201June/August 12, in the men's singles final of Rio Olympic Games, Malone defeated ZhangJike 4-0 and won the men's singles championship for the first time in the Olympic Games, realizing the individual men's singles grand slam, becoming the fourth grand slam player in China's men's table tennis history, and also the first in history to win the singles championships in the Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cup, Asian Games, Asian Championships, Tour and National Games.

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ZhangJike was the first to enter the state after the start of the game. He led by two points in a row. Malone gradually played, and he scored 7-4 in a row. ZhangJike, who was behind the score, slowly narrowed the gap, and he succeeded in overtaking 9-8. Malone scored two points in a row and took the lead. Unfortunately, he made a mistake in pulling the ball, and ZhangJike 10 tied.

After ZhangJike scored twice in a row, Malone successfully resolved the crisis and the two sides drew 12. ZhangJike made a backhand serve mistake, and Malone got another game. After the two sides bunted, ZhangJike hit out of bounds, 14 12, and Malone struggled to win the first game, 1 0. After the second game was tied, Malone insisted on taking the initiative to attack, and he scored 6-2 in a row.

After that, both sides scored a few points, and Malone took the lead with 10 to 4. ZhangJike saved a game with a backhand in the stalemate. ZhangJike is a little high after swinging the short net. Malone grabbed the points directly, 1 1 5, and he won another game, leading 2-0. At the beginning of the third game, the two sides were still tied. After the 3-draw, ZhangJike made some active mistakes, and Malone took the opportunity to score continuously to lead 8-4.

In the next goal, the two men once again formed a stalemate. After several attempts, ZhangJike made a forehand and backhand mistake, and Malone consolidated his advantage. After Malone 10-4 scored, ZhangJike made another mistake in the pullback. Malone icing on the cake, the total score became 3-0. ZhangJike got off to a bad start in the fourth game, losing three points in a row, and then ZhangJike asked for a timeout.

Back on the court, ZhangJike had recovered 2 points, but at this moment Malone became more and more brave. He set off another wave of offensive, and scored continuously to get the match point with 10-4. Malone grasped the first match point. With a forehand score of 1 1-4, Malone won the fourth game and won the championship 4-0. After winning the game, Malone made a love shape with his hand. Together with ZhangJike, he held the national flag to signal to the fans. The final took 37 minutes.

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Malone-Baidu encyclopedia