Doha, May 24 -- Wang Chuqin took sweet revenge for his Olympic loss to Truls Moregard, beating the Swede 4-1 in the men's singles semifinals of the World Table Tennis Championships
on Saturday.
The second-seeded Chinese, who had suffered a 4-2 defeat by the Swedish giant-killer in the 2024 Paris Olympics, overcame a slow start and took a crucial fourth set to triumph 5-11, 11-8, 11-2, 12-10, 12-10 over 45 minutes.
Trailing 8-10, Wang turned very aggresive and snatched four points in a row to win the fourth set 12-10.
The fifth set saw the Chinese lead 7-3, 10-6 before the Swede made it 10-10. Moregard then sent a topspin forehand into the net and hit a backhand strike wide to conclude his Doha journey.
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