After the national table tennis defeated Japan with difficulty, Ma Long Wang Manyu said something and thanked the audience
On December 10, CCTV Channel 5 broadcast the 2023 Chengdu Mixed Team World Cup preview as follows. The final battle will determine the winner of the first ITTF Mixed World Cup!
13:00: Germany vs Japan (T1), Slovakia vs France (T2);
19:30: China vs South Korea (T1), Sweden vs Taiwan T2.
After the national table tennis defeated Japan, it tied for first place with South Korea with 12 points, followed by Japan with 10 points.
The two teams have won 2 points and lost 1 point. In fact, Japan has no chance of competing for the championship. The final match between China and South Korea in the evening will determine the championship, either China or South Korea.
On the evening of the 9th, the national table tennis experienced the most difficult battle since the start of the tournament, defeating the Japanese team 8-5. Zhang Benzhihe and Zhang Benmei and their brothers and sisters have all played an excellent level. Hayasuke Togami/Miwa Zhang beat Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha, Tomokazu Zhang beat Fan Zhendong, and Miyu Kihara/Miwa Zhang almost beat Chen Meng/Wang Manyu.
In the post-game interview, Ma Long and Wang Manyu, who were the best performers of the Chinese team in this game, were invited. What did they say? Read on.
Question: Wang Manyu, how do you evaluate your performance when you scored five points in the Women's Singles and Women's Doubles matches today?
Wang Manyu: It's very hard, whether it's the team or myself, I actually encountered a lot of difficulties on the field. Both the Women's Singles and Women's Doubles are very strong opponents today, and they are strong opponents. At that time, I was probably more focused on the game on the field, and then I also hoped that I could build an advantage for the team.
Question: What kind of mentality did you have when the Men's Doubles came on the court in the fifth set?
Ma Long: Actually, I was very nervous before I went on the court. Because of the format of this competition, I believe that all the spectators here today watched the game and were very nervous as the score changed, so this is the charm of sports. Although I was very nervous, I felt that for me I still had good communication with Wang Chuqin before the game and was prepared for this competition. And before we played, I think the women's doubles (fourth set) was also very important, especially in the last game, when the opponent (Miyu Kihara/Miwa Zhangmoto) got the match point first, and finally we came back to win and led 7-5 on aggregate, we still have a better mentality when we come on the men's doubles court.
Question: What do you want to say to the fans at the scene?
Wang Manyu and Ma Long looked at each other and smiled, and she motioned for the Dragon Team to answer this question first.
Ma Long stepped forward with a smile: Wang Manyu is too modest, so many people at the scene took Wang Manyuhe's hand cards, she asked me to say, then I would be embarrassed. Maybe as I said yesterday, the really most intense games are usually reserved for the last two days. In today's game, I believe everyone can also feel the charm of sports. Tomorrow is the last game, and the most important game to decide the champion and runner-up. I'm sure a lot of people in the audience are looking forward to tomorrow's game, just like me. I hope everyone will cheer for the Chinese team tomorrow.
Wang Manyu continued: I think Brother Long said it very comprehensively, and then it was also very good. Thank you all for coming here to cheer us on, and hopefully we will give our best tomorrow.
A brief review of the national table tennis No. 9 night, 8-5 victory over Japan:
In the first set, Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha lost 1-2 (5, -11, -9) to the unfamiliar young pair Hayasuke Togami/Miwa Zhangmoto. As the top seed in the mixed doubles at the Paris Olympics, Tousha makes people sweat, and Xu Xin/Liu Shiwen's loss to Mizutani Hayabusa/Mimato Ito at the Tokyo Olympics is still fresh in the historical memory.
In the second set, Wang Manyu defeated Hina Hayada 3-0 (6, 9, 5) and pulled back the national table tennis advantage.
In the third set, Fan Zhendong lost to Tomokazu Zhang 1-2 (-3, -6, 7), and the Paris Olympics was bound to pick the big beam's little fat, which made people sweat for the second time. Tomokazu Zhangmoto, who was in a sluggish state in the previous game and had poor results, was resurrected this time with full blood, both offensive and defensive.
In the fourth set, Chen Meng/Wang Manyu narrowly defeated Miyu Kihara/Miwa Zhang 2-1 (-10, 3, 11). It should be known that in the third game, the Japanese women's doubles pair got the game point of this set first, but fortunately, Mengyu withstood the pressure and reversed 13-11.
In the fifth set, Japan gave up the men's doubles pair of Tomokazu Zhangmoto/Hayasuke Togami, who had previously had a poor performance, and sent a new pair, Sho Sone/Hayasuke Togami. World Championships men's doubles champion Ma Long/Wang Chuqin easily won the last point 11-5.
At 19:30 on the evening of December 10th, please remember to watch the final chapter of the Chengdu Mixed Team World Cup: China vs South Korea!
Ping Pong Hu Qingyuan