: In the tournament that has ended, the national table tennis players played well overall, in terms of men's and women's singles: Qian Tianyi defeated Austria's Polkanova 4-1 and advanced to the women's singles semifinals first; Ma Long easily defeated German table tennis player Qiu Dang 4-0; and Wang Manyu defeated Monaco's Yang Xiaoxin 4-1; Wang Chuqin defeated teammate Lin Gaoyuan 4-1; Sun Yingsha narrowly defeated Korean table tennis player Zhu Qianxi 4-3; Zhang Rui defeated German table tennis player Han Ying 4-1; Fan Zhendong defeated Sweden's Moregaard 4-2.
Men's and Women's Doubles: Fan Zhendong/Wang Chuqin defeated Japanese table tennis pair Yukiya Uda/Hayasuke Togami 3-1; 2. At 7:05 p.m., the Korean table tennis combination Zhang Yuzhen/Lin Zhongxun eliminated the Chinese Taipei combination Lin Yunru/Zhuang Zhiyuan 3-1; Chen Meng/Wang Yidi also defeated the Japanese table tennis pair Mimato Ito/Hina Hayata 3-1; Wang Manyu/Sun Yingsha defeated the Korean table tennis pair Shin Yubin/Tian Zhixi 3-0.
On this basis, today's WTT Singapore Grand Slam schedule is released, and Sun Yingsha is expected to win the second gold. The details are as follows:
What's the WTT Singapore Grand Slam schedule like today?
According to the schedule of the ITTF official website, today will be the competition for the men's and women's singles semifinals and the men's and women's doubles finals. Among them: 2 p.m. sharp, men's doubles final - Fan Zhendong/Wang Chuqin VS Zhang Yuzhen/Lin Zhongxun; 8:30 p.m., Women's Doubles Final - Wang Manyu/Sun Yingsha VS Chen Meng/Wang Yidi.
: 2:45 p.m., Women's Singles Semifinals - Qian Tianyi VS Zhang Rui; 3:30 p.m., Women's Singles Semifinals - Sun Yingsha VS Wang Manyu; 7 p.m. sharp, men's singles semifinals - Wang Chuqin VS Fan Zhendong; 7:45 p.m., Men's Singles Semifinals - Malone vs Hugo Calderano.
After checking the CCTV Sports Channel program trailer, CCTV-5 will broadcast the above matches live from 1:55 p.m., and interested fans should not miss it.
Why is Sun Yingsha expected to win her second gold medal?
Previously, Sun Yingsha teamed up with Wang Chuqin to defeat the Japanese table tennis pair Zhang Benzhihe/Hina Hayada, helping Guoping win the first gold medal of this tournament - mixed doubles gold medal, defending the title successfully, and once again defending the honor of national table tennis. It can be seen from the above that Sun Yingsha will stand in the women's doubles final with Wang Manyu today, so why is it expected to win the second gold medal? There are two reasons for this:
First, in the current world women's doubles rankings, the Wang Manyu/Sun Yingsha combination ranked first with 4640 points, while opponents Chen Meng/Wang Yidi teamed up to participate in international competitions for the first time. In other words, compared with Wang Manyu/Sun Yingsha, who has been working with Wang Manyu / Sun Yingsha for many years, Chen Meng/Wang Yidi is no different from the newcomer combination. As the so-called "ginger is still old spicy", it can be seen that Wang Manyu/Sun Yingsha has a greater probability of winning the championship.
Second, from the perspective of the player's personal state, whether it is Wang Manyu or Sun Yingsha, it is obviously better than Chen Meng and Wang Yidi. For example, in this year's women's singles event, Wang Manyu and Sun Yingsha both reached the semifinals, while Chen Meng lost 2-3 to Samara, and Wang Yidi lost 2-3 to Miyu Hirano in the second round of the women's singles. So the question is, can two players in average form work together to defeat two players in hot form? I'm afraid I have to put a question mark!
Finally, I want to say that Chen Meng/Wang Yidi's advantage is that they are energetic, after all, Wang Manyu/Sun Yingsha both fight on multiple fronts and have greater physical exertion. So, who do you think can have the last laugh? Welcome to interact below!
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