After 10 matchdays of intense duels, the 2022 WTT Singapore Grand Slam Ushered in the Women's Singles Final, the world's No. 2 Chen Meng against the 4th ranked Wang Manyu, after 7 rounds of competition, Chen Meng became the final winner, she defeated Wang Manyu 4-3, won 6 consecutive singles wins, won the women's singles championship, revenge at the same time, but also won the first championship of 2022, Chen Meng's coach Ma Lin came to the stands, witnessed Chen Meng win the championship!
Chen Meng is the Olympic women's singles champion, and Wang Manyu won the Women's Singles Championship of the World Table Tennis Championships, so the duel between these two masters is the pinnacle of the international table tennis world. In the National Games, Chen Meng lost 0-4 to Wang Manyu, and at the World Table Tennis Championships, the two clashed, and Chen Meng lost 3-4, so against Wang Manyu, she needed to avoid 3 consecutive defeats.
The first game between the two sides, the first is a wonderful multi-shot confrontation, Chen Meng sideways pulled the ball out of bounds, and then, Chen Meng scored a straight ball with his backhand, which was very exciting and the landing point was very tricky. After scoring 3 points in a row, Chen Meng took a 3-1 lead, Wang Manyu chased 2 points in a row, and Chen Meng continued to exert his strength, playing a 4-0 small climax to take a 7-3 lead. Both sides held the ball, both were very patient, and Wang Manyu scored to catch up to 4-7. Wang Manyu scored four consecutive points, and the score became a 7-7 draw. After 9-9, Wang Manyu made a mistake in pulling the ball with his backhand, Chen Meng got the set point, and then, she continuously suppressed the opponent in the confrontation, Wang Manyu repeatedly returned the ball and mistakenly sent points, 9-11, Wang Manyu lost the first set.
Chen Meng took the lead in the game, and in the second set, the competition was still very fierce, from 3-3 to 5-5, the two national table tennis masters were every point must be contested. Chen Meng was once 5-7 behind, she changed the way she served, Wang Manyu returned the ball to the quality is not high, Chen Meng continuously attacked the opponent, after scoring 2 points, he chased the equal again. After 9-8, Wang Manyu played the edge of the ball, Chen Meng also took the initiative to signal to the referee, Wang Manyu led 10-8, Chen Meng returned to the net, lost the second set 8-11, and the total score became a 1-1 draw.
The two high-level athletes continued to fight in the third set, and Wang Manyu entered the form earlier, gaining a 6-3 advantage, at this stage, Chen Meng's return quality declined significantly. Chen Meng quickly changed his strategy, focusing on suppressing Wang Manyu's forehand position, and soon rebounded 7-6, and Wang Manyu stubbornly chased the score. Chen Meng won the set point 10-8, although Wang Manyu saved 1 point, Chen Meng was not soft, a backhand slash ball scored, 11-9, Chen Meng established a big score of 2-1 lead.
Coming to the fourth set, whether it was Chen Meng or Wang Manyu, it was difficult to open the score, and after 7-6, Wang Manyu shouted a timeout. After returning, Chen Meng equalized. Next, Chen Meng took the initiative to change the slash to score, 8-7 counterattack. Leading 10-8, Chen Meng called a timeout. The two played against each other, Chen Meng scored, won the third set 11-8, and already led 3-1. Chen Meng's situation is very good, but the fifth set is also crucial. Wang Manyu started well, quickly established an 8-4 advantage, after scoring another point, has a 9-4 lead, Wang Manyu served, Chen Meng took a shot, and then the second shot first returned the ball out of bounds, Wang Manyu 10-4 to get the set point, and finally 10-6 pulled back a set, the total score became 2-3.
In the sixth set, both sides still maintained a high level of play, playing 3-3 in the opening stage, and then, the two chased after each other, and the score quickly came to 6-6. Wang Manyu took the lead in winning the set point 10-7, and Chen Meng shook his head helplessly, looking depressed. After losing another set 9-11, Chen Meng was equalized by his opponent to make it 3-3. In the decider, Chen Meng's start was very good, taking a 7-2 lead, while Wang Manyu was somewhat sluggish and the quality of the shot was not high. After 8-4 and 9-5, Chen Meng shouted out, 11-8, Chen Meng won the game, and in the end, Chen Meng won the championship with a total score of 4-3 and returned to the peak.