On October 1st, the women’s singles semi-finals were held, with Hina Hayata (23 = Nippon Life Insurance Company / world ranking 9th) playing once morest Wang Yidi. (26 = China / 4th place) with a game count of 4-3, securing a silver medal or higher.
At the World Table Tennis Championships in May, Hayata defeated Wang in a fierce battle, defeating a Chinese player to win a medal in the same event for the first time in 58 years. Aiming for consecutive wins once morest a strong opponent who won the 2022 All-China Championship twice.
First, Hayata thoroughly attacks the middle and attacks the forehand at key points. When it came to winning, he made his forehand swing, taking an 11-4 lead in the first game. However, he was first attacked on a difficult course such as the middle and foreground, and was given back with a score of 3-11.
In the third game, Hayata hit a variety of pitches on the foreground and scored six consecutive points. With a knuckle-like reception, they escaped from the king who was attacking them with a score of 11-8. In the fourth game, they faced each other on the forehand side in a high-speed rally, but instead of falling back, the king pushed with both hands and won the match 7-11.
Intense rally battle. In the 5th game, Hayata gradually shifted the course of his shots, and even though he was dropped by the back team, he recovered with a single power drive and made it 10-7, but from here on he was unable to get through the back side of the king and conceded 5 consecutive points. It is taken as 10-12.
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In the 6th game, there was no end in sight, with Hayata leading 6-4 by attacking the forehand side and inviting mistakes with slow and slow loop drives, but Oh, who made many straight attacks and high-speed counters, reversed the lead. However, Hayata caught up and hit the forehand side at a key point to take the lead at 15-13.
In the seventh and final game, Hayata hit the course first and made it to the change court at 5-2. After that, Hayata continued to attack by cutting to the sides at key points, taking an 8-4 lead. However, Oh also used both hands to knock Hayata off the table and catch up to 10-10.
A fierce battle with three games in a row at 10-all. However, at 10-10, Hayata’s ball went in on the edge, and then Hayata’s backhand hit the forehand once more, and he was able to score more than a silver medal with his hands.
In the same event, she is the first to reach the final in 29 years since Chire Koyama. His opponent was world champion Sun Yingsha (China), who was undefeated in his last 10 matches.
Hayata Hina 4-3 Wang Yidi (China) 11-4/3-11/11-8/7-11/10-12/15-13/12-10
