Benedikt Duda vs Wong Chun Ting | MT - R16 | #ITTFWorlds2026

He's got a decent sense of it. Usually, there's a bit less spin. Oh, this backhand punishment. Some flick from Wong. First review on this table to make sure everything is fair and square. Oh, stays on Wong Chun-Ting's side. Backhand bait, saying, I dare you to try and step around. To have a little advantage. And that could help him get it out wider and wider to the forehand. You just have to know what the opponent's thinking. If you can. Long push and the ripping backhand. Benedict Gouda, on several occasions, has shown us how... The pros are playing one shot with the next in mind. Subtly sneaky. Went against Wong Chun-Ting's momentum. Out of the crossover here. Hands are incredible. And Wong Chun-Ting gets every single one of them back. That rally right there was next level. Absolutely well set up. Short side, looking good. Ready for a backhand. When the fingers are straighter, they're playing the forehand. Speed and agility. Receive clean, slow, spinny shot. The shot is the teasing. And full extension. Good delivery from Gouda. For Gouda to calibrate. Soft hands. There it is, closing the door to game number two. With a much tighter scoreline than you might have expected. From 10-4 up. Wow, what an escape. I thought the touch... Absolutely right. Split second of indecision there was costly for Wong. Laying down the law on both wings here. Great timing with the RPB. Kept the front foot on the gas. How low Doudou is on receive with that still head. And a blitz attempt... Zero victory over Zhang Jike, that backhand. Oh wow. It was the first time Zhang Jike had been beaten by anybody at a World Championships. Dimitrij Ovtcharov still here playing strong. Soft hands, but who's there to quickly capture that? It's Benedikt Doudou over the table. A taste of the medicine that he had been prescribed at the World Team Championships. So back to this match. Let's talk context. Counter, the timing. Zipping. The most difficult serve in the game. It's commonly used. Push battle in the first to take the cake. To escape the back. Doudou! Great win. Attackable follow-up shot. Reverse pendulum back again. I want to keep you awake to watch. Slap shot in the kill. The first one was tough enough. The fact that Wang Chengqing even brought it back to the table extended this rally beyond what most would expect. Oh, there's still table there. There it is. Benedikt Doudou closes the door to game number one and the team tie favors Germany. 1-0 right now with the captain down and out of the first match. Wang Chengqing turned it on, took a great lead. 5-2 in this, but after that would only score two more points.