On the evening of May 11th, Beijing time, the women's singles final of the table tennis wtt Saudi Arabia Grand Slam came to an end. National table tennis player Chen Meng reversed teammate Sun Yingsha 4-2, breaking the recent "championship drought" and also winning consecutively against Japan. The three main players, Miu Hirano, Miwa Harimoto, and Hina Hayata, later locked in singles qualifications for the Paris Olympics, which can be said to be a double blessing.
In the subsequent award ceremony, Chen Meng, who won the championship, seemed very calm, and Sun Yingsha, who lost, was not depressed. The two may have been used to this scene: the real test is still to come, and everyone may still be in Paris in the near future. A showdown worthy of attention!
Sun Yingsha’s task in this competition is relatively simple, which is to hit the championship. Because with her past performance accumulation, she has already topped the list of the Olympic singles competition for the national table tennis women’s team. She can get a quota even if she travels in the first round. There was too much psychological pressure, and then I successfully advanced to the finals with a relatively relaxed attitude.
For Chen Meng, the Saudi Arabia war was her last chance to qualify for the Olympic singles. Before the game, she was still 1,555 points behind Wang Manyu. It was generally believed that it would be difficult for her to counterattack. However, a dramatic situation occurred: Wang Manyu lost the foreign war. .
According to the regulations of the China Table Tennis Association, wttFemale table tennis players who lose in the Saudi Grand Slam will have 3,000 Olympic selection points deducted. Wang Manyu's loss caused Chen Meng to immediately overtake, and then she successively defeated Japan's three main players Hirano Miu, Miwa Harimoto, and Hina Hayata advanced to the finals to compete with Sun Yingsha for the championship.
So from the perspective of Olympic competition, Chen Meng has achieved her goal regardless of whether she can reach the top. However, she naturally wants to win the championship. However, since she has not defeated Sun Yingsha in recent years, this battle is uncertain.
However, what surprised almost everyone, including Chen Meng herself, was that although she fell behind at the beginning in the final, she immediately reversed 3-1 to push Sun Yingsha into desperation, and then secured the victory 4-2, thereby defeating The four main players from China and Japan won the championship. This result was undoubtedly perfect for her, but even so, she still seemed calm and relaxed when receiving the award.
As for Sun Yingsha not losing the foreign war, it is also worthy of recognition, but if you want to realize the Grand Slam dream, you must make difficult preparations to meet the challenge of Chen Meng and others: if you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight, and the world's number one The throne is not something you can sit on casually.
Then please continue to work hard and strive to achieve greater success at the Paris Olympics!
