Text: The King of History
Editor|The King of History
●○Preface○●
Panic! Thrilling! Scared out of a cold sweat! Sun Yingsha, the world No. 1 in the table tennis world, played a very "difficult" game.
The 2023 World Table Tennis Professional League women's table tennis quarterfinals came to an end yesterday in Nagoya, Japan.
Last night's women's singles "in charge" were Sun Yingsha and Chen Meng, against Japan's 15-year-old Miwa Zhangmoto and Hina Hayata.
Among them, Sun Yingsha's game, which was supposed to be regarded as "exploring the bag and taking things", made the audience so worried.
Why did the strong Sun Yingsha play so "hard"?
Will the new generation of strong rival Zhang Benmei and the future surpass Sun Yingsha to sit in the world's No. 1 position?
●○ Sun Yingsha VS Zhang Benmei and ○●
"Sun Yingsha's sister's strength is recognized by the world, for me, maybe I won't even be able to win a game with Sun Yingsha"
Before this competition, Zhang Benmeihe was interviewed, and she once bluntly said that she felt that Sun Yingsha was a very strong opponent for her, and her chances of winning were slim.
The youngster, who was born in Japan in 2008, is ranked 14th in the latest world rankings for 2023 and is normal to have some apprehension against a world number one opponent. But even though the reality is so, Zhang Benmeihe is still "full of energy".
"It's hard to win, but that doesn't mean it's impossible. ”
In the women's singles competition that ended on the 15th, Zhang Benmeihe did it, with his rapidly growing ball skills and extraordinary perseverance, Zhang Benmeihe actually played a game without suspense to be "confusing", and once played ahead of Sun Yingsha.
Let's take another look at last night's incredible game:
Pulling, smashing, and curling the ball, in the first game, Miwa Zhang once again showed her strong skills in front of the world.
The forehand and backhand were extremely balanced, the conversion speed was so fast, the ball was fierce and fast, and under Zhang Benmeihe's strong attack, in the first game, Zhang Benmei and the score was 4-2.
Sun Yingsha, who was away from home, also tried her best to adapt and adjust, chasing the score of the two sides to a 4-4 draw, and then the two started a backhand battle.
The backhand was the Japanese player's best method, and Zhang Benmei and Zhang fought more and more bravely, winning the first game with a score of 11-6.
In the second game, Sun Yingsha's state began to improve significantly, and the scores of the two sides rose alternately, Sun Yingsha quickly adjusted her style of play, using Zhang Benmeihe's mistake and her forehand counterattack to lead 7-5 at the beginning, and finally pulled back a game with a score of 11-9 under the fight.
The third game is really thrilling, and I believe that the hearts of the viewers watching the live broadcast are in their throats. The third has just begun, Zhang Benmei attacked again and again, playing very strongly, leaving no room at all.
This style of play made Sun Yingsha a little "overwhelmed", and in such a situation, Zhang Benmeihe led 6-1.
Fortunately, Sun Yingsha had a good mentality and strong adjustment ability, and quickly chased the score to 7-8, Zhang Benmei and after the pause, Sun Yingsha scored 4 points in a row, and finally Sun Yingsha won a game with a score of 11-8 in the third game.
At the beginning of the fourth game, Zhang Benmei and reappeared fierce fighting, the score was repeatedly deadlocked, Zhang Benmei and "killed crazy" in this game, at the same time, Sun Yingsha's performance was a little "unsatisfactory", and several mistakes appeared, making Zhang Benmei and easily win the fourth game with a score of 11-3.
At this time, the big score became 2-2, this game was too interesting, and Sun Yingsha's psychological pressure doubled at this time.
The fifth game came, Zhang Benmeihe continued to play strongly, and the opening game was 3-0 lead, Sun Yingsha was tentative, and after coming back, Sun Yingsha scored 4 points in a row and overtook Zhang Benmeihe.
Since then, the two have obviously "converged" a little bit, and Sun Yingsha relied on her excellent "spin power" to score again and again, winning the tiebreaker with a score of 11-6.
In the end of this match between Sun Yingsha and Zhang Benmeihe, Sun Yingsha won 3-2 and stepped into the quarterfinals.
It was really a "thrilling" game, but looking at Chen Meng's arena, it was not so "easy".
●○ 陈梦 VS Hayata Kiyo ○●
The ending is always confusing, and perhaps this is the charm of sports competition.
It is not the first time that Chen Meng and Hina Hayada have clashed, in their previous professional careers, the two have met 6 times, and Chen Meng has defeated Hina Hayada 6 times.
But in yesterday's game, the fight was not so "smooth".
In the first game, Chen Meng started strongly, and with his previous victory experience, Chen Meng lived up to expectations and temporarily took the lead with a score of 11-5 in the first game.
The picture turned to the second game, at this time, Hina Hayada adjusted her tactics, chased closely, and pulled the score back with a score of 17-15, and at this time, the big score on the court changed to 1-1.
At the beginning of the third game, Hina Hayada took out the fast short-ball style that Japanese table tennis is accustomed to, and reversed the big score 11-7, at this time Chen Meng was in a state of backwardness.
In the fourth game, Chen Meng was not discouraged at all, adjusted his mentality, stabilized his state, fought back, saved the match point with a score of 11-8, and tied the score.
In the final fifth game, Chen Meng had no way out, and finally locked the victory 11-7, reversed the big score 3-2, and advanced to the quarterfinals together with Sun Yingsha, bringing good news to everyone.
In last night's game, it is gratifying to win, but at the same time, everyone also discovered many "problems" behind it.
- "Dangerous Adversary"
There are talented people in the country, how many years can you sit in a high position?
The fight between the world No. 1 and the world No. 14 is so interesting, it can't help but show that there are many "dangerous opponents" in the world table tennis today, and they may soon become "gold medal winners".
Miwa Zhangmoto, who has attracted much attention in the WTT tournament this time, is one of them. Born in 2008, Miwa Haramoto is the younger sister of Japanese male table tennis player Tomokazu Haramoto, who just turned 15 this year and has a bright future.
What is her strongest point? Japanese players are generally good at backhanding, but Zhang Benmeiwa is very balanced in forehand and backhand, and her physical condition is also good, so it can be said that there are almost no obvious loopholes, except for the power that may be due to her young age, she is still a little, and other aspects can be said to be "perfect".
According to the current development trend, Zhang Benmeihe is indeed very hopeful to challenge for the next Olympic gold medal.
Of course, Zhang Benmeihe is only the most representative figure in the "sudden rise" abroad, and there are actually many others.
On the other hand, in the Chinese table tennis world, it seems that the "difficult problems" are repeated one after another, and Sun Yingsha's "narrow victory" is the best "proof".
●○National table tennis "problem" ○●
Why does Sun Yingsha's game seem a little "passive" this time? This makes many people wonder, and at the same time, the game between the two has also directly rushed to the hot search.
"Sun Yingsha obviously didn't play her true strength, and she didn't play her forehand world No. 1 style at all, is it because of insufficient preparation?"
Many table tennis enthusiasts have the same question in their minds after watching last night's game.
In this game, Sun Yingsha's offensive part was obviously not enough, so in the first few games, Sun Yingsha was in a disadvantaged position.
Moreover, another obvious problem with Sun Yingsha in this game is that her forehand and backhand connection are not good enough.
At the beginning of the first few games, Sun Yingsha's backhand has been restrained by Zhang Benmeihe, and she has not connected to her forehand attack for a long time, why is this?
There may be two reasons.
One is that the national table tennis coaching staff bound Sun Yingsha to the mixed doubles, and Sun Yingsha has played for a long time, and the mixed doubles technique and singles technique are obviously different, so after the 7-sing mixed doubles match, it is bound to take time to adjust.
In the Nagoya match that ended yesterday, perhaps to a certain extent, it was indeed unfair to Sun Yingsha.
The second reason is "too powerful". As we all know, Sun Yingsha is currently ranked No. 1 in the world in women's table tennis, and her forehand is No. 1, and she can hit a spinning ball with strong "damage".
The whole world is taking Sun Yingsha as an opponent, just like Tomokazu Zhangmoto, who will spend a year studying the opponent, and the same is true for Miwa Zhang.
In addition, Sun Yingsha has played so many mixed doubles before, which also gives other players more opportunities to study. Yesterday's game may be just the beginning of a "problem" for Sun Yingsha.
Zhang has proved with facts that when speed and power reach the extreme, Sun Yingsha will not have the opportunity to use the spin, and I believe that in the future, according to the consistent style of Japanese players, a combat system will soon be studied with this.
Sun Yingsha's road is difficult, if she doesn't seize the time to study and update the technical system, she will face the current situation of "no one responding" to the current situation of national table tennis, and she will soon step towards the "abyss".
●○Epilogue○●
One game, one revelation.
The game that ended yesterday was not only for the audience, but also for Sun Yingsha and the national table tennis.
We have to admire Sun Yingsha's "strong heart", no matter what kind of situation she faces, she has a strong ability to control her emotions, and it is obviously impossible to get a glimpse of her inner thoughts from the surface.
This can't help but remind people of the former Zhang Yining's "big demon king", and people who can really be called "demon kings" have something in common.
I wish Sun Yingsha to go further, and I also look forward to the emergence of more outstanding players in the national table tennis session, and I wish Chinese table tennis can get better and better.