On August 23, Beijing time, the warm-up competition of the 2023 Asian Championships and Asian Games officially kicked off, and the women's team competition was also the focus of attention. Olympic gold medalist Sun Yingsha took the stage to face 19-year-old rising star Qu Man. However, the result of the match surprised everyone, Sun Yingsha lost to the young Kuman 2:3 after losing the match point in five tough matches, which was really surprising!
The dramatization of this match is that Sun Yingsha's outfield coach is Ma Lin, while the other is Qu Man's head coach Qiu Yike. This arrangement makes this game more exciting and more suspenseful.
Sun Yingsha and Quang Man are both post-00s, outstanding athletes with ages about 4 years apart, and they represent the leaders of women's table tennis today and in the future. Sun Yingsha showed her ability in the Olympic Games and was generally recognized. And Qu Man, although she has achieved good results in previous competitions, winning consecutive victories over Chen Meng, Wang Manyu, and Chen Xingtong, but her level needs to be further improved.
Shortly after the opening game, Kuman showed strong attack, breaking through Sun Yingsha's defense one after another, and finally won the first set 11-6. Sun Yingsha's performance during this period has always been ups and downs, losing consecutive games in table tennis, and now she has been hit hard by Kuang Man, and she looks a little sluggish.
Sun Yingsha fell behind again in the second game, and Quang Man scored two consecutive points, but the Olympic champion was not discouraged, and soon turned the tide at 13:11, and the two were once again at the same starting point, which was really exciting!
The third game was still evenly matched, and it was always tied, and in the end, Sun Yingsha came out on top and won 11:8, successfully forcing the young player Quang Man into a corner. However, in the fourth game, Sun Yingsha fell into the downside again, quickly trailing 10-6, but was unexpectedly beaten by Sun Yingsha four consecutive game points, but unfortunately lost the game 13:15 and entered the tiebreaker.
In the tiebreaker, Sun Yingsha had the lead, but was pulled back by Kuman and lost 11-8. This game was really unexpected. What Sun Yingsha has to do now is to return to her due level as soon as possible.
Overall, it was a very good matchup. Although Sun Yingsha is an Olympic gold medalist, she shows a certain degree of slump, while Kuman shows strong strength and impact. Ma Lin acted as Sun Yingsha's coach on the field, and although she tried her best to help Sun Yingsha, she was unable to turn the tide of the battle. This competition once again confirms how fierce the competition in the Chinese table tennis team is, and more and more young people are beginning to show their talents, which also adds a new dawn to the future of Chinese table tennis.
We also hope that Sun Yingsha can get some inspiration from this, find her state as soon as possible, and continue to work hard in the next competitions to lead the Chinese table tennis world to achieve another great result. Queman still needs to work hard to make a greater contribution to the team in the best condition. This competition allows us to see the competitiveness of Chinese table tennis, but also see the endless potential of Chinese table tennis, I believe that Chinese table tennis will definitely achieve greater achievements in the future!