Today's World Table Tennis Federation Grand Slam (Singapore) continues to play, and the various venues can be described as ups and downs, some less famous athletes have played well, and some very good athletes have been pulled down.
First world No. 4 mainland athlete Wang Yidi lost 2-3 to world No. 18 Miyu Hirano of Japan, followed by world No. 2 Tokyo Olympic champion Chen Meng lost 2-3 to Malaysia's 33-year-old Samara, world No. 42. So far, two of the four main athletes of mainland women's table tennis have died, losing a certain advantage, adding some uncertainty to the subsequent competitions and increasing the pressure on other athletes.
Tonight, the world's sixth-ranked and 23-year-old Japanese women's table tennis number one player Mimato Ito and the world's 20th mainland athlete Qian Tianyi launched another fierce competition.
According to everyone's original impression, whether it is fame or seniority, the two of them should not be at the same level, Ito Mimai is much higher than Qian Tianyi in all aspects, so before the start of the game, everyone is not very optimistic about Qian Tianyi, thinking that the winner must be Ito Mimako, so they focused on Ito Mimako.
Ito Mimako, who has always been arrogant, probably did not put Qian Tianyi in his eyes, let alone expect that he would also be violently beaten by latecomers, and only thought of passing five levels and cutting six generals, standing on the highest podium, and continuing to dream of her championship. When she won the first set 11-6, she felt even better.
However, after the start of the second game, it was not as smooth as the first game, and the play was not as easy as she imagined, and the opponent's ball always made her feel uncomfortable, and there was a feeling of confusion. Because during the break, Qian Tianyi carefully summed up the lessons learned from the failure of the first game, and according to the characteristics of Ito Mimai who likes short balls and fast attack fighting near Taiwan, he specified effective countermeasures, trying to give her long balls and frequent left and right movements, so that she has the strength to make it, and the head and the tail can't be taken care of, let it run back and forth, left and right, without a fixed fulcrum, resulting in a little chaotic inches.
Due to Mimato Ito's short arms and relatively poor platform protection ability, once she is allowed to leave the table, her advantages such as fast dialing and fast tearing will be difficult to play normally, and the speed and success rate of her attack will be significantly reduced. Therefore, she felt that she was playing hard, sluggish, and as a result, she lost two consecutive games 10-12 and 8-11, and the big score became 1-2, from leading to backward, which made her feel pressured.
However, Mimato Ito is not a vegetarian, she has always had a character that never admits defeat and the drive to fight to the end, and she will definitely not stop there. In the fourth game, it seems that the crazy Mimato Ito is back, she obviously increased the speed of her attack, increased her fighting, tried her best to win the tiebreaker, and started a fierce game with Qian Tianyi. And Qian Tianyi in the favorable situation of the big score of 2-1, the intention to seek stability is more obvious, it seems that he wants to win steadily, the shot is not as decisive as the original, the attack is a little soft, so it gave Mimato Ito an opportunity, she seized this rare opportunity, chased after the victory, put a lot of pressure on Qian Tianyi, 11-9 successfully won a game, the big score became 2-2, and the two returned to the same starting line.
The tiebreaker is very important for both of hers, with the winner moving on and the loser finishing the game and going home to rest. Therefore, the score was bitten tightly from beginning to end, and no one opened the distance until 8-8. Who would have thought that at this time, there was a dramatic change, Ito Mimai scored two consecutive points, the score became 10-8, holding two championship points, and the god of luck favored Ito Mimai for a moment. At that time, it seemed that Mimato Ito could lock in a smooth situation as long as he scored one more point, but the situation was very unfavorable for Qian Tianyi. However, Qian Tianyi did not give up in a passive situation, did not rush to continue the game with him, but immediately called a pause, used the temporary pause to discuss tactics with the coach and calm his emotions, and plunged into the following game with mature tactics and a calm attitude. Then, Qian Tianyi made a decisive move, scored two points in a row, and the score became 10-10, and Ito's two championship points disappeared instantly, and Ito's face changed instantly. In the end, Qian Tian repeatedly did not give her a chance, and took two more points with a bang, defeated Mimato Ito 12-10, and successfully advanced, and Mimato Ito stopped and ended the match.
In fact, Mimato Ito is not only Japan's number one, but also one of the more outstanding athletes in the world's women's table tennis. I don't know if it's an unstable mentality or a bad life, her competitive road is always stumbling, not going well, and her dream of champions has not been realized. I don't know how I feel tonight, do I have to regret it again and burst into tears?