On January 20, 2022, the table tennis Macau tournament ushered in a focus showdown, the first round of women's singles Liu Shiwen against Wang Yidi, more fans who were optimistic about Wang Yidi before the game, because Wang Yidi recently achieved good results and maintained a high-intensity preparation rhythm, Liu Shiwen has been resting, last year missed two consecutive tournaments, the coaching team hoped to give young players more opportunities to participate, and did not arrange for the veteran to appear.
However, this time in Macau, Liu Shiwen is also a double, partner Xu Xin to participate in the mixed doubles, ushered in his debut in this season, the latest issue of the world ranking, Liu Shiwen in the 11th place, she has won the women's table tennis World Cup championship five times, won the World Table Tennis Championship women's singles championship and the Olympic team gold medal, but with the increase in age, the competitive state has seriously declined, resulting in many people have no confidence in her.
The 24-year-old Wang Yidi is at her peak, last year she participated in the World Table Tennis Championships for the first time, defeated Ito Mimakoto's teammates, won bronze in the women's singles event, rose to fifth place, and created a new personal record, the last time the two sides met on the international court was the Qatar Open three years ago, when Liu Shiwen eliminated Wang Yidi 4-0, but now Wang Yidi is fully equipped to defeat any opponent.
After the start of the game, Liu Shiwen was in good shape, suppressed Wang Yidi through the change of the landing point and the speed advantage, avoided fighting hard with the opponent, and took a 6-1 lead, Wang Yidi did not play with Liu Shiwen for a while, indeed some were not very adaptable, Liu Shiwen played steadily and steadily, Wang Yidi tried to change the line and was counted, and Liu Shiwen also took the initiative to receive the ball, and soon Liu Shiwen played 11-6 to take the lead.
In the second set, Liu Shiwen's state declined, there were more senseless mistakes, Wang Yidi took advantage of the situation to chase, to get the set point 10-4, Liu Shiwen did not give up to score 4 points in a row, Wang Yidi called a timeout, after returning Liu Shiwen once chased to 10 draws, Wang Yidi scored 2 points in a row 12-10 narrow victory.
In the third set, the two sides fell into a battle, the score alternately rose, Wang Yidi led 5-3, Liu Shiwen chased to 7 draws, Wang Yidi could not keep up with Liu Shiwen's speed, Liu Shiwen scored 3 points in a row 10-7 innings, Wang Yidi chased 2 points in a row, Liu Shiwen called a timeout, after returning Wang Yidi defused two innings, Liu Shiwen received the ball to grab the score, Wang Yidi returned the ball to the net, Liu Shiwen won 13-11, and the fans cheered for her.
In the fourth set, Wang Yidi fell behind 4-7 and scored 6 consecutive points, Liu Shiwen chased to 12 draws, scored 2 points in a 14-12 narrow victory, and finally eliminated Wang Yidi 3-1 to advance to the quarterfinals, and then against Wang Xiaotong, Wang Yidi was out of the first round, Liu Shiwen proved herself through this game, and now she still has a strong competitiveness and is sure to defeat any opponent, Liu Shiwen and Sun Yingsha are in the same district, only one person can reach the final.