On March 18, 2022, Beijing time, the Singapore Table Tennis Grand Slam continued, the first semi-final of the women's singles, Chen Meng eliminated Wang Yidi 4-3, and took the lead in advancing to the women's singles final with an impressive record of 5 consecutive wins.
In this competition, Chen Meng, who ranked second in the women's singles world, is the No. 2 seed of women's singles, she eliminated two Japanese players Hitomi Sato and Ishikawa Yoshijun, and also defeated Zeng Jian and He Zhuojia, losing only 2 rounds in 4 games, it should be said that Chen Meng easily advanced to the final four.
After winning the women's singles championship at the Olympic Games, Chen Meng's competitive status is relatively general, whether it is a WTT event or a world table tennis championship, Chen Meng has not won the women's singles championship, and his own pressure is indeed relatively large.
In the first Grand Slam tournament, Chen Meng reached the final four as he wished, and not losing the foreign war was equivalent to completing the basic goal, and then he had to go all out to attack the championship. In the semi-finals, Chen Meng's opponent was Wang Yidi, who eliminated Chen Xingtong, Hirano Miyu, Yuan Jiannan and other powerful players, and his state was also outstanding.
Wang Yidi is known as Ito's nemesis, and reaching the final four means that she has once again gained the opportunity to impact the main players.
In the first set of the game, Chen Meng immediately entered the state of the game, made a 5-0 start, Wang Yidi was a little slow, there were more mistakes after the opening, 1-10 behind at the end of the game, although he chased 2 points in a row, but still lost a set 3-11 first. Chen Meng, who was in a state of recovery, was indeed quite fierce, and after sweeping Ishikawa Yoshinori 11-0, he suppressed his teammates 11-3, which was quite strong.
In the second set, Chen Meng was still very strong, and it can be said that Wang Yidi was completely suppressed and took a 6-2 lead. Wang Yidi was a little anxious, and once again conceded a chance ball, falling behind 2-7. However, Wang Yidi improved the quality of the snowboard, the offensive strength is also sufficient, once chased 6 to 7, at the critical moment, Chen Meng adjusted the serve, increased the landing point change, and took a 9-6 lead after taking 2 points in a row. Not to be outdone, Wang Yidi broke Chen Meng's two serves after falling behind 8-10 and chased them to 10 draws. The key ball was still Chen Meng's skill, she withstood the pressure, 13-11 to win another set.
In the third set, Chen Meng led 2-0, and Wang Yidi chased it to 3 draws. After the first two sets of transfers, Wang Yidi slowly found his rhythm, leading 7-5 in the middle of the game. Compared with the first two sets, Chen Meng's mistakes were somewhat more, and he fell behind 6-9 at the end of the innings. However, Chen Meng's ability to adjust is indeed very strong, and after chasing 2 points in a row, he only fell behind 8-9, and Wang Yidi called a timeout. The suspension was effective, and Wang Yidi pulled back a set 11-9.
In the fourth set, Chen Meng restarted, playing a 5-0 start, Wang Yidi was quite passive, facing Chen Meng's attack, she was helpless, 4-11 and lost another set.
In the fifth set, Chen Meng led 5-1, but then suddenly lost his hand, and fell behind 5-9 at the end of the inning, although Chen Meng chased it to a 9 draw, he still lost the set 10-12.
In the sixth set, Chen Meng led 3-1, and Wang Yidi chased after 5 draws. The two did not give in to each other, and the score was 7 draws. At the critical moment, Wang Yidi broke Chen Meng's two serves and led 9-7. Wang Yidi seized the opportunity to win the set 11-8, dragging the game into the decider.
In the decider, Chen Meng started 2-0, and Wang Yidi chased it to 2 draws. At the critical moment, Chen Meng showed a strong defensive strength, the protective platform area was particularly large, Wang Yidi tried his best, but still lost a point, 2-5 behind, he laughed. Subsequently, Chen Meng seized two serve opportunities to take a 7-3 lead, she did not miss another opportunity, successfully won the decider, 4-3 to advance to the final!