The inaugural WTT Singapore Grand Slam held a regular draw ceremony on 9 March, and in the end, the results of the women's singles draw were as follows:
Judging from the signing table, for the Chinese women's table tennis, the signing table is still relatively even, and the six regular players, Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu and Liu Shiwen, are divided into the upper half of the district, while Chen Meng, Wang Yidi and Chen Xingtong are divided into the lower half of the district, and there is no phenomenon of half of the district getting together.
Sun Yingsha, as the number one seed of this tournament, was automatically divided into the top half of the zone.
Although Sun Yingsha is the number one seed in this tournament, it is not a simple thing to reach the final.
Sun Yingsha's second round of competition is likely to meet Feng Tianwei, a sister in Singapore. The veteran, once the number one opponent of Chinese women's table tennis, although he is now old, but has a wealth of experience in competitions, once defeated Wang Manyu in the 2018 team world table tennis championships, and once swept Chen Meng 4-0 in 2019.
Against Feng Tianwei, Sun Yingsha needed to play twelve points of spirit.
After Feng Tianwei, Sun Yingsha is likely to meet Liu Shiwen, the former sister of Chinese women's table tennis, in the third round.
As the five champions of the World Cup, Liu Shiwen's strength is naturally beyond doubt, although Liu Shiwen is now 31 years old, but still maintains a very good state.
In the recent WTT Macau Match, Liu Shiwen defeated Wang Yidi and Sun Yingsha all the way to the final, especially in the semi-final against Sun Yingsha, Liu Shiwen played a rare peak state in recent years.
Therefore, if Sun Yingsha meets Liu Shiwen this time, it will be a wonderful game.
If Sun Yingsha can pass the level of Liu Shiwen, there will be a stronger opponent in the semi-finals, that is, Wang Manyu, the winner of the women's singles championship of the Xinke World Table Tennis Championships.
Wang Manyu came off the bench at the Tokyo Olympic Games and showed his strong strength, and after the Tokyo Olympic Games, Wang Manyu's progress was more obvious.
In the singles competition of the National Games and the World Table Tennis Championships, Wang Manyu defeated Chen Meng and Sun Yingsha successively to win the final championship, it can be said that Wang Manyu is currently the most powerful player in Chinese women's table tennis.
This time, if Sun Yingsha can meet Wang Manyu, it is definitely a hard battle for Sun Yingsha, can Sun Yingsha win back a round in the fight with Wang Manyu? Let's wait and see!
Chen Meng, as the second seed, was divided into the lower half.
Chen Meng will be challenged in the first round, and her opponent is Hitomi Sato, a Japanese chipper.
Hitomi Sato is known as the "Ding Ning nemesis", and has previously defeated Chinese Grand Slam winner Ding Ning twice in 2019, with very good strength.
And Chen Meng against the chipping ball, in fact, has not been too easy to play, before in the World Cup, once a German chipping veteran Han Ying fiercely fought seven rounds, and finally won a thrilling victory.
This time Chen Meng against Hitomi Sato, must not be taken lightly. After passing the level of Sato Hitomi, Chen Meng will face He Zhuojia, who is known as "Little Ding Ning".
He Zhuojia has a tenacious style in the game and is very able to fight hard, and Chen Meng's fight against He Zhuojia is destined to be a bitter battle.
If Chen Meng can defeat He Zhuojia, the opponent in the next round is likely to be the winner between Japan's Miyu Kato and Yoshinori Ishikawa. Both of these players have beaten Chen Meng in 2019.
However, I believe that according to Chen Meng's current strength, it should not be a big problem to advance to the top four.
Whether Chen Meng's opponent in the semifinals can be Ito Mimachi depends on whether Chen Xingtong and Wang Yidi can successfully block Ito Mimachi.
For Chen Xingtong and Wang Yidi, the signing table of this Grand Slam tournament can be said to be terrible, because the two will compete in the first round.
The victory or defeat of this game will largely become a watershed in the careers of the two. Today's Chen Xingtong and Wang Yidi, the two people in the same position in the team, but can not be said to be the main players of Chinese women's table tennis.
Wang Yidi and Chen Xingtong are the same age, but Chen Xingtong once won the team World Cup in 2018, and Wang Yidi has not yet won the world championship title.
In this Singapore Grand Slam, the two will have a head-on duel, and the winner is likely to meet Ito in the quarterfinals. If Ito Can be blocked out of the top four, it is likely that she will become the main player of Chinese women's table tennis!
Can Sun Yingsha pass the level of Liu Shiwen in the first half and meet wang Manyu in the semifinals?
Is it Wang Yidi or Chen Xingtong who can prevent Ito From advancing to the final four? Can Chen Meng win the final championship?
Let's focus on the next game!