3-2! Sun Yingsha narrowly defeated Hina Hayata, and then won against Ma Long, Wang Yidi was eliminated by Qian Tianyi
On January 13, 2024, the table tennis WTT Doha Star Tournament continued, women's singles Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu completed the meeting, Qian Tianyi eliminated Wang Yidi, men's singles Liang Jingkun and Lin Gaoyuan passed, Sun Yingsha narrowly defeated Japanese star Hina Hayata, and Lin Gaoyuan won Ma Long again.
The national table tennis world No. 1 continues to play, Sun Yingsha against the Japanese star Hina Hayata, competing for the women's singles semifinals, just earlier, Sun Yingsha swept Zhang Benmeiwa 3-0, while refusing to handlet 11-0, this approach is supported by fans, and now facing a severe test, this foreign war is still a little difficult, although Sun Yingsha's advantage is very obvious, but it can't be careless, you need to prepare more.
Hina Hayada is the top master of the foreign association, there were singles medals in the two major competitions last year, and once defeated Wang Yidi, the main force of national table tennis, from the perspective of technical and tactical situation, Hina Hayata's style of play is very tough, the quality of the board is high, and she likes to hold on to the middle and far Taiwan, and has a good psychological quality, although the first three boards are relatively weak, but in general it is still relatively comprehensive, and it has become the focus of the coaching staff.
The two sides have played each other many times in the past, Hina Hayada has never won against Sun Yingsha, but sometimes she can play a tiebreaker, which brings a certain threat to Sun Yingsha, in general, there is a gap in the comprehensive strength of the two, Hina Hayada has no chance of winning, as the only foreign association in the quarterfinals, Hina Hayada still has good luck, and has just encountered a player in national table tennis until now, Sun Yingsha is ready to go, and is optimistic about another good result by everyone.
After the start of the game, the first game of the two sides played back and forth, Hina Hayada took the lead to get the game point, but failed to seize the opportunity, Sun Yingsha withstood the pressure, refused to be soft at the critical moment, served directly to attack, and won 15-13, in the second game Sun Yingsha suddenly dropped the line, there were too many unnecessary mistakes, and the concentration declined a little, Hina Hayada took the lead in an all-round way, and pulled back a game with 11-8, and the other party was also very well prepared.
In the third game, Hina Hayada chased to 7-8, and then Sun Yingsha scored 3 points in a row, and returned 11-7 to color, in the fourth game, Hina Hayada won 11-7, and Sun Yingsha withstood the pressure in the decisive game, ended the game 11-9, and finally narrowly defeated Hina Hayada 3-2, the process can be described as thrilling, this win is not easy, and the second seed missed the promotion, Qian Tianyi beat Wang Yidi 3-0, this score is indeed a bit unexpected.
At the same time, Lin Gaoyuan faced Ma Long, the last time Lin Gaoyuan passed the test 3-2, and now it is easier to win, Lin Gaoyuan won two games in a row with 11-8 and 11-5, Ma Long returned 11-8 and colored, and then Lin Gaoyuan seized the opportunity to lock the victory with 11-8, eliminated Ma Long 3-1, from the men's finals to the Doha Stars Match, Lin Gaoyuan defeated Ma Long in a row, and advanced to the semifinals back to back.