The 2020 Table Tennis Federation Finals Women's Singles Quarterfinals continued, this time by Sun Yingsha against Xu Xiaoyuan. In the quarter-finals, Xu Xiaoyuan unexpectedly defeated Ishikawa Yoshijun 4-1. After the game, Ishikawa cried sadly. Sun Yingsha swept Tian Zhixi 4-0. Sun Yingsha has maintained a very high winning percentage against the chipper in previous matches.
In the end, Sun Yingsha defeated Xu Xiaoyuan 4-2 and successfully advanced to the final four. Xiang Chu talked to everyone about this game.
In the first set, Xu Xiaoyuan took a 4-3 lead, and Sun Yingsha scored four consecutive points to win 7-4. When Sun Yingsha led 8:5, Xu Xiaoyuan scored three consecutive points to tie the score. The two sides entered a glue state in the back, Sun Yingsha won the set point 10:9, but Xu Xiaoyuan scored 3 consecutive points to win the first set at 12:10.
In the second set, Sun Yingsha made a 4:1 start, and the score came to 6:2, 8:4. Sun Yingsha won the set point 10:5 and pulled back a set at 11:6.
In the third set, Xu Xiaoyuan took a 5:2 lead, and Sun Yingsha chased the score to a 5:5 draw. Xu Xiaoyuan led 9:8 and scored two consecutive points to win the set 11:8, leading Sun Yingsha 2-1. This result was not expected. After defeating Ishikawa Yoshizumi to advance to the quarterfinals, Xu Xiaoyuan's self-confidence increased greatly and he dared to shoot. In this game, she changed the fixed characteristics of the cutter, to attack instead of defend, and the attack is more powerful than the defense. This made Sun Yingsha a little uncomfortable.
In the fourth set, Sun Yingsha opened, making a 5:1 start, and scored four consecutive points at 7:3 to win the set 11:3. The score was 2-2.
In the fifth game, Xu Xiaoyuan put a lot of pressure on Sun Yingsha. Xu Xiaoyuan has always led Sun Yingsha and won the set point 10:8. At this time, Sun Yingsha was already a little overdrawn, but she still stubbornly scored 1 point and narrowed the point difference. Sun Yingsha was ready to serve, when Xu Xiaoyuan suddenly called a timeout. She called a pause probably to ease the rhythm, but unexpectedly helped Sasha. Sasha was a little hard. Salsa served again, and played a side ball against Salsa in the attack, and the score was 10 draws. Later, it was Xu Xiaoyuan's turn to serve, and after Sun Yingsha made a mistake in pulling, Xu Xiaoyuan won the set point again at 11:10. Sun Yingsha was unaffected, scoring three consecutive points to win the set 13:11. Sun Yingsha led Xu Xiaoyuan 3-2. Losing this game, Xu Xiaoyuan was so angry that he stomped his feet.
In the sixth set, Sun Yingsha won 11:5.
In the end, Sun Yingsha defeated Xu Xiaoyuan 4-2 and successfully advanced to the final four. The semi-finals will be against Chen Meng. The two played too many games during this time.
Overall, Xu Xiaoyuan played a high level and played a wonderful game with Sun Yingsha. Xu Xiaoyuan can play such a level, which is very good. Sasha also withstood the pressure of the other side and advanced to the final four. Congratulations Sasha!