On March 12, Beijing time, the ITTF Singapore Grand Slam tournament was underway. In the just-concluded match, Olympic champion Chen Meng fell three straight sets, eliminating Japanese chipper Hitomi Sato 3:0 on aggregate and successfully qualifying. Although he won, Chen Meng did not win easily, and the scores in each round were very close.
After the game, Olympic champion Chen Meng seriously reviewed the game, Chen Meng said that he was a little distracted when he was about to win the game, and almost let Hitomi Sato seize the opportunity on the key ball. As we all know, the Japanese chipper Hitomi Sato is very strong, having defeated the national table tennis players many times, and hitomi Sato twice beat the national table tennis Olympic champion Ding Ning.
Next, chen Xingtong, the world champion of national table tennis, faced teammate Wang Yidi, both of whom are the main players of national table tennis, and their strength is not equal. In the first set, Chen Xingtong opened 3:2. The two sides fought fiercely to a 5:5 draw. Chen Xingtong successfully resisted Wang Yidi's forehand burst, Chen Xingtong led 6:5, and the two played very glue. Chen Xingtong lucky ball, 7:5 lead.
Chen Xingtong got the set point 10:7, Chen Xingtong's backhand strength is very strong, and Wang Yidi has been adding quality to the forehand. Wang Yidi arc is very low, Wang Yidi chased to 8:10. The on-duty referee reminded Wang Yidi not to delay time, and in the end, Chen Xingtong locked up the victory 11:9, leading 1:0 in the big score, taking the lead.
In the second set, Wang Yidi started 2:1. The two sides fought fiercely until a 4:4 draw. Chen Xingtong's forehand angle is very large, and Wang Yidi is chased to 8:9 by Chen Xingtong in the lead. Subsequently, Wang Yidi requested a suspension. Chen Xingtong scored consecutive forehand attacks, forcing Wang Yidi to request a timeout. Wang Yidi won the set point at 10:9, and at 11:9, Wang Yidi won back a set.
In the third set, the two sides started 3:3, Wang Yidi guarded the stage area is very large, and has been moving Chen Xingtong left and right. In the middle of the game, Chen Xingtong countered the score and led 7:5. In the end, Chen Xingtong won another set 11:8, leading 2:1. Both of them fought more depressed and dull, whether it was Chen Xingtong or Wang Yidi, they were holding their breath.
In the fourth set, Wang Yidi led 3:2, and Wang Yidi was very fast. Interestingly, in this game, although there is no off-site coach, Qiu Yike is watching from the sidelines with Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha, because Sun Yingsha Wang Chuqin has just finished today's game, and Sun Yingsha Wang Chuqin has advanced to the mixed doubles quarterfinals.
In the middle of the game, Wang Yidi opened the score gap 6:3, and at the end of the inning, Wang Yidi led 9:5. Wang Yidi made a mistake in his backhand, and Chen Xingtong chased it to 6:9. At 10:6 Wang Yidi got the set point, Chen Xingtong returned the ball to the net, Wang Yidi pulled back a set at 11:6, the two sides drew 2:2, and the game entered the decider.
In the decider, the two sides started 2:2, and the score of the two people alternately rose, and the strength was not divided. Chen Xingtong made a mistake, and Wang Yidi led 5:3. Wang Yidi led 7:4, and in the end, Wang Yidi locked up the victory 11:6, eliminating world champion Chen Xingtong 3:2 on aggregate. Chen Xingtong is also the first world champion of the open competition, the national table tennis team, who was eliminated.