On October 19, the 2022 Macau WTT Championship kicked off.
In terms of women's table tennis, on the first day of the competition, Chinese women's table tennis has three main players.
They are:
1) Daytime:
14:40 Wang Yidi vs Hannah Gundam (Egypt).
2) Evening Session:
A.18:30 Chen Meng vs Fu Yu (Portugal);
B.20:50 Xingtong Chen vs Diaz (Puerto Rico).
In the just-concluded "daytimefield" match, Wang Yidi defeated his opponent 3:0 and advanced to the round of 16 first.
Below, a general introduction to the game:
1. Wang Yidi vs Hannah Gundam: Met a 14-year-old fighting boy.
The Egyptian player who played against Wang Yidi was only 14 years old, the same age as Zhang Benmeihe.
In the eyes of most fans:
The main force of Chinese women's table tennis meets a 14-year-old nameless young player, and it should be crushed without suspense.
Actually, not quite.
This 14-year-old youngster, like Zhang Benmeihe, who was on the rampage at the time, can cause us some trouble.
Like this game, this Hannah Gundam created certain troubles for Wang Yidi, making Wang Yidi play very unsmoothly, and the three games were stumbling, and it took a lot of effort to win ~ There was even a little tension in the process.
The score of the three games of the two sides is:
11:8～11:9～11:9。
You see, the score of three sets is close, right?
1) The first game: Wang Yidi played very unhappy and uncomfortable;
2) Moreover, in the second game, Wang Yidi came up and was beaten 1:6, and almost lost;
3) In the third game, the lead was tied by several points, and it was not won by experience until the final key point.
So:
It's still a bit difficult, and the players who can walk into the championship arena, regardless of age, have two brushes.
This Egyptian Hannah Gowda, although only 14 years old, has risen to 42nd in the world ranking and can play the championship challenge~ This has surpassed many well-known players, which makes people a little incomprehensible.
Second, then, at a young age, why this performance?
To a large extent, this should be attributed to the WTT junior competition that the ITTF is advancing hotly.
In the WTT tournament system, youth competitions are the most, with as many as a dozen or dozens of competitions every month, and a large number of teenagers participate in the world.
Saying goes:
Good Gunners are fed bullets, and in the same way, good players are played by games.
So many youth competitions, will definitely cultivate more and more young table tennis players, from quantity to quality, and when these little players get up, the world table tennis pattern may gradually change ~ Maybe it will be "how strong and together".
Nowadays, in terms of men's table tennis, this "how strong and standing" competition pattern is gradually taking shape, there are more and more good players in the world, and the challenges facing Chinese men's table tennis are also increasing.
Similarly, in terms of women's table tennis, there will be a "time difference", but, just like women's volleyball, as "the stage is getting bigger and bigger, more and more people are playing", it is only a matter of time before the world's women's table tennis rises.
In this way, it is a great challenge for us Chinese women's table tennis, focusing on the training of reserve talents and doing a good job in echelon construction is urgent.
So:
Don't always say "no one plays table tennis, only Chinese is playing" ~ others have been playing, but we can't see it.
Because:
For teenagers' competitions, our national table tennis participates less, and there is no live broadcast of the event, so few people pay attention to ~ In this way, if you can't see or know, you think that "no one plays".
In fact, children are playing in full swing, and once they get up, they may scare you.
Just like this 14-year-old Egyptian girl, it is estimated that most Chinese fans have never seen or understood, but she suddenly pops out now, she can catch you off guard and make you very uncomfortable~ If you don't pay attention, you may lose.
Isn't this a shocking situation?
Third, this little girl, what are the characteristics of playing?
Of course, there are distinctive characteristics of the "new generation of players", that is:
1) Be fearless.
In the eyes of these children, there is no "big name or big name", they dare to fight anyone, have a good attitude and let go, no matter who they fight, they can be open-minded.
In this way, fearless and light-traveling, it is easier to play at the level.
2) Fight hard.
For these new generation of players, most of them advocate offense, like to fight vigorously when they have the opportunity, feel that this is very enjoyable, what is "controlling the ball without controlling the ball", she will not think so much for the time being, as long as she plays well.
And this kind of "regardless of the road fighting method", once hi, on the contrary, the effect is wonderful, not very easy to deal with ~ random punching to kill the teacher, but make the famous general very uncomfortable, fight up and stumble.
3) Trendy play.
The new generation of players generally play more advanced and keep up with the trend.
This is mainly manifested in:
A. The serve is more aggressive and varied;
B. The forehand and backhand are very balanced, and dare to exert force, making you not very comfortable.
Just like this little girl, confronting Wang Yidi, who is good at backhand, does not suffer at all with backhand, making Wang Yidi a little passive.
C. Faster and more varied.
Including: the speed of connection, the change of the line, the combination of turning and not turning... All well done.
You see:
Such a new generation of players is not easy to deal with, right? Dare to fight, fast and changeable, and good at fighting, and like a Zhang Benmeihe.
Playing against such a young player, if you are not familiar with it, it is really a little wrong, and it is quite difficult to fight.
So:
The world table tennis scene is changing with each passing day and is constantly moving forward, for us Chinese table tennis, while the main players are raising their power on the international stage, the young players also have more efforts!
Go for it!