WTT Singapore Grand Slam: Fan Zhendong/Wang Chuqin win men’s doubles Chen Meng, Wang Manyu women’s singles
2022-03-19 16:48:52Source: China News Network
China News Service, Beijing, March 19th. The World Table Tennis Major League (WTT) Singapore Grand Slam event produced a gold medal in the men’s doubles event on the evening of the 18th local time. The Chinese team Fan Zhendong/Wang Chuqin defeated the Japanese team Yukiya Uda 3:1. / Togami Hayabusa won the championship. The women’s singles side staged a wonderful semi-final showdown. Both Chen Meng and Wang Manyu defeated teammates Wang Yidi and Sun Yingsha respectively after seven hard fights, and the two will compete for the women’s singles championship.
At last year’s World Table Tennis Championships in Houston, the men’s doubles was the only event that suffered a defeat in the national table tennis. At that time, the combination of Fan Zhendong/Wang Chuqin lost to the Swedish combination Karlsson/Falke and failed to enter the semi-finals. The Swedish partner finally won. champion. In the Singapore competition, the road to promotion for the two was not all smooth sailing. They encountered opponents many times. Fortunately, they resolved the danger many times at critical moments and entered the final.
The opponent in the final of the two is the Japanese “post-00” combination Uda Yukiya/Togami Hayabusa. They are the bronze medalists of the Houston World Table Tennis Championships and have a strong impact. In the first game, the Japanese combination took the lead 8:6, and then the Chinese combination strengthened the attack, gradually overtook the score, and won the first game with 12:10.
In the second game, the scores of the two sides rose alternately. After 10 draws, the Japanese combination made consecutive mistakes. Fan Zhendong/Wang Chuqin went to the next game at 12:10. In the third game, the Japanese team started 5:1. Although the Chinese combination once tied the score to 11, the Japanese combination withstood the pressure on the key ball and pulled back a game with 14:12.
In the fourth game, Fan Zhendong/Wang Chuqin did not give their opponents any chance, and won the fourth game with 11:7, and finally won the championship. After the game, the two said that the Japanese combination had a strong impact and a fierce style of play, and the two were prepared to face difficulties. The tacit understanding in doubles competition was crucial.
Guoping swept the women’s singles semifinals in this event. In the semi-finals that day, Chen Meng entered the state faster in the duel with Wang Yidi. She continued to attack Wang Yidi’s forehand and it worked frequently, with 11:3, 13:1. After winning two games in a row in 11, after Wang Yidi pulled a game back with 11:9, Chen Meng won the fourth game with 11:4. Then Wang Yidi’s backhand attack created a great threat to Chen Meng, and tied the game at 3:3 with 12:10 and 11:8. At the critical moment, Chen Meng’s performance was more stable. She won the tiebreaker with 11:8 to seal the final seat.
The other semi-final was between Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu, and the first four games were also tied. In the fifth game, Sun Yingsha chased 3 points in a row with 6:10 behind, but Wang Manyu withstood the pressure and scored key points, winning 11:9. In the sixth game, Sun Yingsha saved match points twice and dragged the game into the tiebreaker with 14:12. The two fought all the way to 8 draws in the tiebreaker, and then Wang Manyu scored 3 points in a row to win 11:8 and get another ticket to the final.
The women’s singles final will be held on the 20th local time.