Fan Zhendong lost the foreign war 2-4, and Chen Meng was killed by Wang Manyu in 14 days
The men's and women's singles semifinals of the WTT Incheon Championships have ended. Men's Singles Final: Liang Jingkun vs Hugo, Women's Singles Final: Sun Yingsha vs Wang Manyu.
Fan Zhendong is a big hot stove
In the men's singles semifinals, Fan Zhendong played against Hugo. The Brazilian is also the only foreign association player to reach the semifinals, and the national table tennis team was undefeated before reaching the semifinals. Fan Zhendong entered the state quite slowly this time, facing this old opponent, he continued to be passive, and fell behind 6-11 in the first game. In the second game, Fan Zhendong slowly entered the state, but it was far from enough, and he lost another game 8-11. In the third game, Fan Zhendong's situation was quite good, leading 8-4, but then Xiaopang collapsed, and after losing points in a row, he lost another game 9-11 and fell into a desperate situation. Fortunately, the semifinals are a best-of-seven format, and Fan Zhendong still has a chance to counterattack.
World No. 8 Hugo had a bit of an up-and-down performance with a huge advantage. Fan Zhendong's counterattack began in the fourth game, unfortunately, although Xiaopang worked hard, the score of 11-6, 11-8 chased two games in a row, but the sixth game was still powerless, and after losing 5-11, the big score was 2-4. Overall, Hugo's performance throughout the game was impeccable. Fan Zhendong failed to continue to exert pressure, and the hot reversal failed to reverse, so he stopped in the semifinals, and the singles championship drought continued. In the absence of Wang Chuqin, the world No. 2 failed to seize the opportunity to get enough points.
When was the last time Fan Zhendong won the singles title, and the answer is the 2023 WTT Stars Challenge Ljubljana, which is exactly 8 months away, with a total of 264 days. In the past 8 months, in addition to Fan Zhendong's courageous performance in the team competition of the World Table Tennis Championships, other individual competitions seem to be unable to lift his spirit. returned to social media, and constantly posted his hobbies, and there was more off-the-counter news than on the field. Of course, this is not to say that it is bad, but it is certain that Fan Zhendong no longer regards table tennis as the only one in his life, after all, he has been in the national team for too long and is a little tired.
It's just that the Paris Olympics are coming, is Fan Zhendong really not ready to grasp that this may be the last chance? You know, Fan Zhendong is no longer enough points at present, and if he plays in the men's singles competition at the Paris Olympics, the devil knows what devil will draw. With a sigh, the best Fan Zhendong, can't he come back?
Malone missed the final 3-4
In the other men's singles semifinals, Ma Long faced Liang Jingkun. Compared with the suspense of the women's team, at present, Liang Jingkun is the only variable in the national table tennis men's team, that is, he still has a little possibility of counterattacking the three main forces to enter the Paris Olympics. Of course, in order to do this, Big Fat needs to play against the sky. This time to challenge the captain, Liang Jingkun was highly motivated, won the first game 11-5, and won the second game 11-8. In the third game, the big fat was full of firepower, and once led 7-0. Is the game going to lose suspense? Ma Long's counterattack was long overdue, and he kept approaching the score and didn't want to give up. Liang Jingkun missed a 10-8 advantage, and Ma Long stopped the decline 13-11. In the fourth game, Malone continued to fight back and tied the score 11-5. Liang Jingkun's morale was a little low, and Ma Long was unrelenting to overtake the score 11-8. Liang Jingkun woke up like a dream and dragged the game into a deciding game 11-6. The decisive game was still exciting and exciting, and Liang Jingkun seized the opportunity at the critical moment, ending the suspense 11-7, and reaching the final with a big score of 4-3, and will compete with Brazilian star Hugo for the championship.
Wang Manyu killed Chen Meng twice in 14 days
In the women's singles semifinals, Chen Meng played against Wang Manyu, maybe this is the arrangement of fate, just after the national table tennis announced that Wang Yidi would not qualify for the women's singles of the Paris Olympics, Chen Meng and Wang Manyu met twice, and the two understood that except for Sun Yingsha, only one of the two could go to the Paris women's singles stage. Open and secret battles are definitely indispensable, refusing to lose foreign wars is the bottom line, and head-to-head confrontation is the real sprint between the two. On the stage of the Singapore Grand Slam, Wang Manyu eliminated Chen Meng 4-1 and won the championship. In just half a month, the two faced off for the second time, and Wang Manyu took the lead 11-5 in this battle, and he was in a brave state. In the second game, Chen Meng saved three game points and regained his morale 15-13! Chen Meng struck while the iron was hot and overtook the score 11-7. After Wang Manyu adjusted in place, he continued to impact Chen Meng, and won the crucial fifth game 11-7. In the sixth game, Wang Manyu quickly opened the score with full firepower, ending the suspense 11-3.
In the end, Chen Meng was once again unable to resist Wang Manyu's strong firepower, and missed the final with a big score of 2-4, Wang Manyu killed Chen Meng twice in 14 days, and entered the finals back-to-back, close to the women's singles qualification for the Paris Olympics. In the other women's singles semifinals, Sun Yingsha played against Wang Yidi. In the end, Sasha swept 4-0 to enter the final. Wang Manyu will compete with Sun Yingsha for the championship.