Table tennis finals: Chen Meng withstood the pressure!3-2 reversal of Hina Hayata, Ma Lin didn't understand the pause
On December 15, 2023, the table tennis women's finals continued, and the national table tennis once again reached the tiebreaker, Chen Meng reversed the Japanese star Hina Hayada 3-2, withstood the pressure to advance to the quarterfinals, and then faced the winner of Misei Ito and Diaz, the process was really thrilling.
The 29-year-old Chen Meng is the main player of the national table tennis women's team, ranked 3rd in the world, second only to Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu, and his performance during this period is remarkable.
The first round is facing a severe test, the opponent is the 23-year-old Japanese star Hina Hayata, currently ranked 5th, defeated Wang Yidi twice this year, won the singles medal of the competition, which is still fresh in people's memory, as the top master of the foreign association, Hina Hayata's threat is significantly more than the current Ito Misei, which has attracted great attention from the national table tennis coaching staff, but the World Cup lost 0-3 to Wang Manyu, and confidence will inevitably be affected.
In the past, Chen Meng played against Hina Hayada many times, maintaining a high winning rate and being trusted by the coaching staff, but the process was not easy, it was normal to play to the tiebreaker, in general, Chen Meng's strength had an advantage, Hina Hayada was by no means an idle person, there must be some twists and turns, from the perspective of national table tennis, or not to underestimate the opponent, to prepare for the difficulties before the game, head coach Ma Lin served as an off-court guide.
After the start of the game, Chen Meng played very firmly in the first game, giving full play to the advantages of his high quality of veneers, the first three boards were not soft, and took the initiative to form a hold with Hina Hayata, bringing more pressure to the opponent, Hina Hayada couldn't stand it at all, Chen Meng blasted out 11-5 to take the lead, Ma Lin also nodded in greeting, satisfied with Chen Meng's debut performance, Hina Hayada lost points too quickly, and has been following the rhythm of the opponent.
In the second game, Chen Meng took advantage of the situation to chase, Hina Hayada was experienced, did not choose to fight hard, changed the serve to strengthen the landing point, Chen Meng saw the move, and responded to all changes with the same, Chen Meng wasted 10-9, 11-10 two game points, Hina Hayada called a timeout, and after coming back, Chen Meng missed the opportunity, Hina Hayada pulled back a game 17-15, Ma Lin's timeout had no effect, but disrupted Chen Meng's offensive rhythm, which made people not understand.
In the third game, the mentality was obviously affected, Chen Meng suddenly dropped the line and was not in the state, there were too many unnecessary mistakes on the backhand, Hina Hayada won another game with 11-7, and Chen Meng stabilized his position in the fourth game, and returned 11-8 with color, the decisive game was a contest of psychological quality between the two sides, Chen Meng led 6-3, and then ended the game with 11-7, and finally reversed Hina Hayada 3-2, Chen Meng became the fifth national table tennis player to advance to the quarterfinals.