On March 15, 2022, Beijing time, the Singapore Table Tennis Grand Slam continued, the women's singles 1/8 final staged the national table tennis derby, the world's second ranked Chen Meng eliminated teammate He Zhuojia 3-0 to advance to the women's singles quarterfinals, and the quarter-final match against the winner between Ishikawa Jiachun and Zheng Yijing.
In this competition, Chen Meng is the No. 2 seed in the women's singles, eliminating Japanese chipper Hitomi Sato in the first round 3-0, and eliminating the host player Zeng Jian 3-1 in the second round, Chen Meng maintained a stable competitive state. In the quarterfinals, Chen Meng ushered in the derby, and the opponent was He Zhuojia.
He Zhuojia is a national table tennis substitute player, often serving as a sparring partner for the main players, as a player with special playing style, she often imitates Ito Mimako, and her tactical position is very important. In this competition, He Zhuojia won the wild card of the main game, and she eliminated Ni Xialian and Zhang Mo successively to complete the basic goal. In the face of Chen Meng, He Zhuojia could only let go.
In the first set, He Zhuojia led 2-0, Chen Meng overtook 3-2, compared to the previous game, Chen Meng entered the state faster, made fewer mistakes, and led 8-4 in the innings. He Zhuojia was very tenacious, playing wonderful attacks in a row, once chasing 7 to 8, but Chen Meng seized the opportunity and took the lead 11-8.
In the second set, Chen Meng led 3-1, she showed a strong defensive strength, He Zhuojia desperately attacked but had no choice, leading 6-1 in the innings. He Zhuojia lost two chance balls in a row, looking very angry, and the round ended quickly, Chen Meng won 11-4, and the big score was 2-0.
In the third set, He Zhuojia let go of a fight, leading 5-3 in the opening, Chen Meng chased 1 point, and He Zhuojia immediately called a timeout. After that, Chen Meng overtook the score 6-5, both of them had some mistakes, Chen Meng scored directly at the key moment, 8-6 lead, He Zhuojia was powerless to fight back, Chen Meng won this round, the big score was 3-0 to win, and advanced to the women's singles quarterfinals.
Chen Meng will be the winner between Ishikawa Yoshijun and Zheng Yijing in the women's singles 1/4 final, this competition, Japan's main player Ishikawa Yoshinori is in excellent shape, and Zheng Yijing is in general condition, it seems that Ishikawa Yoshizumi is more likely to win, Chen Meng's opponent in the next round is most likely Ishikawa Yoshijun, let's wait and see!