Wang Chuqin's battle report! Missed the first singles title of the World Cup: After 3-1 in the semifinals, he lost 3 games in a row and was reversed

On April 19, Beijing time, the first match of the men's singles semifinals of the 2025 Macao World Cup began, with national table tennis star Wang Chuqin facing Brazilian star Hugo. As a two-time Olympic gold medallist, Wang Chuqin is on his way to his first World Cup singles title, while Hugo is also striving for his best result. The two sides finally fought fiercely in seven games, Wang Chuqin lost to Hugo 3-4, and the scores in seven games were 12-14, 11-5, 11-6, 11-7, 7-11, 5-11, 10-12.

Wang Chuqin vs Hugo head-to-head record:

As a famous player in the international table tennis world, the two have a total of 5 records, and Wang Chuqin has a clear advantage with 4 wins and 1 loss. The first meeting between the two sides was in 2016 when Wang Chuqin was defeated, and he went on to make it four wins in a row against Hugo, including a comfortable 4-2 win at last year's World Cup in Macau.

Match Results:

The characteristics of the two excellent athletes are very prominent, Wang Chuqin's technical characteristics are fast attack in the stage, tactical changes and serve and attack, and his psychological quality is excellent. Hugo's backhand violent arc ball is of good quality, the physical quality is very good, and he is recognized as the most explosive table tennis player, in the last round, Hugo defeated Zhang Ben Zhihe 4-1, and this tournament is in full swing. In the first game, Wang Chuqin grabbed Hugo's forehand short ball and scored first, and then scored with a forehand high ball out of bounds, and then scored with a forehand pull, and the score came to 3 draws. In the wonderful anti-pull attack, Wang Chuqin once again took the advantage, and the score came to a 4-3 lead. Hugo's backhand showed a big advantage, and Wang Chuqin needed to reduce his opponent's backhand chances. After the two sides fought to 8 draws, Hugo scored in a continuous arc ball, and Wang Chuqin returned a short ball to wipe the net, and the two sides came to 9 draws. Hugo seized the opportunity to win the first game 14-12 and led Wang Chuqin 1-0.

In the second game, Wang Chuqin took the lead in serving, Hugo made a backhand twist and pull error, and Wang Chuqin was reversed in the first game when most of the lead was made, and Wang Chuqin must play more finely in this game. At the beginning of the game, the two sides fought to a 2-2 draw, and then Wang Chuqin took advantage of consecutive serves, winning two points in a row to lead 4-2. Hugo's subsequent serve was also calculated by Wang Chuqin, and the long ball was not threatened by Wang Chuqin's continuous twisting and scoring, and the score came to 6-2 to lead by 4 points. The next service points of the two were successfully won, and the score remained 4 points apart, and Wang Chuqin played steadily at the end of the game to equalize the score 11-5.

In the third game, Wang Chuqin fully grasped the situation, did not give the opponent any chance at all, and quickly won the game 11-6. In the fourth game, Wang Chuqin continued his good form, Hugo immediately called a timeout after leading 4-1 in the opening game, and the two sides took more shots and pulled back from the pause, Hugo had more advantages in explosiveness, and the score chased nearly 3-4 after scoring 2 points and fell behind by 1 point. In the middle game, Wang Chuqin continued to dominate, winning the fourth game with a score of 11-7 and leading 3-1. In the fifth and sixth games, Hugo further improved his state, winning two games in a row 11-7 and 11-5, and the big score came to a 3-3 draw.

In the seventh game, Wang Chuqin led 4-2 at the beginning, and then Hugo won 3 points in a row, and the score came to 4-5 Wang Chuqin fell behind. The two sides switched sides and came back, Wang Chuqin scored 3 points in a row, but Hugo also came from behind, and the two sides fought to a 7-7 draw. At the last moment, Hugo withstood the pressure and sealed the victory 12-10 and advanced to the World Cup final.