4-3！ Sun Yingsha defeated Chen Meng to win the women's singles championship and achieve a double title. How much bonus can two people get?
The 2023 WTT Star Challenge in Ljubljana reaches the final four finals.
The first women's singles final was played by Chen Meng against Sun Yingsha. This is a national ping ping civil war.
The two are in very good shape in this event. Sun Yingsha defeated South Korea's chipper Seo Hyo-won 3-1; 3-1 victory over teammates, Ito imitator He Zhuojia; 3-2 defeated Hina Hayada, the best in Japanese women's table tennis, and 3-0 defeated World Table Tennis Championships women's singles champion Wang Manyu. Chen Meng swept Germany's Shan Xiaona 3-0, South Korea's Zhu Qianxi 3-1, Romania's Szokos 3-1, and Nippon Ping's sister Mimato Ito 3-0.
The two have met 10 times in the international arena, winning five times each, and they are evenly divided.
Chen Meng and Sun Yingsha have met twice recently, winning one each. In the women's singles semifinals of the WTT Macau Championships in April, Chen Meng won 4-0 against Sun Yingsha. In the women's singles final of the Durban World Table Tennis Championships in May, Sun Yingsha won Chen Meng 4-2.
This time, Sun Yingsha defeated Chen Meng 4-3 and won the women's singles championship. In the match between the two in international competitions, Sun Yingsha had a slight advantage.
In the first game, Chen Meng changed the problem of slow heat in the past and made a 4:0 start. Sun Yingsha played a lucky rub tennis and scored the first point. Chen Meng scored five more points in a row to lead Sun Yingsha 9-2. Sun Yingsha made two mistakes in return, and Chen Meng won the first set 11:3. Sun Yingsha's state has not yet come out.
After the two sides drew 3 in the second game, Chen Meng scored 2 points in a row to take the lead. Multi-board holding the ball, Chen Meng scored more. Sun Yingsha also scored 2 consecutive points to tie the score. Chen Meng took advantage of the multi-board stalemate and frequently moved to score and win another game at 11:8.
In the third game, the two were locked in a stalemate, and the score alternately rose. Both made a number of mistakes. In the 7th draw, Chen Meng made consecutive return errors, and Sun Yingsha scored 3 consecutive points to win the game point. Chen Meng chased 1 point, and Sun Yingsha won the game 11:8.
In the fourth game, Sun Yingsha took an 8-2 lead. Sasha came up. Chen Meng changed his strategy and strengthened the rotation of the ball. Sasha made multiple return mistakes. Chen Meng scored 3 points in a row to narrow the point difference. Sun Yingsha called a pause. This pause worked. Sun Yingsha strengthened her twisting quality and scored three consecutive points to win another game at 11:6.
In the fifth game, the two fought the first three boards and fell into a glue battle again. The two are too familiar with each other, there is no secret to speak of, it depends on luck. In the 5th week, Sun Yingsha scored 3 consecutive points to take a large lead. Chen Meng also scored 3 consecutive points to tie the score. After alternating scores, Sun Yingsha seized the opportunity and won the set 14:12.
In the sixth game, the two sides fought to 2 draws, and Sun Yingsha scored 2 consecutive points to take the lead. Chen Meng called a pause. Sun Yingsha scored 2 points in a row, bringing the difference to 4 points. Chen Meng was a little anxious, and his mistakes increased significantly. Chen Meng played a wave of 7:1 to overtake Sun Yingsha 9:7. Chen Meng won the game 11:9.
In the seventh game, Sun Yingsha took a 4:1 lead. The two fell into a multi-board stalemate again, and after exhausting their tricks, Sun Yingsha returned the ball out of bounds and lost points. The audience applauded thunderously. Sun Yingsha took another 6-2 lead. Chen Meng stubbornly chased the points, but to no avail, Sun Yingsha won the key game 11:6.
In the end, Sun Yingsha defeated Chen Meng 4-3 and won the women's singles championship.
Both smiled after the game and shook hands in a friendly way.
After Sun Yingsha wins the women's singles championship, she can get $10,000 in prize money and 600 points reward. The runner-up Chen Meng can get a prize of 7500 US dollars and 420 points.
In addition, Chen Meng/Wang Manyu participated in the women's doubles competition and reached the quarterfinals. Chen Meng/Wang Manyu can get 800 US dollars in prize money, 105 points reward, and Sun Yingsha/Wang Chuqin participated in the mixed doubles competition and won the championship. Two people can get a $3,500 prize and 600 points.
Sun Yingsha achieved the double crown, with a total prize of 11,750 US dollars, which is equivalent to 84,850 yuan.
Chen Meng received a total prize of $7,900, which is equivalent to 57,000 yuan.