3-0! National table tennis swept France: Chen Meng lost 1 game, Sun Yingsha made a guest appearance as coach, and Liu Guoliang watched the game happily
On February 23, 2024, Beijing time, in the first semi-final of the World Table Tennis Championships in Busan, the Chinese women's table tennis played against the French women's table tennis.
Match Focus
In this World Table Tennis Championships, the Chinese women's table tennis sent the strongest lineup, Sun Yingsha, Wang Yidi, Chen Meng, Wang Manyu, Chen Xingtong played hand in hand, 5 people played in the group stage, and the state was very good, and the Chinese women's table tennis entered the knockout round with the first place in the group. Subsequently, the Chinese women's table tennis easily defeated Thailand and advanced to the quarterfinals. In the 1/4 finals, facing the host South Korean women's table tennis, Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng, and Wang Yidi performed strongly, did not give the Korean women's table tennis any chance, and easily advanced to the semifinals.
From the beginning of the knockout round, the lineup of the Chinese women's table tennis is Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng, and Wang Yidi, which is determined by the world ranking, and Wang Manyu and Chen Xingtong cheered for their teammates off the court. The Chinese women's table tennis team faced the French women's table tennis team in the semifinals, with Yuan Jiannan and the fast-growing teenager Parvard at the absolute core of the latter. The French women's table tennis team played well, reaching the semifinals of the women's team at the World Table Tennis Championships again after 31 years, and locked a medal.
Line-ups and matchups
In the semifinals, the lineup of national table tennis is Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng, Wang Yidi, and the lineup of France is Pavard, Yuan Jianan, Charlotte Lutz, and the specific matches in the semifinals are:
First set: Sun Yingsha vs Pritika Pavard
Second set: Chen Meng VS Yuan Jianan
Third set: Wang Yidi vs Charlotte Lutz
Fourth set: Sun Yingsha VS Yuan Jianan
Fifth set: A Lytica Parvard
The course of the game
In the first set, Sun Yingsha faced Pavard, who improved a lot and was very impactful. However, Sun Yingsha was strong and easily won the first two games 11-5, 11-8. In the third game, Pavard saved the set points many times and played at a very high level, but she served two consecutive points at the critical moment, and finally lost the third game 12-14, Sun Yingsha swept Pavard 3-0 and took the lead for the national table tennis.
In the second set, Chen Meng played against Yuan Jianan, who had defeated the main players of national table tennis, and his serve was very distinctive. In the first game, Chen Meng scored 5 points in a row after 6 draws, winning the first game 11-6, and Liu Guoliang in the stands watched the game happily. In the second game, Yuan Jiannan fought back strongly, and Chen Meng made too many mistakes on the serve, and once fell behind 4-9. Then Chen Meng shot resolutely, chased 3 points in a row, fell behind 7-9, and Yuan Jianan called a timeout. Subsequently, Chen Meng chased down 10 draws after falling behind 7-10, but Yuan Jiannan scored 2 points in a row after 10 draws and pulled back a game at 12-10. In the third game, Chen Meng adjusted in time, received the serve quite successfully, and won the game 11-8. In the fourth game, Chen Meng scored 6 points in a row after 1-3 and led 7-3, the game lost suspense, Chen Meng locked the victory 11-4, and defeated Yuan Jiannan with a total score of 3-1. It is worth mentioning that when the game was suspended, Sun Yingsha also served as the coach to guide Chen Meng, which is the united national table tennis.
In the third set, Wang Yidi played against Charlotte Lutz, the difference in strength between the two sides was large, Wang Yidi played steadily, successfully defeated the opponent, and the Chinese women's table tennis swept the French women's table tennis 3-0, taking the lead in advancing to the women's team finals, waiting for the winner between Japan and Hong Kong, China!