Liang Jingkun vs Noshad Alamiyan _ QF-MT _ 2025 Asian Team Championships

Here we go. Now Noshad has started with his serve. The chopper and the blocker. You've got to be a dynamic player. In fact, a high toss. Well, he was a part of the team that won the Asian Championships, of course, in the team's event. Pressure would be there on Liang Junkan, not just to win it, but... What troubles. Player is spinning a shot there. Wow, look at this. Quite a different tactic altogether. Okay, that's the punch. It's here. That chop block. Tougher and tougher. They could have put Wang Chuqin in the first order. But they chose to train the player in this one. And more often than not, when players come through the Chinese system, they are going to produce that quality. Well, a bit of a warning looks like. Again, Chinese coaches there. They are statued. Look at this. Backhand. Yes, and it's game point. Noshad facing. Junkan goes for that and this time he... Three points lead, but not enough. They are playing again. The game point and Liang is going to serve. Liang Junkan. The first game has gone again to Iran. Noshad Alamian. Hacking himself there. That chop. Counter spin onto the toss pin. It's commendable. Another point. Comparison. Liang doesn't have that higher toss. He's also got one on the higher side. Magnificent. To earn every point, Noshad is not giving it. Look at this. Backhand from the gut. Noshad with that high toss now. Again surprise. On to the middle. Should I stand in the centre? Should I stand in one corner there? This is better. That himself. Liang also has a high toss, but not as high as Noshad. But what a return. Definitely not going to have any impact on him. Yes. I've seen Ma Long does it. Oh, fumbles on that. Yes, he did one in the first game as well. What a return! Oh, just with... Got that point, of course. Goes long. That was convincing from Liang over there. My apologies. I just thought that it had landed. It was convincing until that point. But who's convincing? It's Alavia. Deceptive serve. Bit out of the play. It's aggression versus aggression. Dominance versus... Both the players throwing each other whatever they have. Oh, goodness. Go 2-0 up. Noshad with that high toss. Not as high as it normally is, but he is good. And that's gone out. Oh, it was a beautiful block down the line done by Noshad. Noshad wins this game. It will be under... China will be under heavy pressure. What a service. Well, Liang manages to defend that game point. At the Asian Games. At the Asian level, of course. Now... Now it's game point for Liang. Wang Hao, while the players are clapping. Was that on the table? Looks like there's a confusion there. Noshad is questioning that. That possibly it hit the net there. Some confusion. On the job at hand. As he takes on Liang. Been quite manhandled, but then... Ended up hitting it on his own side. That's better. With that once again. Taking the pace off and then attacking him with... Hit in favour of China. And you can see him toppling his fist. Because he hadn't seen that kind of a celebration from the Chinese players. But ultimately we did. But for the moment... It's actually going to be a bit muted because... He's hit that. This is a contest. Let's get them hooked. Wang too keen. Well, there is a bit of belief obviously that... We are going to win the next two. And then there will be a fourth game as well. The next match in this encounter is going to be between... Wang too keen. And Amir Hussain Hodai. Play the fourth match of course. Yes, and it's now five all. So competitive. So intense. Noshad has got to go back now. But he was a little bit too far back to play that one. Oh my God. You cannot move ahead if you don't have a good defence there. He tried to attack and soon after... Noshad also hits with one back. But this time the sequence is broken. Iranian will be psychologically really really up. And Benjamin Qian on his good day... He can really make anyone's bad day. But right take China 2. A 2-1 lead in this match. Luck here. Good service. A bit of a cut loose. Liang Jingkun. They have. Absolutely it's a right. He gets that point. On the backhand Noshad was... Chong Chong Wong. Who has won the first game 11-4. Noshad. Sorry it's Liang who's gotten that point. Float the pace there. The basics at the best right now. The way these... The way receiving is being done by... Okay. That's a cracker of a backhand. Yeah it was more a defensive block of sorts. All Liang Jingkun. With the serve. This time though Liang Jingkun... Jingkun to serve. Noshad with that... But what about the previous game as well where... Noshad matched Liang until the 6th point. This is how China prepares... Their players. Not just for these tournaments. Specifically for the Olympics. They are going to come up swimming. And thriving. Yes it's 5-all. Noshad's managed to level. There's a bit of a change in the service brought in by... Jingkun there. Look at this. He's going to repeat it. Successful. How quick was that? What a move. On the screen. Liang is going to start off after the timeout. Float the pace. Another one. How aggressive was that? It's a good percentage. He's been consistent on those backhands. And once again on the serve. Liang Jingkun there. With that one serve missing. But Huangen was really surprised and displaced. Well when you're up against players like Liang Jingkun... You do not... Allow them... A toe in the door because he's got to compose himself. Calm himself down. Change his position of his serve. And manages to get that point. It is game point. Great and mind both. Liang Jingkun. Beautifully. Liang Jingkun made it possible. Effortless backhand. Beautiful serve. Noshad, has he got something in him? Something special to turn it around? Yes he does. Another match point now for Liang. A little faster. But surprised Noshad completely. This time. He went back behind. Blocked that ball. Liang Jingkun. Roaring onto the court. Oh yes. What a performance there by Liang Jingkun. He had lost the first game.