On March 17, the WTT Singapore Grand Slam began the women's singles quarterfinals, and the national table tennis champion Wang Yidi defeated the French Chinese veteran Yuan Jianan, becoming the first player to break into the women's singles quarterfinals. In the next round of competition, Wang Yidi is very likely to play against teammate Chen Meng.
Wang Yidi is currently ranked fifth in the world and has played well in this Grand Slam, eliminating world champion teammate Chen Xingtong in the first round of hard work in 5 sets, sweeping Japanese world champion Miyu Hirano 3-0 in the second round, and defeating Germany's Mitterlam 3-0 in the third round, getting better and better.
According to the matchup of the signing table, the fans thought that Wang Yidi would play Against Ito Mimachi after the World Table Tennis Championships, and the result was a big dark horse Yuan Jiannan, who defeated Ito Mimachi in the cold. In the face of the strong Wang Yidi, Yuan Jiannan failed to continue to create a "miracle" and lost 1-3. In the foreign war, Wang Yidi can be described as a tiger and a tiger, maintaining a total victory and a strong promotion.
In the first set, Yuan Jianan started 3-1, Wang Yidi chased 4 points in a row, to 5-3 to overtake, 8-5 to expand the advantage, Yuan Jianan scored 3 consecutive points to chase 8 draws, Wang Yidi scored 2 more points to 10-8 to win 2 innings points, 11-9 first;
In the second set, Wang Yidi started 3-0, Yuan Jiannan chased to 5 draws, Wang Yidi scored 2 consecutive points to lead 7-5, Yuan Jiannan also had quite strength, 9-8 to overtake, Wang Yidi scored 2 more points, won 10-9 set points, 12-10 won 2 consecutive sets;
In the third set, Wang Yidi continued to maintain a high-pressure posture, starting with 4-1, Yuan Jiannan chased to 4-5, fought to 8 draws, Yuan Jiannan saved the match point, to 11-10 to overtake, the two sides then came and went, the competition was fierce, Yuan Jiannan won back a set at 14-12;
In the fourth set, Yuan Jianan took advantage of the chase and started with 4-0, Wang Yidi appeared to be a little flustered, Yuan Jianan led 7-3, Wang Yidi chased to 8 draws, 9 draws, Wang Yidi won the match point 10-9, Yuan Jiannan pulled another 10 draws, fortunately Wang Yidi was skilled, and locked up the victory at 12-10.
Although Yuan Jiannan was eliminated, each innings caused a lot of pressure on Wang Yidi, and it is no wonder that he was able to eliminate Ito Mimakoto, who indeed still has strength and characteristics.
In the semi-finals, Wang Yidi's opponent is the winner of Chen Meng vs Ishikawa Jiajun, and it is most likely Chen Meng. In last year's World Cup in Singapore, Wang Yidi reached the final after defeating Chen Meng, and finally lost to Sun Yingsha, winning the runner-up in women's singles and sitting firmly in the position of the fifth main force of women's table tennis. This time it is in Singapore again, if Wang Yidi meets Chen Meng again, can he still win consecutively?
It is worth mentioning that behind the rise of Wang Yidi, the head coach Qiu Yike is indispensable. Today, Qiu Yike is also the head coach of Sun Yingsha, and the two have just won the Grand Slam mixed doubles title. In addition, Qiu Yike's disciples also have the younger generation of geniusEsk man.
In this Grand Slam event, Sun Yingsha eliminated her fellow master sister Ku man, and after winning the mixed doubles championship, there is a possibility of impacting the triple crown, and Wang Yidi has reached the top 4 of the women's singles. It can be said that Qiu Yike's men are now strong and strong, and he has the potential to become a generation of famous marshals.