The Table Tennis Super League kicked off on December 22 and took the lead in the semifinals of the women's team, with Shandong Luneng Club led by Wang Manyu playing against Shanghai Longteng Club. The Shenzhen University Club led by Sun Yingsha and Chen Meng played against the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology Club led by Wang Yidi, and the two will play again, and fans can see the two fighting again. The first singles player in the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology club is Wang Yidi, and Sun Yingsha is likely to play in the first singles in the semifinals.
Therefore, the two sides will continue to play each other, unless the Shenzhen University Club lets Chen Meng play in the first singles, or let Sun Yingsha play against Wang Yidi. In fact, Chen Meng and Wang Yidi have fought very few times, and the two sides should fight. It's just that now Chen Meng can play the first singles in the club against a weaker team, and every time she plays in the table tennis super finals, she plays all doubles.
In such an important match as the semifinals and finals, Chen Meng will choose doubles, but in fact, the Table Tennis Super League is the final battle of the 2023 season. Whether it is Sun Yingsha or Chen Meng, if they want to end perfectly, they must win the championship in the league, after all, in the first stage of the table tennis league this year, Shenzhen University Club lost to Shandong Luneng Club.
At that time, Sun Yingsha lost two points in a row in the game and was defeated by Wang Manyu and Qian Tianyi respectively, especially in the deciding set of the fifth set, Sun Yingsha was reversed by Qian Tianyi in two consecutive games when she was leading by a large score, and it became the most classic set of the table tennis league this season. Qian Tianyi also made fans reacquaint themselves with this game, which was the toughest game in so many years.
For Sun Yingsha, beating the Shanghai Institute of Technology Club is only the first step, and reaching the final against the Shandong Luneng Club led by Wang Manyu is the most important thing. Wang Manyu led Shandong Luneng Club to take the lead against Shanghai Longteng Club in the semi-finals this time, and there was not much suspense in this game.
In the end, it was Shenzhen University Club against Shandong Luneng Club to compete for the championship, because the two clubs had the strongest lineups. In the first stage of the game, Shenzhen University Club lost very regrettably, and Sun Yingsha, as the first singles, did not expect to become the weakest link of the team. This time, Sun Yingsha returned as the king in the finals, of course, she had to prove herself again.
And the partner Chen Meng is also in very good shape, and Kuo Man won the women's singles championship at the World Youth Championships last month, and this time the Shenzhen University Club does have the possibility of competing for the championship. But in many cases, the more the team looks like the favourite, the more inconsistent the game will be.
Sun Yingsha will definitely fight Wang Manyu, because the lineup of Shandong Luneng Club has never changed, and it basically responds to all changes with the same. The Shenzhen University Club often changes the lineup, but it is safer to let Sun Yingsha play the first singles in the final. Because Chen Meng is a veteran, it is safer to play doubles, and her main competitor is Chen Xingtong.
This time Sun Yingsha vs. Wang Manyu is inevitable, after all, this is a club game, and you can't pick an opponent casually like in national table tennis. The two haven't played each other since October, and this time is especially important for Sun Yingsha. Because the lineup of the Shenzhen University Club is also luxurious enough, it has long had the strength to wrestle with the Shenzhen University Club.
Wang Manyu, Chen Xingtong, Qian Tianyi The three players also have strong competitiveness, and the division of labor between the three is still very clear, Chen Xingtong and Qian Tianyi are in charge of doubles, and Wang Manyu is mainly responsible for singles. Last year, Chen Meng said that he would help the Shenzhen University Club win the championship, and finally won the runner-up.
This year, the two sides met again, and the desire for the championship of the Shenzhen University Club can be imagined. Shandong Luneng Club's lineup has a high degree of stability in the Table Tennis Super League, and the singles ability of each player is very good. Unless the Shenzhen University Club can win every set, it will be overturned by Shandong Luneng Club.
The women's team competition will be held on December 22, the men's team competition on December 23, and the men's and women's team finals on December 24. The men's club competition in the Table Tennis Super League is also exciting, and the Shandong Weiqiao Club led by Liang Jingkun and Wang Chuqin will challenge the Shantou Mingrun Club led by Lin Gaoyuan.
From the perspective of overall strength, Wang Chuqin and Liang Jingkun's Shandong Weiqiao Club is stronger. However, in the singles match, Lin Gaoyuan's impact is very strong, and will pose a direct challenge to Wang Chuqin and Liang Jingkun. Lin Gaoyuan is also the club's No. 1 singles player, and against the powerful Shandong Weiqiao Club, he must win at least one set.
The Shandong Luneng Club led by Ma Long will take the lead against the Shanghai Real Estate Club led by Fan Zhendong and Xu Xin. Will Ma Long play the first singles against Fan Zhendong? Maybe Ma Long will let the club's young player Xu Yingbin challenge Fan Zhendong, and Ma Long is more likely to play in the second singles.
Fan Zhendong will definitely play in the first singles, and fans still want to see Ma Long go and play Fan Zhendong directly. If the two sides really fight, I believe it will also be a dragon fight, and the process of the game will be quite intense. In terms of Ma Long's current strength, he still has a certain impact on Fan Zhendong.
The Table Tennis Super League, regardless of the players of men's and women's clubs, is basically a strong confrontation between the main forces of national table tennis in the end. There are three teams in the men's team that have the strength to compete for the championship this time, namely the Shanghai Real Estate Club led by Fan Zhendong, the Shandong Weiqiao Club led by Wang Chuqin, and the Shandong Luneng Club led by Ma Long.
Shandong Luneng Club is likely to reach the finals of all the men's and women's teams, and it is indeed the favorite team to win the championship.