Billiards》Missed the game and led 2:0! Feng Yixin was defeated by Zhang Benzhi and stopped in the top 8 of men's singles

Feng Yixin was reversed by Zhang Benzhi and missed the men's singles top four. (Taken from ITTF official website)

[Reporter Xu Mingli/Comprehensive Report] Feng Yixin, ranked 30th in the world, missed the 2:0 lead in the men's singles quarterfinals of the 2026 Asian Table Tennis Championships tonight. In the end, he lost 3 consecutive games to Japanese star Tomokazu Harimoto, ranked 3rd in the world. He missed the top 4 ticket and still created his best record in the Asian Championships.

Feng Yixin lost to Tomokazu Harimoto 0:4 in the round of 16 of the Macau World Cup last year, which was the only record between the two sides. Tonight, they met for the second time. Both sides had a lead in the first game. Feng Yixin resolved two game points in a row at 9:10, and then won the match. The forehand diagonal attack was successful, and he came from behind at 13:11. In the second game, Feng Yixin was chased to 6 draws with an 8:6 lead. At the critical moment, he continuously attacked the opponent's forehand position, allowing Zhang Benzhi to continuously pull the ball out of bounds with his forehand, and won again at 11:8.

Tomokazu Harimoto, who had lost two games in a row, started to show his speed in the third game. He made a strong start with 7:1 and 6:0 in two consecutive games, and quickly recovered the two games with 11:2 and 11:3 to equalize the game.

In the decisive game, Feng Yixin called a timeout after falling behind 1:4 at the beginning. After resuming the game, he relied on continuous serves to catch up to 4 draws. However, Zhang Ben responded quickly and opened the gap again with a 5:0 offensive. In the end, Feng Yixin was unable to counterattack and lost the match for the second time in a row at 5:11.

Zhang Benzhi, who is seeking to defend his title, and the top four will face Chinese rising star Wen Ruibo, ranked 14th in the world. Wen Ruibo defeated South Korea's Park Kang-hyun 3:0 in the quarterfinals. Zhang Ben and Wen Ruibo met twice this year. Wen Ruibo won 4:2 in the Chongqing Championship, while Zhang Ben defeated his opponent 3:1 at the 5th point of the Nagoya Asian Games men's team final, ending the Chinese team's 8 consecutive Asian Games dominance.