
日本桌球男團在名古屋亞運以3:2擊敗中國,終結中國男團自1994年以來的8連霸,同時羽球男團也被印尼橫掃無緣3連霸,日本媒體讀賣新聞以「推翻王國之壁」為標題大篇幅報導,中國球類運動表現不佳引發球迷批評。
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中國桌球男團自1994年以來在亞運會上實現8連霸,羽球男團曾嘗試爭取3連霸,但本屆亞運兩項團體賽均未能衛冕成功。
日本媒體報導桌球男團推倒中國(特派記者吳孟儒攝)
〔特派記者吳孟儒/名古屋報導〕中國在名古屋亞運吞下苦澀戰果,桌球男團的8連霸遭到日本終結,羽球男團也在決賽被印尼橫掃,無緣3連霸,加上日前中國男團拿到第4名,日本媒體「讀賣新聞」更在報導上用斗大標題寫下「推翻王國之壁」。
地主日本桌球男團靠著張本智和獨攬2點,助隊以 3:2 爆冷擊敗由王楚欽、林詩棟等名將領軍的中國,睽違60年再度站上亞運最高頒獎台,也終結中國男團自1994年以來長達8屆的連霸偉業,讓日本球迷歡欣鼓舞,報紙更是大篇幅報導,而標題的「王國之壁」用以形容中國在桌壇處於長期霸主,但日本這次成功突破。
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羽球男團部分,印尼在廝殺至第5點,靠著烏拜迪拉(Zaki Ubaidillah)直落二橫掃翁泓陽,以3:2擊敗中國,粉碎3連霸美夢,而印尼則在1998年後再度重返頂峰。
中國本屆球類運動表現不如預期,若加上先前中國男籃在四強戰落敗,以第4名作收,也引起自家球迷大力炮轟,中國媒體在聊天時也是不斷嘆氣。

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