Beijing time on July 23 news, the 2022 World Table Tennis Professional League WTT Championship Budapest station ended the fifth day of competition. In the women's singles semifinals, Wang Yidi defeated Sun Yingsha 4-3, following last week's Star Challenge final, Wang Manyu defeated Chen Meng 4-3, so that Wang Yidi will compete with Wang Manyu for the championship; In the men's singles semifinals, Lin Gaoyuan defeated 41-year-old Zhuang Zhiyuan 4-0 to sweep the opponent 11-0 in the first set and will compete with Zhang Benzhihe, who eliminated Francesca 4-3.
The national table tennis won the women's singles semifinals, the semi-finals, Wang Yidi faced Sun Yingsha, which was the second time the two met after last week's star challenge women's singles final, when Wang Yidi defeated Sun Yingsha 4-1 to win the championship.
In this game, the two players played very fiercely, and each other had certain ups and downs. In the first game, Sun Yingsha took the lead in entering the state, 6-1 to seize the opportunity, Wang Yidi did not want to show weakness, with a high-quality attack to chase the score to 8 draws. At the end of the inning, Sun Yingsha adjusted in time, scoring two consecutive points after 10 draws, and came out on top 12-10.
In the second set of the game, the two players tightly bit the score, and after 8 draws, Wang Yidi shot decisively, picking consecutive scores, and pulling back a city 11-8. In the third set, Wang Yidi was full of firepower, establishing an advantage of 6-0, Sun Yingsha did not want to show weakness to score six points in a row, and after 6 draws, Wang Yidi served and took the initiative to win 11-8.
In the fourth set, Sun Yingsha played more maturely, leading 7-2, after which she firmly controlled the initiative on the field, took the set point 10-5, and won it 11-7, and the two sides were tied in two sets. In the fifth set, Wang Yidi felt hot, started 4-1, and then led all the way, winning easily 11-2.
In the sixth set, Sun Yingsha's 5-2 lead was chased to 6 draws, after which the two fell into a fierce battle, and after several equal divisions, Sun Yingsha grasped the fighter and won 15-13. In the decider, Wang Yidi led 6-2, 7-3, Sun Yingsha was close to 6-7, and at the critical moment, Wang Yidi's forehand was full of power, locking in the victory 11-8, and finally defeating Sun Yingsha 4-3.
In another semi-final, Chen Meng and Wang Manyu played equally difficult to solve. In the first game, Chen Meng scored five consecutive points after falling behind 2-3 to take the lead 11-4. In the second set, Chen Meng overcame a passive start of 3-5 and scored six consecutive points after 5-7 to make it 11-7.
In the third set, Chen Meng started 3-1 in the lead, but after losing eight consecutive points, Wang Manyu drummed up and pulled back a city 11-5. In the fourth set, Chen Meng opened with a 5-1 lead, Wang Manyu scored six consecutive points, and then the two sides scored many times, and Wang Manyu won 11-9 to tie the score.
In the fifth set, the two players fell into a standoff, the score alternately rose, and Chen Meng won 11-9. In the sixth set, Wang Manyu established the lead 6-1 and won 11-7. In the decider, Wang Manyu led 5-1, although Chen Meng stubbornly approached 6-7, but Wang Manyu withstood the pressure to score four consecutive points, won the game 11-6, and finally narrowly defeated Chen Meng 4-3 to advance to the final, and will compete with Wang Yidi for the championship.
In the men's singles semifinals, Lin Gaoyuan faced 41-year-old Chinese Taipei veteran Zhuang Zhiyuan. In the first set, Lin Gaoyuan entered the state quickly, playing a high level of serve and attack, opening 11-0. In the second set, Lin Gaoyuan was still on the line, leading 7-2, after which he beat the drum and went to the next city 11-6.
In the third set, the two sides came up to fight into 3 draws, Lin Gaoyuan suddenly exerted his strength, played a wave of small climax, and won 11-6. In the fourth set, after 7 draws, Lin Gaoyuan played a high-quality attack continuously, locking up the victory 11-7, thus defeating Zhuang Zhiyuan 4-0 and advancing to the final.
In the other match, Japan's brother Zhang Benzhihe narrowly defeated Germany's Francesca 4-3, with a score of 11-3, 6-11, 11-8, 6-11, 11-5, 8-11, 11-6.