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September 1! Wu Jingping posted: Xiaopang s defeat in the Bundesliga is not a bad thing, it s the first time I have seen an opponent play

6:43am, 2 September 2025【Football】

I never expected it! Fan Zhendong's debut in the Bundesliga not only lost to the top ten German star Duda in the world, but also lost to the French young player Ruiz 2-3 in his debut. It is worth mentioning that Ruiz actually used a brand new twisting method during the game. Meritorious coach Wu Jingping couldn't sit still after seeing it and posted: Xiaopang's defeat in the Bundesliga is not a bad thing, maybe it was the first time he had seen his opponent's playing style.

Fan Zhendong met the third place in France's national singles in the Bundesliga. Although he ranked 302nd in the world, he was very strong. The opponent's tactics at the beginning were very obvious, and he wanted to fight while Fan Zhendong did not adapt to the new stadium. Sure enough, the success rate of this move was very high. Fan Zhendong also rarely served in a game and finally lost the first game 11-13.

Then Fan Zhendong quickly adjusted his condition and recovered a game, and took a 9-4 lead in the third game. The turning point of the game was the next goal. Fan Zhendong was still making a high throw serve. At this time, his opponent Ruiz wanted to twist and pull to Fan Zhendong's backhand position, but he used an unusual scraping action and suddenly hit the ball to Xiaopang's forehand position to score directly. This fake move actually deceived Fan Zhendong. After this point, the opponent's momentum gradually rebounded and the score came to 10-8. In order to stabilize the rhythm, Xiaopang had no choice but to call a timeout. This led to the opportunity to adjust the rhythm when the final decisive game was behind, and lost his debut.

Wu Jingping, as the coach of Fan Zhendong's first entry into the national team, was also a meritorious and technical coach of the national table tennis team. He was surprised after seeing this goal. On September 1, he specifically posted: Fan Zhendong's failure in his debut in the Bundesliga is not necessarily a bad thing, because European players rely on their love and talent to play. They can make many changes as they please. Xiaopang has always been a iron-blooded order, which has a great responsibility for him, so it is also a brand new experience for Xiaopang. Moreover, Wu Jingping said that the opponent's way of receiving and serving reflects that European players are "playing table tennis". It is very likely that Xiaopang has never encountered this way of receiving and serving in international competitions before, because it is very unconventional. So Xiaopang also came into contact with a brand new tactic here, which is very helpful for Fan Zhendong's subsequent improvement of comprehensive abilities. As the champion master and apprentice, Wu Jingping has always been thinking about Xiaopang. As the Olympic champion, Fan Zhendong also understood that such a loss was beneficial to his level of improvement, so Xiaopang was not particularly disappointed when he just finished the game, but waved his hands with the fans who caring and liked him. It is worth mentioning that Xiaopang's teammate Francesca revealed in a post-match interview that Xiaopang was very cheerful when he just came to the locker room, and seemed to be unaffected by the defeat. He immediately reviewed the game himself and thought about how to perform better in the subsequent games. This adjustment speed surprised Francesca, and she said she was truly an Olympic champion.