On December 17, Beijing time, the women's singles semifinals of the 2023 WTT Women's Finals ushered in the "National Table Tennis Derby", with Wang Yidi playing against Chen Xingtong
"The King of the Civil War" Chen Xingtong yesterday 3-0 clean sheet world No. 2 Wang Manyu, the world's No. 4 Wang Yidi singles are of high quality, holding the ball without fear of any opponent, the two sides fought hard for 5 rounds, and finally Wang Yidi won 4-1 and successfully advanced to the finals
In the first game, the strength of the two sides is close, it is very important to play on the spot, Dadi made consecutive mistakes after 3-1, 5-3 led again after 3-3 draw, Chen Xingtong scored 4 points in a row 7-5 to overtake the score, Wang Yidi was more stable in multiple shots, and chased 3 points 8-7 to take the lead, Chen Xingtong increased the friction of returning the ball, the score was very stale, and after 10 draws, Dadi handled the key ball very decisively, 12-10 won the first place
In the second game, Chen Xingtong was anxious to make changes, and unnecessary mistakes began to increase, and Dadi expanded the score advantage 9-2 after a 3-1 start, and finally went to the next city 11-5
In the third game, Chen Xingtong, who was at a disadvantage with the ball, strengthened the quality of the first three boards, and the change of the landing point won many opportunities for himself, scoring 8 points in a row to take the lead 8-0 and then pull back a game 11-3
In the fourth game, Dadi marked the defense very well, 4-2 after taking the lead, always occupied the score advantage, Chen Xingtong did not give up, chased to 7-9 after Wang Yidi asked for a timeout, 10-8 at the point of the game Chen Xingtong rubbed back the net, Dadi won the game 11-8, the total score was 3-1
In the fifth game, Chen Xingtong, who increased the quality of his forehand, started 4-1, Dadi chased it to 4-5 and then asked for a timeout, and the change of the landing point tore apart Wang Yidi's defense, Chen Xingtong took the lead 9-7 after Dadi started very fiercely, chasing to 10-10 and winning 12-10
Later, Wang Yidi will compete for the championship with the winner of Sun Yingsha and Chen Meng in the final, and after the women's doubles match "Seafood Sisters" Sun Yingsha/Wang Manyu 3-1 Chen Meng/Wang Yidi, the final will face the Japanese pair Nagasaki Miyu/Kihara Miyu, so stay tuned