On January 20, the second match day of the "WTT Macau Champions 2021 China Star". Since on the first day of the competition, the foreign players failed to break through successfully, and the competition officially entered the national table tennis civil war time. In today's game, the confrontation between Wang Manyu and the post-00s young player Ku Man is particularly eye-catching. Wang Manyu won the women's singles championship at the Houston World Table Tennis Championships last year, but in the subsequent WTT World Cup final, the first round of the upset defeat to Du Kaixuan, a sister of the Chinese Hong Kong team, the first game of the New Year, Wang Manyu's state, particularly attracted attention.
Born in 2004, Kuman played in WTT for the first time, and on the first day of the competition, Kuman and Fan Zhendong teamed up to defeat teammates Yuan Licen/Wang Yidi 3-1. Although the two were paired for the first time, Ku Man's performance on the field was praised by Fan Zhendong. As a left-handed clapper, Kuman has a high ball dealership and a variety of lines on the field. This showdown between the absolute main force of national table tennis and the new sharp can also be described as a strong dialogue.
In the first set, Kuman played aggressively in the opening stages, taking a 3-0 lead. Wang Manyu also quickly figured out the rhythm of his opponents, scoring 4 points in a row and winning the score 4-3. After that, the score of the two sides fell into a state of stalemate, and after alternately rising to 9 draws, Wang Manyu held the right to serve, but missed the opportunity. Kuman won the opening line 11-9.
In the second set, Kuman still had the advantage in the opening, leading 3-1. Wang Manyu once again showed his ability to chase points, surpassing the score 6-4. Ku man was not impatient at this time, played steadily, and did not fall behind in the backhand holding section, chasing the score to 6 draws. At this time, Wang Manyu strengthened the offensive connection between the front and backhands, opened the score gap 9-6, and took the lead in the set point 10-8, and won the second set 11-8, and the two sides drew 1-1.
In the third set, Wang Manyu got rid of the problem of slow heating in the first two sets, and the momentum was like a bamboo, opening up the gap between the two sides 8-3. The strong sideways forehand continuous attacks put Kuman in a passive position. Wang Manyu won the set point 10-4 and went to the next city at 11-4.
In the fourth set, the newborn calf was not afraid of the tiger, Kuman with a strong attack, 4-1 to lead the score. However, the young player Ku man failed to maintain this brave posture, Wang Manyu scored 4 consecutive points, the score reversed to 5-4, Ku Man called a timeout for himself in time. After the timeout, Kuman took the initiative to change the line and scored 2 consecutive points. But Wang Manyu soon sensed Ku man's intentions, stepped up his defense, and opened the score gap again 8-6, taking the lead 10-8 to get the match point. In the end, Wang Manyu defeated Ku man 11-9, 3-1, and successfully advanced to the women's singles quarterfinals.