Beijing time on November 13 news, WTT regular season challenge Slovenia New Mesto station continues. In the women's singles quarterfinals, Wang Yidi lost 2-3 to 58-year-old Luxembourg veteran Ni Xialian in five sets, missing the final four, and the dream of winning the championship back to back was shattered, and Liu Weishan swept Australia's Liu Yangzi 3-0 to advance to the semifinals.
In the women's singles quarterfinals, Wang Yidi faced 58-year-old Luxembourg veteran Ni Xialian. In the first game, the two players played difficult points, the score alternately rose, after 7 draws Wang Yidi could not take any advantage in the standoff, there was a mistake in the force, Ni Xialian played steadily and steadily, taking the lead 11-8.
In the second game, Wang Yidi still couldn't find the feeling, has been following the rhythm of Ni Xialian, playing more passively, the 58-year-old table tennis evergreen rhythm is properly controlled, and the end of the game grasped the key points, 11-8 and then the next city. In the third set, Wang Yidi opened with a 6-1 lead, and then took a drum to win back a city 11-2.
In the fourth set, Wang Yidi continued to be strong, establishing a large lead at the beginning, winning 11-4 and chasing the innings to 2 draws. In the decider, Ni Xialian took a 4-2 lead, Wang Yidi stepped up the attack, but there was a mistake, and Ni Xialian opened the score 5-2.
Next, Wang Yidi did not give up, tenaciously forced the score to 5-7, Ni Xialian held the middle decisively to change the line, leading 9-8. At the end of the game, Wang Yidi dared to shoot, but failed to control the mistake, took the initiative to send more points, Ni Xialian locked up the victory 11-9, thus defeating Wang Yidi 3-2 and advancing to the final four.
The 58-year-old Ni Xialian has participated in five Olympic Games and is the oldest Olympian in the history of table tennis. Among the elderly Olympians, Ni Xialian is praised along with gymnast Chusovkina, both of whom are inspirational role models and are always transmitting positive energy.
The last time Ni Xialian played for national table tennis was in the distant 80s, and her best result in her career was the team and mixed doubles championships at the 1983 World Table Tennis Championships. At this summer's Tokyo Olympics, 58-year-old Ni Xialian lost 3-4 to 17-year-old South Korean youngster Shin Yubin after seven hard games, stopping the second round.
Liu Weishan took on Australia's Liu Yangzi, who eliminated Germany's Shan Xiaona in the last round. At the beginning of the game, Liu Weishan entered the state faster, taking a lead 6-3, 9-4, and at the end of the game, Liu Weishan shot decisively, and the forehand attack was like a bamboo, taking the lead 11-4.
In the second set of the game, Liu Weishan encountered a strong challenge from Liu Yangzi, the two players played more glue, the score alternately rose, and after 10 draws, Liu Weishan seized the opportunity to go down to the next city 12-10. In the third set, Liu Weishan took a 3-1 lead in the opening, and then withstood the pressure and won 11-5, thus defeating Liu Yangzi 3-0 to advance to the semi-finals.