On Apr 27, Ma Long / Wang Chuqin beat Romania's Ovidiu Ionescu / Spain's Alvaro Robles by 4-1 (11:3, 8:11, 11:7, 11:3, 11:5) in the final of ITTFWorlds2019 men’s doubles. What a performance from this new pair!
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Ma Long beat Liang Jingkun by 4-1 (11:8, 6:11, 11:9, 11:9, 14:12) in the semifinal of ITTFWorlds2019 men's singles. On Apr 28, he will meet Mattias Falck in the final. This is his third World Championships final in a row, and a China-Sweden final at World Championships since 1987 between Jiang Jialiang and Jan-ove Waldner.
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Ma Long's recap of the match:
Q: Congratulations! Can you review the match?
A: I think today my opponent and I played a match of top class possible. Although I won by 4-1, in last three sets, I only won by 2-point margin. It seemed really difficult for any of us to win 1 more point. Luckily I managed to win those crucial points.
Q: How do you prepare for the final?
A: I think it will be a challenge no matter who I will play against. I have not played a foreign player in World Championships final. The pressure is higher than playing a teammate. Like what I did in the past two matches against teammates, I will put myself in a low position and take initiative to fight. I am ready for the challenge.
Q: From Qatar Open to Asian Cup to World Championships, how is your form recovered?
A: I don't know. I just play my match one after another.
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