Xinxiang, Henan, 29 Oct (ZXS) -- The WTT (World Table Tennis Professional League) World Cup final opened four semi-final "battles" in Xinxiang, Henan on the evening of 29 October, with Grand Slam winner Ma Long losing to teammate Wang Chuqin, world No. 1 Sun Yingsha and Tokyo Olympic table tennis women's singles champion Chen Meng "meeting" the final.
That night, in the semifinals of the men's and women's singles, the Chinese men's and women's singles staged three "derby" matches. On the last match day, the four "golden flowers" of the national table tennis won the final four of the women's singles and locked the championship in advance, so the national table tennis women's singles played two "derby" battles that night.
In the first women's singles semifinals, Sun Yingsha, who just won the WTT Macau Championship women's singles championship a week ago, defeated her teammate Wang Yidi 4:1 to secure the women's singles final place. It was also Sun's third victory in the WTT World Cup final, as she defeated Germany's Mitterlamb in straight sets in the first round of quarterfinals and swept Japan's Yoshizumi Ishikawa 3-0 in the second round of the quarterfinals.
Another women's singles "derby" was between Chen Meng and teammate Wang Manyu. Chen Meng and Wang Manyu are both the main players of national table tennis, and the competition between the two is fierce. In the end, Chen Meng eliminated Wang Manyu 4:1 and will meet Sun Yingsha in the final to compete for the WTT World Cup final women's singles championship.
The third "derby" was played between Ma Long and teammate Wang Chuqin, and the duo was a big favorite in this tournament, and it was also the second "narrow road meeting" between the two after a week.
In the WTT Macau Championship, Wang Chuqin first defeated Ma Long in five sets, and then defeated Micko's teammate Fan Zhendong, the number one in the world, to win the WTT Macau Championship men's singles championship. In this battle, the same plot played out again, and Ma Long chased three consecutive rounds in a desperate situation of falling behind 0:3, dragging the game into a tiebreaker. But in the end, Wang Chuqin narrowly defeated Ma Long 4:3.
In the other men's singles semifinal, Japan's Tomoko Chang won the match with a steady and excellent performance, eliminating Germany's Dimitri Ochalov with a big score of 4:0. Next, Zhang Benzhihe will compete with Wang Chuqin for the WTT World Cup final men's singles title. (End)