On February 21, 2023, Beijing time, the national table tennis team trials entered the fourth match day, and there was a sudden news before the start of the competition, 24-year-old world champions Wang Manyu and Zhang Rui both withdrew because of fever, Zhang Rui was going to fight a life and death battle with Chen Meng, in this case, Chen Meng won without a fight and directly advanced to the final four. Wang Manyu's opponent Fan Siqi won directly, and the match between He Zhuojia and Han Feier determined the promotion place in this group, and He Zhuojia defeated Han Feier to obtain a place in the final four.
At the end of the first three match days, Sun Yingsha and Chen Xingtong advanced to the semifinals, and the other two semi-final four places will be selected in the second and third groups. There are only three players in the second group, namely Chen Meng, Zhang Rui and Qu Man, in the previous match, Chen Meng and Zhang Rui defeated Qu Man, the young player Qu Man withdrew from the semifinals in advance, Chen Meng and Zhang Rui spoke directly, and the winning side advanced to the women's singles semifinals.
Originally, Chen Meng's foot injury recurred, and although she was urgently treated with the help of the team doctor, she still withdrew from the mixed doubles ranking tournament, but she wanted to participate in the women's singles competition and fight for a straight spot. When the fans were still worried about Chen Meng, Chen Meng's opponent Zhang Rui withdrew from the competition, it is reported that Zhang Rui withdrew because of fever, in this way, Chen Meng won without a fight and directly advanced to the women's singles semifinals, she is also the third main player to advance to the women's singles semifinals after Sun Yingsha and Chen Xingtong.
The final four spots in the women's singles were selected in the third group, and Wang Manyu, who had won two consecutive games before, took the initiative, but unfortunately, like Zhang Rui, she withdrew due to fever and gave up her chance to advance. Wang Manyu's opponent in the third round was Fan Siqi, so Fan Siqi won without a fight. So far, Fan Siqi has achieved a record of 2 wins and 1 loss, but since she lost to He Zhuojia before, He Zhuojia took the initiative. In the final round, He Zhuojia played against Han Feier, as long as he defeated Han Feier, He Zhuojia could get a second victory, and then squeezed out Fan Siqi by virtue of the win-loss relationship to advance to the final four.
The strong He Zhuojia naturally did not miss such an opportunity, and she finally beat Han Feier 3-0 to finish first in the third group and advance to the women's singles semifinals. So far, all four women's singles finalists have been released, namely Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng, He Zhuojia, and Chen Xingtong.
It should be said that there were many emergencies in this direct match, before, Lin Shidong, Xiang Peng, Zhou Kai, Qian Tianyi, Chen Yuanyu, Wang Chuqin all withdrew due to physical reasons, and Chen Meng withdrew from the mixed doubles competition due to a recurrence of a foot injury. In the most critical sprint stage, Wang Manyu and Zhang Rui had no choice but to withdraw from the competition, but they did not expect that the women's singles final four were decided in such a passive way, and the reference value was discounted. At this stage, the most important thing is to ensure the safety and health of the players, after all, there are a series of important events ahead, Liu Guoliang and the coaching staff may need to think about countermeasures.