On January 20, 2022, the table tennis Macau Tournament continued, the second match day will produce three events of the quarter-finals, the first is a women's singles competition, the national table tennis young player Ku Man Man challenged the main player Wang Manyu, just last year's warm-up match between the two sides had a meeting, when Wang Manyu 4-1 eliminated Ku Man Man promotion, this time Wang Manyu experienced a bitter battle, and finally 3-1 reverse Ku Man Man promotion.
Wang Manyu is 22 years old, ranked 4th in the world, just last year's World Table Tennis Championships, she defeated Sun Yingsha to win the singles world championship for the first time, the women's doubles partner Sun Yingsha swept the Japanese combination of Ito Mimachi / Hayata Hina, successfully defended the championship, although the next game lost to Du Kaixuan, the state appeared ups and downs, but the overall performance was still very stable, the Olympic substitute played, with the team to win the women's team gold medal.
Ku man is 17 years old, ranked 340th in the world, she is a young player who focuses on the cultivation of national table tennis, left hand clapping has great potential, last year's World Youth Championships Ku man achieved triple crowns, a new career high, this time the coaching staff arranged Fan Zhendong / Ku Man to participate in the mixed doubles competition, the first round 3-1 elimination of Yuan Li cen / Wang Yidi to advance, in the table tennis Super League Ku Man once won Chen Meng, with the possibility of defeating any opponent.
In the first set, the two sides fell into a fierce battle, Ku Man took the lead many times, and was soon equalized by Wang Manyu, Ku Man's veneer quality was very high, and Wang Manyu did not fall behind in the attack, both sides were restricting the opponent through the change of rhythm, and strived to grasp the initiative of the game, both sides scored 9 points, Wang Manyu lost the opportunity ball, Ku Man got the set point 10-9, Wang Manyu twisted his backhand directly out of bounds, and Ku Man won 11-9.
Wang Manyu's season debut state is average, there are more unnecessary mistakes, the more anxious she is to get started, but it is easy to have problems, in the second set, Ku man made a 3-1 lead, Wang Manyu improved the quality of the veneer to chase 6 draws, and then Wang Manyu took the initiative to rush to attack, scored 3 points in a row to 9-6, Ku Man recovered 2 points, off-court guidance Xiao Zhan called Wang Manyu a timeout, and after returning, Wang Manyu scored 2 points in a row and played an 11-8 equalizer.
In the third set, Wang Manyu played steadily, adjusted the techniques and tactics to avoid fighting hard with Ku Man, the young player was still inexperienced, not prepared for Wang Manyu's changes, Wang Manyu quickly took a 5-2 lead, and then she continued to expand the lead, banging out 11-4 to win another set, then Wang Manyu fell behind 1-4 and scored 4 consecutive points, Ku Man was suspended, and after returning to chase 8 draws, Wang Manyu seized the opportunity to end the game 11-9.
In the end, Wang Manyu reversed Ku Man 3-1 to advance to the women's singles quarterfinals, waiting for the winner of Chen Xingtong and Qian Tianyi, mixed doubles first round partner Lin Gaoyuan against Zhao Zihao/Liu Fei, 17-year-old Ku Man although defeated Yu Rong, she can bring such a big impact to Wang Manyu, it is really the future can be expected.