On May 27, Beijing time, the Durban World Table Tennis Championships ended the women's singles semifinals, and world No. 1 Sun Yingsha defeated Japan's Hina Hayata 4-1 and entered the final.
Before the start of the match, TV Tokyo's live subtitles said, "Can Hayata become the first Japanese female player in 54 years to advance to the final, and play against the Chinese ace who is ranked number one in the world and has played the Japanese undefeated in four years!" ", full of expectations for Hina Hayada.
But the reality is still cruel, after the game, TV Tokyo said for the first time that although Hina Hayata lost to the world number one, she also won a valuable bronze medal. This is a great achievement in the history of Japanese table tennis.
Hina Hayata also couldn't help but cry after the match: "I forgot about yesterday's game and focused on this match, but I felt the thickness of the Chinese team again. I really feel like I've met a better player and see the difference in strength between the two sides. Yesterday and today, I did not make any mistakes in tactical preparation. ”
In the post-match interview, Sun Yingsha also praised Hina Hayada: "She is also very strong among the women's players in the world, and her handling of the first three boards is much better than before, and her holding ability has also improved to a certain extent." ”
Many Japanese netizens also followed the match, and they also left messages on social media after the game. Let's see together what they think of this game:
"Even winning just one game is great. It is too difficult to be equal to Sun Yingsha, and there are currently no female athletes of this level. ”
"The strength gap between Wang Yidi and Sun Yingsha is reflected in Hayada's score. Unlike a year or two ago, Sun Yingsha's current strength is twice that of Chen Meng, Wang Manyu, and Wang Yidi. ”
"I have to say that Sun is too strong, this is simply not human."
"Sun Yingsha must be a table tennis star!"
"Hina Hayata is also very good, giving Sun Yingsha a little human feeling (losing a game)"
"Hina Hayata still has a long way to go to break that 54-year record."
"What should the association and coaches think of this overwhelming fact? How can you win Chinese table tennis? ”
"It will be a long time before Japanese table tennis catches up with China, and this could be an eternal challenge. Because the difference in rank between them is too great. ”
"The first two years were Mimato Ito, now Hina Hayada, and then we have a chance to win Chinese table tennis. In Paris, Hayata will be the only one with hope of defeating China. ”