In the women's team final of the World Table Tennis Championships, the Chinese team defeated Japan 3-2 to achieve its sixth consecutive championship. In this battle, Chen Meng redeemed himself, and Sun Yingsha became the biggest contributor. Let’s look at the two losses first.
Hina Hayata 3-1 Chen Meng This game once again proved that Hina Hayata is the number one opponent of the national table tennis women's team so far in this cycle. She already has the strength to defeat the main players of the national table tennis team. The test is no small one. In the first game, Chen Meng quickly fired up. After winning easily, he was not prepared for difficulties. After that, Chen Meng was suppressed by Hayata and fell into passivity. After Hina Hayata improved her offensive and defensive quality, she successfully tied and overtook the score. This time, the National Table Tennis Team follows ranking rules in the personnel arrangement of the women's team. Therefore, Wang Manyu, who is in better condition, did not appear in the knockout round, which also caused some controversy. Chen Meng, who shouldered the heavy responsibility, was in a desperate situation and failed to withstand the pressure. As a result, Chen Meng lost after four fierce battles. This was also Chen Meng's first defeat in this competition. Hina Hayata defeated the national table tennis players again, which is really impressive!
Wang Yidi lost 0-3 to Miu Hirano. This game was a victory for the Japanese team. The reason why Miu Hirano is fixed in this position as a Japanese Olympic women's singles player can be considered to be a plan in advance to compete in the national table tennis team, that is, to catch Wang Yidi. In this match, Chen Meng had just lost to Hina Hayata, so Wang Yidi was under a lot of pressure. After losing the first game, Wang Yidi fell into a huge dilemma. You must know that she has already lost in the group stage. If she loses another game, she will be the first national table tennis player to lose 2 games in this competition. In the subsequent games, Wang Yidi still had difficulty suppressing Miu Hirano. In the end, after missing the game point in the second game, he won a complete defeat in three fierce games.
Fortunately, the national table tennis team has Sun Yingsha! Sun Yingsha's first match was with Miwa Harimoto. Deng Yaping once pointed out that Zhang Benzhiwa's potential is greater than that of her brother Zhang Benzhihe, and Sun Yingsha has played against her opponents many times, encountered difficulties, and responded 11-0. Therefore, this is a game that does not require mobilization and reminders. In the first game, the world number one national table tennis player was on full fire, taking the lead 11-5. In the second game, Miwa Zhangmoto started to counterattack, but Sun Yingsha remained unmoved and won another game 11-8, firmly controlling the rhythm of the game. After that, Zhang Benmei and Sun Yingsha went all out to win 11-4, ending the battle with a big score of 3-0, helping the national table tennis team score its first point.
Soon, just like the situation encountered by the national table tennis men's team in the semifinals, the national table tennis women's team also fell behind 1-2 against Japan in the final. The fourth set ushered in a singles duel. Sun Yingsha had no retreat and faced Hina Hayata. The last time the national table tennis team failed in the final was in the 2010 final, when the national table tennis team lost to Singapore. In the next five competitions, the national table tennis team took revenge on Singapore and won four consecutive finals against the Japanese team. This time, the national table tennis team encountered big trouble in its bid for the 23rd championship. The last time the Japanese women's team won the World Table Tennis Championships was in 1971. Sun Yingsha is indeed trustworthy, and she once again fired up against Hina Hayata. In this duel, the world's No. 1 player used his strength to crush him. To describe it in one word, it was violent! Shasha won the first game 11-2, shattering her opponent's confidence, and then swept the three games in straight games 11-7, 11-6. She scored two points in the final!
Of course, Chen Meng cannot be dismissed just because she lost a game. In this final, she successfully redeemed herself in the final set! The Tokyo Olympic women's singles champion withstood tremendous pressure despite being in average condition, and struggled to defeat Miwa Harimoto. Although she lost 1 point in the final, she successfully redeemed herself! The national table tennis team achieved 6 consecutive championships and won the World Table Tennis Championships for the 23rd time in team history. And it can be seen that after the game, Ma Lin immediately hugged Sun Yingsha, who scored 2 points, and then entered the court to hug Chen Meng, who withstood the pressure and won the decisive set. At this time, Ma Lin's eyes were a little wet, and his heart might have turned upside down. The national table tennis women's team is just a little bit away from losing the championship, so how can we not make people anxious.
Ma Lin led the whole team to hold the national flag and bow in greeting! The championship is hard-won, and there is no point in criticizing the team for arranging the team's formation.At this moment, it is the time for the national table tennis team to enjoy the championship! After the game, Sun Yingsha said well, this championship belongs not only to the five players and the horse coach, but also to the entire Chinese table tennis team!
If there is any regret, Wang Manyu is definitely the most lonely person after winning the championship. The national table tennis team's formation in this game was called a cocoon. Because the rules are to select candidates strictly based on rankings, Wang Manyu, who was fourth in the team, did not play in the knockout round, but Wang Manyu is indeed one of the best players in the team. Although it was indeed exciting to witness the championship from the sidelines, it was indeed quite uncomfortable for her to not get a chance to play because of her martial arts skills. It can be seen that Wang Manyu deliberately stood on the edge of the team after the game. She knew that she was not the protagonist of this game. In fact, after scoring two points to defeat India and save the national table tennis women's team, Wang Manyu is destined to leave a mark of his own in this World Table Tennis Championships.
At the award ceremony, Ma Lin also had lingering fears. Liu Guoliang presented the award as a guest, and the two former masters and apprentices hugged each other. Liu Guoliang also particularly praised Sha Sha and Chen Meng. When hugging Wang Manyu, he gave a few special instructions and patted her face to show encouragement.
