Incheon Championships: Women's singles signing announced, Sun Yingsha faced Hirano in the first round, Chen Mengwang Manyu in the same district
On March 25, Beijing time, the table tennis WTT Incheon Championship held a draw ceremony, and the national table tennis women's singles swept the top four seeds in one go, of which Sun Yingsha and Wang Yidi guarded the upper half of the district, and Wang Manyu and Chen Meng were divided into the lower half of the district, which is of great significance to the last two who are currently competing for the Olympic singles qualification.
According to the arrangement, the first round of national table tennis will usher in a fierce battle, Sun Yingsha will play against Japanese world champion Miu Hirano, Wang Manyu, Wang Yidi, and Chen Meng will face Mitterham, Yang Xiaoxin, and Pavard respectively, please see below for more details.
The WTT Championship only has two singles events, men's and women's, so the competition process is very simple, and only one match will be played at a time, so it is easier for the players to play from start to finish, and fans will not have a headache watching multiple matches at the same time.
In women's singles, the Chinese team sent the top four athletes in the world rankings to participate this time, and world champion Chen Xingtong did not qualify, which shows the preciousness of the participation places. Although the World Table Tennis Federation has previously stated that the seeding list is determined according to the old world rankings, from the perspective of signing, it should be based on the latest (week 12) ranking list, as shown in the figure below.
Since the athletes participating in the championship are very strong, the first round is naturally a matchup of masters. In terms of national table tennis, Sun Yingsha is undoubtedly under the greatest pressure, because she will play against Miyu Hirano, who swept Wang Yidi 3-0 at the World Table Tennis Championships not long ago, and also defeated Sun Yingsha and Wang Yidi in international competitions last year, and her state has rebounded significantly compared with previous years.
However, in terms of overall record, Miyu Hirano is obviously inferior to Sun Yingsha, and not long ago suffered a defeat in the Japanese league and lost to Hina Hayata, and her momentum has decreased.
Wang Manyu, Wang Yidi, and Chen Meng's opponents are Germany's Mittenham, Monaco's Yang Xiaoxin, and France's Pavard, among which Yang Xiaoxin, who plays long rubber, will be more difficult, but Wang Yidi has never lost the opponent. As for Wang Manyu and Chen Meng's advancement, it is not very difficult for them to advance, and fans are more curious about which of them can achieve better results in this tournament and occupy the upper reaches in the Olympic singles trials.
In terms of foreign associations, the battle between the two famous players of Japan and South Korea in the first round - Zhang Benmei and VS Zhu Qianxi is undoubtedly the focus of fans' attention, and the rest of the games are also worth paying attention to, so let's sit and wait for the big battle to begin.