The 2022 Singapore WTT Grand Slam tournament has come to an end for several days. The national table tennis team won all five events. Little Devil Sun Yingsha won two crowns and one season in three projects. Why was Sasha, who has won so many championships, surpassed by Chen Meng, who only won one singles championship?
WTT Points before grand slam
Before the start of this year's WTT Grand Slam competition, Sun Yingsha ranked first in the world with 7580 points. Chen Meng, who has maintained the world's first throne for more than two years, temporarily ranked second with 7175. Ito ranked third with 5216 points. Wang Manyu ranked fourth with 5011 points. As the opening year of the 2022 ITTF, the Singapore Grand Slam has attracted all the first-line masters of today's international table tennis world with high prize money and high points. The final result will also reshuffle the world rankings of women's table tennis. If Sun Yingsha wants to maintain the world's first place, she must strive for the championship.
Sun Yingsha lost a singles, and Chen Meng returned to the world's first place
In the Singapore Grand Slam Competition, the Chinese women's table tennis sent Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu, Chen Meng, Liu Shiwen, Wang Yidi, Chen Xingtong, Ku Man and many other recruits and veterans. Other associations are also active participants. The competition for women's table tennis is very fierce. However, in the course of the game, it is also an unpopular list. The Japanese women's table tennis sister was eliminated early. In the end, the four main players of national table tennis, Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu, Chen Meng, and Wang Yidi, ranked among the top four. Chinese women's table tennis won the gold, silver and bronze medals in advance.
The semi-finals and finals were unprecedentedly fierce. Every game was played in seven rounds, and the winner was between the millimeters. Sun Yingsha lost 3:4 to Wang Manyu and missed the final. Wang Yidi 3:4 Chen Meng missed the final. Wang Manyu 3:4 Chen Meng missed the championship. This WTT Grand Slam match, Chen Meng, who fully impacted the singles, laughed to the end. Not only won the championship and more than 630,000 prize money, but also got 2,000 points, returning to the world number one, but also won the singles quota of the Asian Games. Chen Meng's champion is worth it.
Sun Yingsha, who won the mixed doubles and women's doubles titles, only finished third in the singles event and scored 700 points. Follow the points rules for singles. Chen Meng's total score is: 7175 + 2000 = 9175. Sun Yingsha's points are: 7580 + 700 = 8280 points. Wang Manyu finished third and got 1400 points. The current points are: 5011 + 1400 = 6411 points. At present, Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu are ranked in the top three in the world women's table tennis singles.
Singles rankings are calculated separately for points
I have published several articles about women's table tennis rankings before. Some netizens who are not familiar with the rules of table tennis points will always have questions. Why is Sun Yingsha's two champions and one third place, whether it is points or prize money, not as much as Chen Mengduo? In fact, this is the provision of the WTT International Table Tennis Federation. The rankings we see are just rankings for singles matches. All points are valid scores for calculating singles matches. Doubles matches have a different ranking system. It's like going to school exams, if you compare singles to language. Then only the grades of the students who took the language test are counted. Even Sun Yingsha scored 100 points in both English and mathematics. It cannot be counted in the language rankings. The ITTF has always made singles the most important sport. Therefore, the bonus is also the highest. Sun Yingsha's prize money for two crowns and one season is only half of the singles champion.
Sun Yingsha is an all-round player cultivated by Liu Guoliang. Taking into account the team, mixed doubles, women's doubles, singles and multiple responsibilities. Although she did not win the singles title, she is still one of the most outstanding players in the national table tennis. At the Guangzhou Asian Games in September, Sun Yingsha may be able to win the championship again in four events. Cheer for Sasha!
Original article, welcome to follow the comments.