Game 1: China suffered setbacks.
At the beginning of the competition, China team sent three people, namely Malone, ZhangJike and Xu Xin, while Japanese team sent three people, namely Junichi Mizutani, Zhang Benzhi. The first game is Malone's match against Toshiichi Mizutani. Malone did well in the first two games, leading with 1 1:5 and1:4, but in the third game, he made a mistake and was reversed by Shuigu Junyi with 1 1:9, and the score became 2:/kloc-.
The second game: ZhangJike counterattacked successfully.
Next, ZhangJike played against Zhang Benzhihe. ZhangJike did not perform well in the first two games, losing the first two games with 1 1:5 and 1 1:8. But in the third game, he adjusted his state and pulled back a game with 1 1:6.
The third game: Xu Xin played a stable role
Finally, Xu Xin played against Yoshimura Maharu. Xu Xin's performance was the most stable in the whole game, winning three games in a row with the scores of 1 1:8, 1 1:3 and1:6, which sealed the victory for the China team.
In the end: China struggled to win the gold medal.
In the subsequent doubles match, Malone and ZhangJike teamed up against the combination of Shuigu Junyi and Yoshimura Maharu and won the match with a score of 3:/kloc-0:. China won the historic gold medal with a total score of 3:/kloc-0:.