On the evening of March 20, the WTT Singapore Grand Slam Tournament entered the final battle, the first women's singles final was played between Wang Manyu and Chen Meng, and the two sides fought after seven rounds, and finally Chen Meng defeated teammate Wang Manyu 4-3 to win the championship. And with the points of this competition, its world ranking also surpassed Sun Yingsha and returned to the world first.
When it comes to the national table tennis women's team, chen Meng, Wang Manyu and Sun Yingsha's "troika" is a topic that is difficult to bypass. Since the arrival of the new Olympic cycle, the "inner volume" of the national table tennis women's team has become more and more serious, and Chen Meng has not been able to get amazing results on the field recently, and many fans have questioned the "national table tennis sister".
From the youngest member of the national team to the Olympic champion, Chen Meng, with a love for table tennis, moved forward step by step. At the 2017 Asian Championships, she won the women's doubles title and the women's singles runner-up, and later won the women's singles title at the German Open, and at the beginning of 2018, she reached the world number one. In the same year, Chen Meng was selected into the women's team World Table Tennis Championships squad and won the championship. She also led the Chinese team to win the Asian Games women's team championship and the runner-up in the women's singles final, so Chen Meng was also selected for the Olympic competition.
In 2020, Chen Meng ushered in an outbreak, winning the National Championship Singles Championship, the Women's World Cup Championship and the Women's Singles Championship in the Finals. Since then, the world table tennis tournament has been suspended due to the epidemic, and the Tokyo Olympic Games have been postponed for one year, and the closed training time and intensity of the Tokyo Olympic Games have been unprecedented, and she has become one of the best performers. Speaking of the Olympic Games, Chen Meng's words revealed longing and longing: "I feel that it is the embodiment of personal value, as an athlete, the best stage to show myself is also in the Olympic Games." So I hope that I can really come up with my best mental state and competitive state in those few days, as long as I do my best. ”
Chen Meng won the recognition of fans and coaching staff for his excellent performances at home and abroad, and was officially shortlisted for the Chinese table tennis team at the Tokyo Olympic Games. When she learned of the entry list for the Chinese table tennis team at the Tokyo Olympics, she said, "The stone in her heart has finally fallen." In 2021, Chen Meng ushered in the peak moment of his career, in the women's singles final of table tennis at the Tokyo Olympic Games, China's Chen Meng defeated teammate Sun Yingsha 4-2 to win the championship. After winning this weighty gold medal, she updated her social media: "Finally spelled this Olympic gold medal, thank you for your support along the way, but also thank you for the cultivation of the national team." I will continue to work hard in the next game, and everyone will continue to cheer for the national table tennis team. Later, in the final of the table tennis women's team at the Tokyo Olympic Games, she led the Chinese women's table tennis team to achieve her own "double champion" with a gold medal for the women's team.
After the end of the table tennis event at the Tokyo Olympic Games, Liu Guoliang, chairman of the Chinese Table Tennis Association, commented on Chen Meng: The road ahead is still long, and this is just the beginning. Chen Meng won two gold medals this time, realized her dream, and first congratulated her, but her future road is still relatively long, this is only the first time. The level of these three young girls is between Bo Zhong, and for Chen Meng, the stability of the back game, including how to get into the state faster, is where we must continue to work hard. But still have to congratulate Chen Meng, she is not young at this age, the first time she participated in the Olympic Games to win two gold is still good. Liu Guoliang said.
However, after winning the "double champion" at the Tokyo Olympic Games, Chen Meng's state was greatly reduced, and there were no small ups and downs. Whether it is the National Games, the WTT World Cup Finals or the Houston World Table Tennis Championships, it is difficult to find a title, so it is also missed the perfect opportunity to become the "fastest Grand Slam". After missing the Houston World Table Tennis Championships, Chen Meng could not hide his disappointment: "Congratulations to my teammates for achieving their ideal results, but also to affirm that they have done their best, although there are regrets, I think this is also to motivate themselves to work harder in the future, the dream is still there, continue to cheer." ”
Coming to the 2022 WTT Grand Slam Singapore Women's Singles Final, Chen Meng withstood the pressure to defeat teammate Wang Manyu 4-3, and with the championship of this tournament, Chen Meng regained the women's singles world first place. After the game, Chen Meng said, "Before playing this game, I didn't think about it so much, I can play the level out, the first few encounters have lost to Wang Manyu, and today I played with the mentality of impacting my opponents." The level between us is between Bo Zhong, this time lucky can win, maybe next time will not be so lucky. The game showed our best competitive form and we really tried our best on the pitch, so the applause should belong to both of us. ”
The Paris Olympic cycle has quietly begun, can Chen Meng realize the dream of a Grand Slam in the future? Can it continue to sit on the throne of the world's number one and dominate the Paris cycle? What surprises will the "troika" of Chinese women's table tennis bring to everyone? Leave everything to time and trust it will bring us a good answer.
Text/Beiqing Sports Zhou Xueshuai