Beijing time on July 21 news, the 2022 World Table Tennis Professional League WTT Championship Budapest station into the fourth day. In the women's singles quarterfinals, Wang Manyu played with an injury and defeated Japan's first sister Ito Mimachi 3-0 to advance to the final four. In the semi-finals, Wang Manyu will face Chen Meng. In the men's singles quarterfinals, Liang Jingkun lost 2-3 to 41-year-old Chinese Taipei veteran Zhuang Zhiyuan, missing the final four.
As a representative of the new force of Chinese women's table tennis, Wang Manyu participated in the Tokyo Olympic Games last summer as a P card, with the veteran Liu Shiwen quit the team competition after winning the silver in mixed doubles, Wang Manyu got the opportunity to appear, she cooperated with Chen Meng and Sun Yingsha to help the Chinese team win the women's team gold medal and achieve the Olympic championship dream.
At last year's World Table Tennis Championships in Houston, Wang Manyu defeated teammate Sun Yingsha 4-2 in the women's singles final to win the championship, counting the women's doubles championship and becoming the double champion. Prior to this, Wang Manyu won consecutive victories over Chen Meng and Sun Yingsha in the fiercely competitive women's singles field of the National Games, winning a crown with extremely high gold content.
After coming to Budapest, Wang Manyu's physical condition is not at the best, last week's Star Challenge, she and Wang Chuqin cooperated to win the mixed doubles championship, and Sun Yingsha cooperated to win the women's doubles championship, but the women's singles semifinals, Wang Manyu withdrew due to physical reasons, this week's championship, Wang Manyu's body did not heal, the right leg was wrapped in bandages, there are obvious protective measures, it can be said that it is with injury persistence.
In the women's singles quarterfinals, Wang Manyu faced Japanese sister Ito Mimachi. According to the data, Wang Manyu ranked third in the world, with 6 tour singles championships in his career, and Ito Mimachi ranked fifth in the world, and won 12 international singles championships. The two sides have met 12 times in the past, and Wang Manyu has the upper hand with 10 wins and 2 losses.
In the first set of the game, Wang Manyu and Ito Mimachi played more glue, the score alternately rose in the opening stage, Wang Manyu grabbed the backhand after 5 draws, the high-quality arc ball forced Ito Misumi to make a mistake, and after 8-7, Wang Manyu took the initiative to start in the standoff, scoring three points in a row to win the first place at 11-7.
In the second set, Ito added a change in the serve and started with a 2-0 lead. Wang Manyu used his serve to tie the score. After 2-4, Wang Manyu chased to 5 draws, forcing Ito to request a timeout. After 5-7, Wang Manyu scored four consecutive points to win 9-7. Ito Mimachi lost the ball and Wang Manyu won the set point 10-8. At the critical moment, Wang Manyu lost two serve points, and after 10 draws, she dared to fight and make another city 12-10.
In the third set, Wang Manyu continued his previous good form and established a 4-1 lead. After 4-3, Wang Manyu played a wave of small climaxes and led the way 7-4. After 9 draws, the Chinese star withstood the impact of the opponent, saved the set point and won 13-11, and finally defeated Ito Mimachi 3-0 to advance to the final four. In the semi-finals, Wang Manyu will face Chen Meng.
In a men's singles quarterfinal that ended earlier, China's Liang Jingkun lost 2-3 to 41-year-old Chinese Taipei veteran Zhuang Zhiyuan in five sets, with a score of 7-11, 6-11, 14-12, 11-11, 11-13.