I think Malone is a cautious and meticulous person, and so is the style of the ball. The key point is psychology. In the case that the rational and psychological defense lines are not broken, the comprehensive strength was definitely the first in the world that year. After Rio, I played three games with Xiao Pang. Let's not talk about Chengdu Open for the time being. Table tennis lost to Xiao Pang at home. In the tiebreak, he led by three points twice and Xiao Pang drew twice until he finally won the game. After the end, Malone's eyes were a little empty, and the whole portrait was frosted. ZhangJike is a man who can survive, and Malone is a man who is suitable for the Vietnam War, so he must have made a profound reflection and summary on tactics after that game. The main point of losing points is that the short ball is caught, and the same situation rarely occurs in the Doha finals.
In fact, for that game, Malone basically calculated chubby balls. It can also be said that Malone found a short board for Xiao Pang, and the two complement each other. Without the impact of that fat man, Malone's backhand wouldn't be as explosive as it is now. We both want to win the game so much that I feel that the atmosphere will explode in the middle. This is a wonderful game. Oh, by the way, it's interesting to interview Xu Xin, Xu Xin and Xiao Pang after the game. Looking forward to Xu Xin's breakthrough. Anyway, there are two civil wars in the finals, and I think everyone played very interesting. Xu Xin started to use backhand and didn't quit. Malone's backhand shooting and tactics are very different from before. Xiao pang always feels a little high about Malone's bunt, but there are still routines, and he has begun to count Malone's play, losing three games in a row and moving back to two. Ha ha ha, before, others said that if Xiao Pang won three games, he would win. After watching the game between Xiao Pang and Malone, I don't believe this statement.
On the whole. Malone was slightly stronger than Fan Zhendong. But today's Fan Zhendong, I think, has surpassed Malone in both strength and combat effectiveness. It's actually quite normal. After all, Malone is no longer dominant in age.