On April 1, Beijing time, the first round of the ITTF Championships Incheon Station began, Chinese table tennis player Qian Tianyi played against India's Batra, the two have played each other many times before, Qian Tianyi has defeated his opponent many times, and Batra has defeated Qian Tianyi 3-2 in the 2022 Doha Challenger. In this game, the two sides fought fiercely for 4 games, and Qian Tianyi finally defeated Batra with a score of 3-1, with a score of 11-2, 8-11, 11-3, 11-6 in four games, and won a good start to Incheon Station.
At the beginning of the game, Qian Tianyi took the lead in the first game, and scored continuously through backhand counterattacks, Batra's attack was also quite threatening but the error rate was relatively high, Qian Tianyi seized the characteristics of the opponent's slow entry into the state, and led the opponent with a score of 8-1, Batra then began to change, using the change of serve to try to influence Qian Tianyi's judgment, and finally the skilled Qian Tianyi won 11-2, leading 1-0.
In the second game, Qian Tianyi lost 2 points at the beginning, and Batra mobilized himself with all his might. Qian Tianyi's two serve points were very open, the angle was very open, the mobilized Batra made continuous mistakes, and with Qian Tianyi's forehand a straight ball score, the score was overtaken. Qian Tianyi's grasp of the landing point and the upper hand performed very well, Qian Tianyi's backhand also pushed very deeply, and although Batra's forehand had forehand ability, it was not stable enough.
Then Batra's return ball grazed the net, and the score came to 5 draws. The main reason for the stalemate in this game is that Qian Tianyi's return is not ideal, and the opponent also has a certain ability to counterattack. After the key 6 draws, Batra made a mistake in the attack, and Qian Tianyi did not complete the hair extension well, and the score came to 7 draws again. The key point at the end of the game, Batra led 8-7, lost points faster in a row on the backhand, and the score of the stalemate made Qian Tianyi a little anxious, and soon Batra got a 10-7 lead, after Qian Tianyi resolved a game point, the serve point of the forehand long ball was caught by Batra, 11-8 Batra won this game, and the two sides tied 1-1.
Qian Tianyi has not had many opportunities to participate in the World Series recently, which has had some impact on her form. In the third game, Qian Tianyi scored points in the stalemate, leading Batra 2-0 at the beginning, and in this game Qian Tianyi strengthened the firepower of his forehand, and the rapid connection made the opponent very uncomfortable. Soon Qian Tianyi got a 5-0 lead, this game Qian Tianyi played very rigorously, did not give the opponent a chance to stalemate, and Qian Tianyi was absolutely superior in overall strength. The score in this game was very open, and Qian Tianyi finally seized the opportunity to win 11-3.
Since Qian Tianyi and Wang Yidi are in the same half district, Kuo Man and Chen Xing are in the lower half of the district. She needs to find her best form as soon as possible and will face the big guys in the subsequent knockout rounds. In the fourth game, Qian Tianyi took a 3-1 lead when the opponent called a timeout. After the pause, Qian Tianyi did not give the opponent a chance, and continuously resisted the opponent's attack to seal the victory 11-6.