The 2023 WTT Nagoya Women's Finals, as of the evening of December 16, the singles 1/4 finals have ended. After fierce competition, Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng, Wang Yidi and Chen Xingtong defeated their respective opponents respectively and advanced to the women's singles semifinals of this tournament, and the Chinese table tennis team won the semifinals.
Upper Half District
孙颖莎 3-0 韩莹【14-12；11-4；11-7】
The 23-year-old is ranked No. 1 in the world and has 14 international titles, including top-level tournaments such as the World Table Tennis Championships, and is still one step away from the Olympic women's singles gold medal at the Grand Slam. German chipper veteran Han Ying is 40 years old, has won four international titles and is currently ranked ninth in the world.
Head-to-head record: The two sides have met five times before, the first of which was at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, when Sun won 4-0. After that, Sun Yingsha won all 4 meetings, so she won 5 consecutive victories against Han Ying.
Game recap
The two sides played a stalemate in the first few rounds, scoring alternately to 3 draws, and then Sun Yingsha attacked decisively, forcing the opponent to retreat from the table and making mistakes in receiving the ball, and Sun Yingsha rewrote the score to a 6-3 lead. After that, Sun Yingsha made consecutive offensive mistakes, and Han Ying chased the score to 5-6, and then Han Ying attacked and defended together, chasing the score to 7 draws. After that, the two sides continued to stalemate, Sun Yingsha missed the game point opportunity 10-9, and was also reversed by Han Ying 12-11. At the critical moment, Sun Yingsha withstood the pressure and finally won the first game 14-12.
In the second game, Sun Yingsha led 4-2 and maintained a strong lead to 6-3, and then Sun Yingsha scored three points in a row, thus rewriting the score to 9-3, and the situation in the single game became one-sided. After that, Sun Yingsha scored one more point to get the game point at 10-3, and then Sun Yingsha made a mistake and then won the second game 11-4.
In the third game, Han Ying scored 2 points in a row, Sun Yingsha attacked strongly to tie the game, and then Han Ying led to 4-2, and Sun Yingsha scored 3 points in a row to directly overtake. After that, Han Ying bit the score to 6 draws. After that, Sun Yingsha took control of the situation again, won the game point 10-7, and won the third game 11-7, thus ending the match.
Chen Meng 3-0 Mimato Ito【11-8;11-2;11-6】
In this game, Chen Meng played strongly, which can be said to be a comprehensive suppression of Misei Ito, and defeated the opponent with a total score of 3-0 to advance to the semifinals. Chen Meng won all 7 matches against Ito Misei and continued to maintain an undefeated record against Ito.
In the semifinals of the first half of the region, Sun Yingsha played against Chen Meng, the two sides are very familiar, and they have met 12 times in international competitions in the past, and Sun Yingsha has a slight advantage of 7 wins and 5 losses.
Lower Half Ward
Chen Xingtong 3-0 Wang Manyu【11-9,11-4,11-5】
Wang Yidi 3-1 Zhang Rui【11-6,11-8,9-11,11-8】
In the second half of the district, the two games were contested first, and these two games were all internal exchanges of national table tennis, Chen Xingtong defeated Wang Manyu, and Wang Yidi defeated Zhang Rui. Therefore, Chen Xingtong and Wang Yidi will meet in the semifinals of the second half of the region. Chen Xingtong and Wang Yidi are both from the Liaoning team, both are currently 26 years old, and both are right-handed offensive players. These two have fought 7 times in the international arena in the past, and Wang Yidi has performed even better, with a 5-2 advantage.
Semi-final schedule
Sun Yingsha VS Ain【12/17-13:45】
Wang Yidi VS Chen Xingtong [December 17-13:00]
Venue: Nagoya-Kaneshiro Butou Gymnasium, Japan