On March 27, Beijing time, the 2024 WTT Incheon Championship kicked off today. In women's singles, China will field the strongest lineup led by world No. 1 "Little Devil" Sun Yingsha, who will face her old rival Miu Hirano of Japan on the second day of match. The first day of competition was played by Wang Yidi, who faced Monaco's Yang Xiaoxin.
The just-released ITTF 2024 World Rankings for the 13th week of 2024, the women's singles are ranked in the top 10 in the world, and Chinese players occupy 5 places in the top 10, they are Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu, Wang Yidi, Chen Meng, and Chen Xingtong. At the 2024 WTT Incheon Championships, which started today, the Chinese women's table tennis team sent Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu, Wang Yidi and Chen Meng, but Chen Xingtong did not play.
According to the draw, No. 1 seed Sun Yingsha is in the top half of the bracket, and she will meet Japan's Miu Hirano in the first round and have a strong confrontation with Miu Hirano on the second match day (March 28). On the first day of the match, world No. 4 "Dadi" Wang Yidi will take the lead and she will face Monaco's Yang Xiaoxin.
Wang Yidi, who has been defeated in the Paris Olympics, has no pressure at all, and I believe that she will put down her burden and travel lightly, win the competition with her opponents, and strive to play well in this competition.
The three key matches on the first day of the women's singles match day are as follows: Wang Yidi vs. Yang Xiaoxin (11:10), Misei Ito vs. Liu Yangzi (13:30), Shin Yubin vs. Sofia Polkanova (19:00).
The specific matchups of the other games are: Tian Zhixi vs Yuan Jianan, Shan Xiaona vs Takahashi Bruce, Palawan vs Linda, Szokos vs Hannah. Let's look forward to Wang Yidi's excellent performance and win a good start for Chinese women's table tennis in this competition. And whether Ito Misei can defeat Liu Yangzi, or Liu Yangzi upset and eliminate Ito Micheng, wait and see!