On January 20, Beijing time, the first round of the women's singles of the WTT Macau Competition, a focus war was staged, olympic champion Liu Shiwen and Wang Yidi, who entered the final four of the World Table Tennis Championships last year, launched a duel, as a result, Liu Shiwen eliminated Wang Yidi 3-1, showing a good competitive state, Liu Shiwen returned to the king?
Wang Yidi's Paris cycle started relatively strongly, winning the women's team championship and women's doubles runner-up at the National Games, and then playing in the World Table Tennis Championships and eliminating Ito Mimakoto to reach the final four, only losing to Sun Yingsha. Singapore's WTT World Cup reached the women's singles final and only lost to Sun Yingsha. It should be said that Wang Yidi will go all out to impact the Paris Olympic Games.
To become the absolute main force of national table tennis, Wang Yidi must face the Olympic champions to improve the winning rate. Liu Shiwen did not participate in last year's World Table Tennis Championships, and facing Wang Yidi is already a tough battle for Liu Shiwen, and Liu Shiwen, who continues to insist, must overcome a difficulty.
In the first game, Liu Shiwen entered the state quickly, attacking and defending to suppress Wang Yidi, taking the lead 11-6. In the second set, Wang Yidi adjusted in place, and then got the set point, Liu Shiwen did not give up, but Wang Yidi still held the key points, 12-10 to tie the score. In the third set, Liu Shiwen took the lead in getting the set point, continued to exert pressure, Wang Yidi was not soft, Liu Shiwen still successfully seized the opportunity, 13-11, 2-1 lead.
In the fourth set, Liu Shiwen once began to pull the score in the middle of the game, and also waved her fists and encouragement. In the subsequent game, Wang Yidi broke out consecutively to equalize and complete the counter-overtaking, taking the lead in getting the set point. Liu Shiwen forcefully saved the innings point, forced out the match point with a roar, and then Liu Shiwen seized the opportunity to win 13-11, and the total score was 3-1 successfully advanced. Liu Shiwen's opponent in the next round will be young general Wang Xiaotong.