On March 19, the World Table Tennis Professional League (WTT) Singapore Grand Slam decided the women's doubles champion, and the Chinese team of Wang Manyu / Sun Yingsha defeated the Japanese team of Hina Hayata / Mimako Ito in three straight sets. Fan Zhendong and Ma Long defeat their respective opponents and will stage the ultimate men's singles competition that is infinitely anticipated.
The women's doubles final was a repeat of last year's World Table Tennis Championships final in Houston, this time winning against Wang Manyu/Sun Yingsha. After the opening, Hina Hayata / Mimachi Ito made more mistakes, and Wang Manyu / Sun Yingsha quickly won the first set 11:4. After two sets of matches, the Japanese combination was still struggling to find the rhythm of the game, and Wang Manyu / Sun Yingsha won two more sets 11:6, 11:4 to win the championship.
Facing Japanese rising star Yukiya Utada, who had never played against a singles match before, Fan Zhendong gradually gained the upper hand after adapting in the opening stages, winning the first set 11:9. In the second set, Yukiya Utada equalized the set 11:7, facing the momentum of the "post-00s" athlete, Fan Zhendong showed more solid skills in multi-shot matchmaking, winning 11:7 in the third set and winning 16:14 in the fourth set. In the fifth set, Yukiya Utada pulled back a set 13:11, and the sixth set was also fierce, and Fan Zhendong, who is now the world number one, grasped the key points and finally won the set 11:9, with a total score of 4:2 to advance to the final.
Fan Zhendong said: "Today is the first time to play against Utada in singles, his performance is something I could have expected before the game, and some of his characteristics have also been vividly played. Being able to win deserves to be affirmed, and you must also learn from him what he did well. ”
Ma Long's semi-final opponent is another national table tennis player, Liang Jingkun. Throughout the game, Malone firmly took the initiative and won 4 straight sets 11:5, 11:9, 11:4, 11:8.
March 20 is the closing day of the WTT Singapore Grand Slam, which will feature the women's and men's singles finals. The women's singles champion will be produced between Chen Meng and Wang Manyu, which means that the Chinese team has decided to win the five events of the tournament.
Photo: WTT World Table Tennis Federation, Xinhua News Agency
Source: Xinhua News Agency
Editors: Zhuang Qixin, Yang Ye
Review: Sun Weijun
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