With the advent of the seventh competition day of the Durban World Table Tennis Championships, National Table Tennis encountered setbacks in subsequent events. Although the men's table tennis performance in some competitions deviated from expectations and was questioned, they still achieved good results overall. In the women's singles competition, our players showed great strength. The men's singles semifinals were all won by Chinese players, and Liang Jingkun successfully defeated Zhang Benzhihe to seal the men's singles gold medal in advance. The duo of Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin also advanced to the final in the men's doubles competition.
However, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu lost in the women's doubles competition and stopped in the semifinals. In the women's singles, Wang Yidi and Hina Hayata lost 19-21 after seven sets of hard fights, and failed to advance. This has made many people question their strength. The previous consecutive losses put the head coach of the women's team Ma Lin in the spotlight.
Admittedly, Wang Yidi's loss makes fans regret, but it will not cause much fluctuation. Losing so badly is really hard to accept. There are so many variables in competitive sports, although unfortunately, at least this proves that athletes have not given up their efforts. Who in this world can finally win the trophy and who can represent the highest level of the team? Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu were completely suppressed in the game, which made everyone confused and puzzled, because how could the powerful "seafood sisters" lose so badly?
The audience obviously saw that Sun Yingsha had a fluctuating mentality in the game, made many mistakes, and was mentioned by the commentator many times. However, she did not adjust in time, which shows that her competitive form is far from ideal. Wang Manyu's recent loss against Chen Xingtong caused her to miss the women's singles semifinals, and her competitive form was not satisfactory. Facing two opponents of equal strength, the Korean combination showed amazing combat effectiveness, which led to the defeat of the Chinese combination.
From the above discussion, it can be seen that some athletes are not in good condition, and coaches have not been able to make adjustments in time. The fact that the top players, in particular, showed no signs of rebound during the game undoubtedly made the responsibility of the coaches even greater. We want coaches to help athletes adjust to their best performance as soon as possible. Sun Yingsha had been tasked with three gold medals in previous competitions, but the loss shattered her dreams.
In this case, Marlene became the focus of attention. While fans can understand that the players are feeling down, athletes and coaches also feel lost as they struggle to get to the root of the problem. We should continue to support them and help them solve their problems.
Despite setbacks in both women's doubles and women's singles, the chances of the Chinese table tennis team winning five gold medals remain high. Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin have already won the mixed doubles competition, and the gold medal in the men's singles has also been sealed. In the women's singles semifinals, Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng and Chen Xingtong successfully reached the semifinals. Sun Yingsha will face Hina Hayata in the semi-finals and we expect her to give her all to reach the final. In the China-Korea showdown, Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin will face Zhang Yu and Lin Zhongxun, and Chen Meng and Wang Yidi will face Tian Zhixi and Shin Yubin, all three players have strong strength.
In the men's doubles, we believe that Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin have a more obvious advantage, and at the same time they are more stable. But they need to stay focused on their competitive form and prevent mistakes or even losses when the opponent doesn't cooperate. Wang Yidi needs to adjust her condition as soon as possible to overcome the frustration caused by the women's singles loss. Chen Meng needs to maintain the confrontation with Mimato Ito, hoping to achieve the goal of turning things around to the "seafood sisters".