On March 17, Beijing time, the ITTF Singapore Grand Slam tournament was underway. In the just-concluded competition, Chen Meng and Wang Yidi have taken the lead in advancing to the women's singles final four. Among them, Chen Meng eliminated Ishikawa Yoshijun 3:1. After the game, Chen Meng said that the overall play was more satisfactory, he and Ishikawa Yoshijun had recently played three times, and today he was more satisfied with the details.
Next, the battle for the women's singles semifinals continues, with national table tennis Sun Yingsha facing Japan's Hayata Hina. The latter, Hina Hayata, has just won the women's singles title in the Round of 32 in Japan and has already qualified for the World Table Tennis Championships. In the first game, the two sides started more cautiously, after a 3-3 draw, Sun Yingsha grabbed the score with a forehand and led 5:3. Hina Hayata tied and the two sides drew 6-6.
Sun Yingsha exerted her strength and rebounded again at 7:6. Hina Hayata hooked the ball to score and tie the 7-7 draw. In the multi-beat phase, Sun Yingsha changed in rhythm and rotation, 10:8 Sun Yingsha won the set point, and in the end, Sun Yingsha won a set 11:9 first, and the big score was 1:0. In the first set, Hayata Wasa was still very well prepared, but Sun Yingsha's hard strength was obviously stronger.
In the second set, Hayata Hina led 2-0, and Hayata Hina played firmly, scoring consecutive offenses. Hina Hayata was fast and well paced, leading 4-0. Sun Yingsha did not panic, scoring five consecutive points and surpassing the score 5:4. Sun Yingsha scored consecutive points to lead 8:5. Hina Hayata chased to 7:8. Sun Yingsha broke through from the forehand and led 9:7.
In the end, Sun Yingsha got the set point 10:7, and Hayata Washina was a little flustered and did not stand well. At 11:7, Sun Yingsha won another set, leading 2:0. In this round, Sun Yingsha won in a reversal while falling behind. Adjusting the state in time, from Hayata Hina's forehand attack, it is obvious that she began to control with rhythm, reflecting Sun Yingsha's adaptability.
In the third set, the two sides started 2-2. Hina Hayata moved Sun Yingsha left and right to take a 3-2 lead. Sun Yingsha slowed down, added rotation, and overtook 4:3. With Hayata leading 8:7, she asked for a timeout, and after the timeout, Sun Yingsha tied, 8:8. In the end, Sun Yingsha locked up the victory 11:9.
In this way, Sun Yingsha fell straight into three sets, with a total score of 3:0 clean sheets from Japan's Hayata Hina, and successfully advanced to the women's singles final four. With Hina Hayata out, the Japanese women's singles team of the Open tournament has been completely destroyed. Three national table tennis players advanced to the women's singles final four, namely Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng, and Wang Yidi. Next, Wang Manyu confronted Polkanova.