MACAO, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- In a much-anticipated clash, Shanghai's Fan Zhendong defeated Beijing's Wang Chuqin 4-2 in the table tennis men's singles semifinals at Macao's Galaxy Arena on Saturday.

The world's top players staged an intense back-and-forth match as Wang took a 2-1 lead after the first three games 11-7, 9-11, 11-9, before Fan rallied to claim the next two games 11-7, 11-5.

In the sixth game, top seed Wang opened with a 4-0 lead, but Fan turned the momentum around with six consecutive points and clinched an 11-7 win en route to securing a place in the final.

Both players are prominent figures in Chinese table tennis. World No. 1 Wang became the first male player to break the 10,000-point barrier in the current world ranking system after winning the men's singles at the World Table Tennis (WTT) China Smash in October this year.

At the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Fan won both the men's singles and men's team gold medals, becoming the 11th player in history to achieve a career Grand Slam of Olympic Games, World Championships, and World Cup.

In the men's singles final, Fan will face the winner of the match between Lin Shidong and Yuan Licen. Enditem