On August 6, the women's singles final of the WTT Tunis Regular Season Challenge came to an end, and Zhang Rui, a 25-year-old sparring player in national table tennis, defeated 14-year-old Japanese teenager Zhang Ben Meihe 4-3 to win the gold medal and defend the glory of national table tennis, which was a surprise!
This Tunisia Challenge, the national table tennis sent the world champion Chen Xingtong to lead, Qian Tianyi, He Zhuojia, Liu Weishan, Ku Man, Fan Siqi and other good players are in, unfortunately Chen Xingtong Qian Tianyi withdrew, other players have lost, only Zhang Rui reached the final.
Zhang Rui has a historical advantage over 14-year-old Zhang Benmeihe, who defeated her twice in the WTT Qatar Series in March and met again, Zhang Rui experienced thrills, fought seven sets, narrowly defeated his opponent 4-3, and won the gold medal.
In the first set, the two had a fierce competition, Zhang Rui entered the state slowly, was Zhang Benmei and 14-12 first next city, the second set, Zhang Benmei and continued their own rhythm, once 9-6 led, was annoyed Zhang Rui continuously chased points, and equalized 11-9, Zhang Rui, fantastic.
In the third set, Zhang Rui continued the rhythm of winning, the forehand was fierce, and the mentality was stable, 11-8 and then the next city, the big score 2-1 lead, into the fourth set, Zhang Rui took advantage of the chase, another 11-8, big score 3-1 lead over the opponent, Zhang Benmeihe was forced into a desperate situation.
The game entered the fifth set, Zhang Benmeihe used the fighting technique, crazy attack, the score was very glued, Zhang Rui 5-4, 8-7, Meihe called a timeout, came back Zhang Benmei and 11-9 to win, the fight achieved results.
The game entered the 6th set, Zhang Benmeihe continued to fight, Zhang Rui's performance was very calm, circling with the opponent, but in the end failed to resist, 9-11, the big score came to 3-3, crazy Zhang Benmeihe, Zhang Rui could not stand it.
In the decider, Zhang Rui's 10-7 lead was chased to 10-10, like a roller coaster, suffocating, but in the final moment, Zhang Rui withstood the pressure and locked the gold medal 13-11.
Zhang Rui can be called another "anti-Japanese hero". On the way to the championship, she defeated many japanese players, 1/8 final against world champion Miyu Hirano, Zhang Rui fought five sets, defeated the opponent 3-2, and in the semifinals against Nagasaki Miyu, Zhang Rui won 4-2.
Zhang Benmeihe is very strong, this challenge, her partner in the mixed doubles event with her brother Zhang Benzhihe has already won the gold medal, and the women's doubles has reached the final four. Zhang Rui faced Zhang Benmeihe, who had a very strong impact and was very spiritual in the final, fought hard for seven innings, and used a 4-3 score to narrowly win the opponent and win the championship, indicating that Zhang Rui was very responsible.
Li Falcon, the coach of the women's team, said something similar: "When the team needs you, you have to stand up, the key game, stand up, this is what the team needs." Zhang Rui in tunisia is undoubtedly trustworthy.
Congratulations to Zhang Rui for winning the gold medal in women's singles, but also congratulations to Zhang Benmeihe, who is only 14 years old and has three events, can play such a result, the future can be expected.