On March 16, Beijing time, the ITTF Singapore Grand Slam tournament was underway. In the mixed doubles semi-finals, the national table tennis duo Sun Yingsha Wang Chuqin took on Hong Kong's Huang Zhenting Du Kaixuan. Sun Yingsha Wang Chuqin is the mixed doubles champion of the World Table Tennis Championships, and Huang Zhenting Du Kaixuan is the champion of the Table Tennis Federation Finals. In the previous match, Huang Zhenting Du Kaixuan had kept a 3:0 clean sheet against Zhang Benzhi and Hayata Hina.
In the first game, both sides were full of twists and turns, and Sun Yingsha Wang Chuqin took the lead at the beginning, and was overtaken by Huang Zhenting Du Kaixuan. In the key link, the scores of the two sides alternately rose, and in the end, Sun Yingsha Wang Chuqin withstood the pressure and won the first set 14:12, leading 1:0. In the second set, the competition between the two sides was still white-hot, Huang Zhenting's straight board ability was very strong, and in the end, Sun Yingsha Wang Chuqin won another set 11:9, leading 2:0.
In the third set, Huang Zhenting Du Kaixuan fought backwaters, obviously changing his technique and tactics, and the two easily pulled back a set 11:4. In the fourth set, Sun Yingsha Wang Chuqin once led 7:2, but Huang Zhenting Du Kaixuan chased to 5:7, and then Sun Yingsha Wang Chuqin requested a timeout. After the suspension, Sun Yingsha Wang Chuqin locked up the victory 11:9, eliminating Huang Zhenting Du Kaixuan 3:1 on aggregate and advancing to the final. Next, Sun Yingsha Wang Chuqin will compete with the world's number one Lin Yunru Zheng Yijing for the mixed doubles championship.
In this game, Sun Yingsha Wang Chuqin played very easily, and after the game, Wang Chuqin said that it was normal, and it would be very difficult before the game. The opponent's state and tacit understanding are very good. Du Kaixuan's ability has improved a lot. Talking about the key to victory, Wang Chuqin said that he was firm in his techniques and tactics. Sun Yingsha said that Huang Zhenting's ball to himself was very uncomfortable, but he and Wang Chuqin have been encouraging each other, both of them have unnecessary mistakes, and Wang Chuqin is not easy to play three games a day.
Today, the mixed doubles champion will be produced, which is the first time in this WTT Singapore Grand Slam tournament. CCTV will broadcast the whole process live to witness the national table tennis player Sun Yingsha Wang Chuqin win the championship. Talking about the opponents in the final, Sun Yingsha said that the final is still an old opponent, and the strength of the two sides is five to five. Wang Chuqin said that it is necessary to take the handling of details seriously and make preparations for difficulties. Final opponent Lin Yunru Zheng Yijing eliminated the French duo Yuan Jianan le Besson in the semi-finals with an aggregate score of 3:1.