuqin added twisting and pulling in the receiving link, and Sun Yingsha increased the offensive intensity of the forehand, and the characteristics of both of them were fully played; However, Wang Chuqin made consecutive mistakes in returning the ball, and he was a little anxious, and the score difference was narrowed; At the critical moment, Sun Yingsha's firm forehand and turn attack succeeded, and the score difference opened again; After that, the North Korean team chased 3 points in a row, 8-9, and Shaxiao Zhan asked for a timeout; Back from the timeout, Lee Jung-sik pulls a forehand short, 10-8! Shatou gets the game point; In the end, 11-8 won another game, and the big score was 2-1, this game was quite crucial, and this timeout also worked very well!

In the 4th game, Wang Chuqin/Wang Chuqin made persistent efforts and scored 3 points in a row to open up the difference, forcing the opponent to ask for a timeout; The pause also worked, and the rhythm changed a bit when we came back. But Wang Chuqin's backhand is still very powerful, and the difference is stretched to 7-2; The North Korean pair chased 3 points in a row and narrowed the gap again; At the critical moment, Sun Yingsha scored a dribble, Li Zhengzhi returned the ball to the net, Shatou scored 3 points in a row to get the game point, Wang Chuqin scored with a sideways forehand explosion, 11-5 and the next game, the big score came to 3-1!

In the fifth game, the North Korean pair gave it a go and took the lead at the beginning; With a side-kick, the North Korean team led to 6-3; Lee Jung-sik scored with a forehand pick, and the score difference continued to widen; After the point difference was widened, Shatou's rhythm was affected. At the critical moment, Wang Chuqin pulled a forehand slash to score to stabilize the situation, and Sun Yingsha pulled a forehand to force Li Zhengzhi to return the ball and make a mistake, chasing 3 points in a row to narrow the difference! But in the end, it was unable to reverse the defeat, and North Korea pulled back a game 11-7, with a big score of 2-3;

In the 6th game, Sha Tou won 2 consecutive starts, and then entered the holding Sha Tou to win, this ball was quite morale-boosting, and both of them clenched their fists and shouted! But the North Korean pair also played tenaciously and the score was tight. Fighting to 5-5, Shatou lost 2 points in a row! At the critical moment, Shatou scored 3 points in a row to complete the overtake. The North Korean team fought fiercely, but Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha still withstood the pressure. won the 6th game 11-8, and won the table tennis mixed doubles gold medal with a big score of 4-2, congratulations!