In the 2023 WTT Nagoya Women's Finals, the women's singles final will be contested on the evening of December 17, against Sun Yingsha and Wang Yidi of the Chinese table tennis team. Sun Yingsha played four games in a row, just won the women's doubles championship with Wang Manyu, and then played in the women's singles final. In this game, Sun Yingsha played well, defeating Wang Yidi with an aggregate score of 4-2 and winning the women's singles championship, drawing a successful end to 2023.
Sun Yingsha 4-2 Wang Yidi【12-10;11-6;8-11;11-5;6-11;11-7】
Both sides are famous table tennis players, and they have met many times in the domestic and international arenas, and they are already old rivals. The 23-year-old Sun Yingsha is 3 years younger than Wang Yidi, and is currently ranked first in the world with 7,400 points, and Wang Yidi is ranked fourth with 3,545 points. Sun Yingsha has 14 international titles and is aiming to challenge for the Olympic title, while Wang Yidi has seven international titles and is temporarily lacking in top-level titles.
International match record: The two sides have fought 9 times in previous international matches, Sun Yingsha's 5-4 advantage is not obvious, and this is the 10th meeting between the two sides. The first meeting between the two sides was at the 2019 German Open, when Sun Yingsha defeated Wang Yidi 4-0. This is the third meeting between the two sides in 2023, with Sun Yingsha winning 4-1 in the Xinxiang Championship and Wang Yidi beating Sun Yingsha 4-2 in the Frankfurt Championship.
Olympic selection points dynamics
Sun Yingsha won the women's singles championship in the finals, earning 1,500 world ranking points and 2,000 Olympic selection awards. Therefore, Sun Yingsha scored 3,500 Olympic selection points in this station. According to comprehensive statistics, Sun Yingsha's total Olympic selection score will reach 18,880 points, far ahead of other players.
Wang Yidi won the women's singles runner-up in the finals, with 1,050 points in the world ranking and 1,000 points in the Olympic selection. Therefore, Wang Yidi scored 2050 points in the Olympic selection at this station. Previously, Wang Yidi's total points were 5010 points, so after this station, Wang Yidi's total points will reach 7060 points.
Chen Meng and Chen Xingtong reached the semifinals and won the world ranking of 525 points + 500 bonus points, with a total of 1025 points in this station. Therefore, Chen Meng's total points will reach 8245 points, and Chen Xingtong will reach 4380 points. Wang Manyu stopped in the quarterfinals without bonus points, only 265 world ranking points, and the total score increased to 6635 points. Previously, Wang Manyu scored 222 points in the Chengdu Mixed Team World Cup, and only 6857 points after adding.
Game recap
At the beginning, Wang Yidi scored first and scored 3 points in a row to take the lead, and then Sun Yingsha twisted and changed and scored 3 points in a row to tie. Then Sun Yingsha scored 2 points in a row to take a 5-3 lead, and continued to suppress strongly, rewriting the score to 7-4; After that, Sun Yingsha got the game point 10-9 and was tied by Wang Yidi, and then Sun Yingsha finally seized the opportunity and won 12-10.
In the second game, Sun Yingsha took a 3-1 lead, and Wang Yidi changed the line to chase 4 draws, and then Sun Yingsha grasped the key points to avoid being overtaken by Wang Yidi, and maintained the advantage to a 7-5 lead. After that, Wang Yidi recovered 1 point, and Sun Yingsha once again suppressed it strongly, won the game point 10-6, and won another game 11-6.
In the third game, the two sides alternately scored to 3 draws, Sun Yingsha then made consecutive mistakes, Wang Yidi led to 5-3, and then Sun Yingsha's offensive forehand was counterpressed, and Wang Yidi showed a firm lead to 8-4. After that, Wang Yidi stabilized and won the game point 10-5, but missed 3 opportunities in a row and had to choose a timeout. After that, Wang Yidi finally scored and pulled back a game 11-8.
In the fourth game, Sun Yingsha continued to dominate against La, and then moved the opponent in the change of line, and quickly took a 4-0 lead; then Wang Yidi chased 2 points in a row, and Sun Yingsha changed again to a 7-2 lead. After that, Wang Yidi recovered 1 point, but the mistake was never controllable, and Sun Yingsha always remained strong and won the game point 10-3. Then Wang Yidi fought back with all his strength to chase 2 points in a row, and Sun Yingsha seized the opportunity with a calm breath and won the fourth game 11-5.
In the fifth game, the two sides drew 2-2, and then Wang Yidi had the upper hand in the matchup, scoring three points in a row to lead to 5-2; Then Sun Yingsha sped up the pace and scored 1 point, but then made another mistake, and Wang Yidi led to 9-4. After Sun Yingsha chased 2 points in a row, Wang Yidi stabilized and won the game point at 10-6 and won the fifth game 11-6.
In the sixth game, Sun Yingsha started ferociously and scored consecutive points to lead to 4-1, and then Wang Yidi chased 2 points in a row, and Sun Yingsha finally withstood the key ball and rewrote the score to 6-3. After that, Wang Yidi chased it to 5-7 with all his might, and then the two sides formed a multi-board hold again, and Sun Yingsha withstood the lead to 9-6. Then Sun Yingsha got the match point at 10-6, Wang Yidi then recovered 1 point, and Sun Yingsha ended the game 11-7.
At this point, the fierce battle in the final ended, and Sun Yingsha defeated Wang Yidi with a total score of 4-2 to win the women's singles championship of the 2023 WTT Women's Finals.
Venue: Nagoya-Kaneshiro Buto Gymnasium