Fan Zhendong lost two consecutive games, lost 1-3 to Duda in his debut in the Bundesliga, Ruiz 2-3, and the team lost 1-3

Fan Zhendong returned to the international arena and lost 1-3 to the German star Duda 1-3 after winning the 2025-2026 Table Tennis Bundesliga lasted on the evening of August 31. Fan Zhendong welcomed his first game after joining Salbrücken Club. As a result, Fan Zhendong was a single player, and he performed poorly and lost two consecutive games. He lost 2-3 in the first set, and lost 1-3 to German star Duda in the fourth set. Fan Zhendong did not have systematic training after the Paris Olympics. Although he won consecutively in the Table Tennis Super League, he came to the international arena. Facing Duda, who is better on the top three boards and Ruiz who is not well-known, Fan Zhendong was a little prepared and was not very adapted to the opponent's offensive rhythm. He eventually lost 2 points in a row. The team eventually lost 1-3 to Bergnois. The specific game situation is as follows:

Fan Zhendong currently has no world rankings and has not participated in international competitions after the Paris Olympics. Although he swept the Japanese star Hirokazu Matsushima in the Table Tennis Super League, when he came to the Bundesliga, Fan Zhendong was in poor condition, and his opponent today is relatively technical, especially the German star Duda who performed well in recent years. Duda also swept the world champion Hugo 4-0 in the Swedish Grand Slam, but Duda lost to Fan Zhendong's defeated player Moregaard at the Paris Olympics. As the saying goes, one time and another, Fan Zhendong is currently at a peak state with the Paris Olympics. Without systematic training, this is not an unpopular, and it is expected. I believe that Fan Zhendong will adjust in time to find the feeling of the game. Let's review the two games of Fan Zhendong, Ruiz and Duda.

Fan Zhendong 2-3 Ruiz. Fan Zhendong started with a slow start. Ruiz fought fiercely, and both sides got into entanglement. Fan Zhendong made many unnecessary mistakes. In the end, he lost with two points and lost one game 11-13. In the second game, Fan Zhendong's condition rebounded, equalizing the score 11-4, and overtook the total score 11-9 in the third game. In the fourth game, Ruiz began to fight. Fan Zhendong made many unnecessary mistakes and the situation fell into a passive position. In the end, he lost two games in a row 5-11, 6-11, and lost to Ruiz 2-3 in the total score. He was hit by a black goal. Ruiz was also very happy after winning the game.

Fan Zhendong lost to Duda 1-3. Duda, a German veteran, performed well after the Paris Olympics. He first reached the men's singles final in the European Championship and won the runner-up, and then won the national table tennis players Lin Gaoyuan and Liang Jingkun in the Montpellier Championship. He also missed the match point 3-4 in the Macau World Cup this year, and then defeated Wang Chuqin 4-0 in the Swedish Grand Slam. Fan Zhendong faced this outstanding state and had many changes in the top three boards. German star lost 9-11 in the first game. In the second game, Fan Zhendong re-adjusted and quickly opened the score 11-4 to win a game. In the third game, Duda regained his advantage in the top three boards and controlled the situation. He quickly overtook the score again with a score of 11-5. In the fourth game, Duda started 7-0 and forced Fan Zhendong to suspend it. After the timeout, he still failed to stop Duda's strong performance and finally lost the game 3-11.