At the beginning of Xiao Pang's debut, I watched his game. Although I didn't see it much, I was impressed. At that time, I thought Fan Zhendong would never lose. He is a legend of the next generation.

At that time, watching his game had two very direct feelings: one was enjoyable and the other was reassuring. His style of play is fierce and straightforward. Even though there may be technical loopholes, he is full of the spirit that newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. He is very excited and active in every game, and dares to fight and fight. No matter what opponent he faces, he deserves to win.

But I can't remember when I started watching Xiao Pang play the game, and I always felt that I was missing one.

In fact, the title race of the Tokyo Olympic Games is very telling.

Personally, it seems that the gold medal match is not as exciting as the bronze medal match. The bronze medal match is about technology, while the gold medal match is about tactics. For this gold medal, the dragon team can be said to be a must. Just look at his high morale in the sixth game and the calm contrast at the end of the game, you can see that everything is under his control. After years of training and accumulated experience, Malone knows how to adjust his state and how to pass the pressure on to his opponent.

On the other hand, Fan Zhendong was not open enough in this game, and he should have tried. Although he must be very eager to prove himself through this victory, what I can see is that his desire for victory is not higher than that of Malone (of course, Malone can also use the word "great" now).

Malone didn't seem to give him a chance to play his level. Fan Zhendong won by a big margin in the fifth game, which was more like Malone taking a break to avoid his sharp edge. Unlike Malone's precision strike, Xiao Pang's game is probably soulless. Many times, he followed Malone's rhythm and bound his hands and feet, failing to play his due level and "revitalize" himself.

So from the point of view of the audience (only myself), this game probably didn't play its due level.