In 4 matches in one day, Sun Yingsha fought hard to win the women's doubles and women's singles championships. On the evening of December 17, the WTT (World Table Tennis League) Nagoya Women’s Finals ended. Sun Yingsha played 4 high-intensity games in 8 hours. First, she won the women's doubles championship with her partner Wang Manyu, and then defeated her teammate Wang Yidi 4:2 to win the women's singles championship. While winning the double crown of the WTT Nagoya Women's Finals, she also won the women's singles championship. A perfect ending to his 2023 season.
Sun Yingsha won the women's singles championship trophy.
women's doubles narrowly defeated Japan to win the championship
Sun Yingsha's four matches in one day started at 12 noon. In the first women's doubles semi-final, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu defeated teammates Chen Meng/Wang Yidi 3:1 and reached the final. In the subsequent women's singles semi-finals, Sun Yingsha once again stood across the net from her women's doubles opponent Chen Meng. Through the quality of serve and reception in the first three boards, Sun Yingsha controlled the rhythm of the game, and finally advanced to the women's singles final 4:1.
After the two semi-finals, there are two finals. Sun Yingsha first stood in the women's doubles arena. She and Wang Manyu's opponent was the seventh-ranked Japanese combination Nagasaki Miyu/Kihara Miyu. At the Hangzhou Asian Games two and a half months ago, Sun Yingsha/Wang Manyu unexpectedly lost to Miwa Zhangmoto/Miyu Kihara and missed the semi-finals. The two also made timely summaries and adjustments afterwards.
So this time they faced Miyu Kihara/Miyu Nagasaki. Although they encountered relatively big difficulties in the first two games-a key point victory at 12:10 in the first game and a loss at 8:11 in the second game, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu maintained their They actively communicated and did not get confused because of the situation on the court. Instead, they played firmly and dared to take action. In the end, they won two games in a row and won the women's doubles championship in this competition with 3:1.
Wang Manyu said after the game that the overall performance and cooperation with Sun Yingsha in the second half of the year were not very good, and he desperately needed such a victory to regain confidence. "It is very important for us to win this championship today." Wang Manyu said that in this finals, he and Sun Yingsha were more active in cooperation and communication.
Sun Yingsha (right)/Wang Manyu in the game.
The double crown makes this year more perfect.
Wang Manyu can temporarily enjoy the joy of winning the women's doubles, but Sun Yingsha is back to preparing for the women's singles final. This time, the national table tennis team did not lose a single foreign battle in the women's singles arena and successfully won the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, Sun Yingsha defeated Chen Meng, and Wang Yidi also defeated Chen Xingtong. The two met again after the semi-finals of the WTT Frankfurt Championship in early November.
Last time, Wang Yidi won, and in this round, Sun Yingsha said that both parties are very familiar with each other: "Digo is a super top player in terms of strength and quality. I also lost to her in Germany last time. This time, I held Go play with a fighting spirit."
After the game started, Sun Yingsha entered the state quickly and won two games in a row. Wang Yidi then began to counterattack, chasing the score to 2:3. In the crucial sixth game, Sun Yingsha opened the score 4:1 and won the game 11:7. She defeated Wang Yidi 4:2 and became the double champion in the finals.
was able to win the women's singles and women's doubles championships in the last international competition of the year. Sun Yingsha said she was very happy. Not just this stop, throughout 2023, Sun Yingsha, who is the world's number one in women's singles, performed very well in the most important arenas-the Durban World Table Tennis Championships and the Hangzhou Asian Games both won the women's singles championship for the first time. It can be said that As the world's number one in women's singles, Sun Yingsha has the NO.1 strength in the women's singles arena.
In addition to women's singles, Sun Yingsha's mixed doubles is also the top priority of the national table tennis. At the recent WTT Mixed Team World Cup, she and Wang Chuqin took the lead in many major events, and successfully won the World Championships this year. , as for the women's doubles with Wang Manyu, it has always been the key combination of national table tennis. Sun Yingsha can be said to be multi-talented and blooming in 2023.
Regarding the 2023 season that has ended, Sun Yingsha said that overall she is quite satisfied. As for the upcoming 2024 season, she is even more optimistic and hopes that she can work hard towards 2024.
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