On March 18, Beijing time, the WTT Singapore Grand Slam continued. In a women's singles semifinal, world number two Chen Meng narrowly defeated teammate Wang Yidi 4-3 to advance to the final. Her opponent in the final will be the winner between Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu.
Due to Ito's early exit, the national table tennis women's team did not encounter too many challenges in this Singapore Grand Slam. After the end of the quarter-finals, the national table tennis women's team has won all the top 4 seats and locked in the women's singles gold medal in advance. And now the three main players of national table tennis, Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu, have not lost their hands. In the semifinals, Chen Meng played against Wang Yidi and Sun Yingsha played against Wang Manyu. Chen Meng is currently ranked second in the world, while Wang Yidi is ranked fifth in the world. But in terms of strength and experience, Chen Meng undoubtedly has an advantage.
After the game began, Chen Meng quickly entered the state, and the first set quickly opened the score, winning quickly 11-3. However, in the second set, Wang Yidi found his state in time, creating a lot of pressure on Chen Meng, and the two once hit 11 draws. However, at the crucial moment, Chen Meng scored 2 consecutive points to win another set 13-11.
Wang Yidi, who fought back against the water, continued to fight back strongly in the third set, and the two clenched the score, but in the final stage of the inning, Wang Yidi seized the opportunity to win back a set 11-9. In the fourth set, Chen Meng found an unstoppable sharpness again, winning 11-4 and leading 3-1. In the fifth set, Chen Meng had the advantage at the beginning, but Wang Yidi then took a fight to win 9-7. Chen Meng tenaciously chased the score to 10 draws, but at the critical moment, Wang Yidi scored 2 consecutive points and won 12-10.
In the sixth set, the two sides began to bite the score again, hitting all the way to 7 draws. However, on the key points, Wang Yidi scored consecutive points again, winning another set 11-8, dragging the game into the decider. In the decider, Chen Meng withstood great pressure and started 7-3. But then Wang Yidi chased 2 points in a row, and Chen Meng regained the initiative after a pause. 11-8, in the end, Chen Meng won 4-3 to advance, and she was also very excited to shake her fists to celebrate.