On September 9, Beijing time, the semifinals of the women's singles of the Asian Table Tennis Championships were launched between the two national table tennis main players Wang Manyu and Wang Yidi. In the end, Wang Manyu narrowly defeated Wang Yidi 3-2 with his outstanding performance and successfully advanced to the final. In the other semifinal, Sun Yingsha also narrowly defeated Chen Xingtong 3-2 to advance to the final.
Wang Manyu and Wang Yidi are both the main players of the Chinese table tennis team, and the level between the two is very close. However, their style of play is slightly different. Wang Manyu is good at spinning balls and is skilled in using a variety of spinning techniques to overwhelm opponents. Wang Yidi, on the other hand, pays more attention to speed advantages, stands closer to the platform, and makes it difficult for opponents to defend with fast and changeable ball paths and efficient attacks. In this game, both sides gave full play to their strengths, making the game more tense and intense.
In this battle of spin and speed, Wang Manyu finally gained the upper hand. Although Wang Yidi also played a lot of wonderful balls, Wang Manyu's stability and use of the spinning ball were better. Especially in the handling of key balls, Wang Manyu is more decisive and precise, which gives her an advantage at all stages of the game. In the end, Wang Manyu narrowly defeated Wang Yidi 3-2 and successfully advanced to the final.
After the start of the competition, Wang Manyu and Wang Yidi both showed extremely high competitive status. They are familiar with each other, you come and go, it is difficult to tell the difference. Wang Manyu uses a powerful backhand twist to actively form a standoff with his opponent, while Wang Yidi uses his speed advantage to contain his opponent. From the opening to the end, the two followed closely to the score, and finally Wang Manyu won the first set 11-8.
Entering the second game, the duel between the two began again. The same wonderful picture was played out again, and the two formed a backhand hold many times. In this link, Wang Manyu's offensive hit rate is higher. Wang Yidi, on the other hand, is a little too impulsive and makes many mistakes. Wang Manyu managed to take the set point in the second half to lead 10-7. However, Wang Yidi did not give up chasing the score, and at one point chased the score to 8-10. However, Wang Manyu eventually scored directly with an unreasonable forehand rush to make it 11-8 and the overall score was 2-0. This match is undoubtedly a contest of strength, but also a competition between two little devils. The situation of the two games was very similar, and the duel between Wang Manyu and Wang Yidi was very intense. In the end, Wang Manyu won the competition with an outstanding performance. In the final, she will be expected to compete with Sun Yingsha.
In the third game, Wang Yidi had no way back and decided to give it a go. She tightened her ball control inside the table to start the game with a 4-1 lead. Wang Manyu was once disrupted in the face of Wang Yidi's high-quality attack, but she did not give up and tried to catch up. However, Wang Yidi took advantage of the situation to extend the score and lead Wang Manyu 6-2. Subsequently, Wang Yidi became more and more courageous, and a series of wonderful operations were like a tiger descending the mountain, and won the set point 10-2. Although Wang Manyu tried her best to return the ball, a mistake caused her to lose the game, and Wang Yidi won the game 11-2.
At the beginning of the fourth game, Wang Yidi started with a 3-1 lead. Wang Manyu decisively adopted an offensive strategy to chase the score to a 3-3 draw. The two then competed fiercely, and the score was 6-6 at halftime. At this time, Wang Manyu served to score and win 7-6. Wang Yidi decided to call a pause for adjustment. After the timeout, the two started a fairy fight, and Wang Yidi scored to tie the score again, 7-7. In the second half of the game, the two were stuck in a glue and the score went all the way to 11-11. At the crucial moment, Wang Yidi scored two consecutive points to equalize the score 12-10. The match has become more and more confusing, and the matchup between the two sides has completely entered a white-hot state.
In the tiebreaker, Wang Manyu readjusted his form and showed a high-level backhand attack at the beginning, successfully resisting Wang Yidi's high-quality attack and leading 3-1. Wang Manyu's stability and excellent backhand attack skills gave her a lead, and her precise backhand attacks made Wang Yidi difficult to resist.
Subsequently, Wang Manyu continued to use a high-quality backhand attack to extend the score to 5-1, showing her strength and strategy. However, Wang Yidi did not show weakness and chased the score to 3-5 with a forehand burst. At this time, Wang Manyu served and snatched the attack, continued to pressure the opponent with high-quality attack, and the excellent attack directly broke through the opponent's defense, and Wang Manyu took a 7-3 lead.
When Wang Yidi tried to catch up, Wang Manyu chose to pause to adjust. After the timeout, Wang withstood the pressure and maintained the lead with a steady and effective backhand attack, eventually sealing the victory 11-7. This victory not only allowed Wang Manyu to advance to the final, but also gave her the opportunity to compete with the little devil Sun Yingsha for the women's singles title.
This final is an opportunity for Wang Manyu to prove herself, and she needs to show her strength and leadership to stand out in the fierce competition. Let's look forward to the arrival of this women's singles final and look forward to Wang Manyu's wonderful performance in the final!