WTT Semi-Final Roundup: Wang Manyu defeated She, 4-2, 4 consecutive wins
At the 2024 WTT Incheon Championships, as of the evening of March 30, the semi-finals ended fiercely. The Chinese table tennis team directly won the semi-finals in women's singles, so from the semi-finals to the finals, it was an internal exchange, and the seafood sisters finally met in the finals. There were some surprises in the men's singles, Fan Zhendong was upset by Calderano in the semifinals, and Liang Jingkun narrowly defeated Ma Long 4-3 in the other game.
Finals schedule
Men's Singles: Calderano VS Liang Jingkun【March 31, 17:00】
#【March 31st 16:00】
Men's Singles semifinals
Fan Zhendong 2-4 Calderano【5-11,8-11,9-11,11-6,11-8,5-11】
Due to Fan Zhendong's upset by Calderano, the Chinese table tennis team failed to lock in the championship and runner-up. I deeply regret Fan Zhendong's exit, but it seems to be more interesting for the competition, but Fan Zhendong has been reduced to a background wall. Fan Zhendong really wants to refuel, but only 350 points in this station is obviously too little, and the situation is a little grim.
Ma Long 3-4 Liang Jingkun【5-11;8-11;13-11;11-5;11-8;6-11;7-11】
This is the 6th meeting between the two sides in the international arena, and the previous battle is suppressed by Ma Long's bloodline and won all 5 matches. Due to Fan Zhendong's loss of the foreign war, Ma Long and Liang Jingkun both ushered in opportunities, and seizing this game can narrow the gap in Olympic selection points. In this game, the two sides fought 7 rounds and staged a wonderful battle, and Liang Jingkun finally defeated Ma Long in the international arena. Liang Jingkun beat Ma Long to reach the final, and if he can win the championship, he will be one step closer to the Olympics.
Women's Singles Semifinals
Sun Yingsha 4-0 Wang Yidi【11-9;11-9;12-10;11-7】
The two sides met again after a few months, ushering in the 11th dialogue on the international stage, and Sun Yingsha had a slight advantage of 6-4 in the first 10 meetings. Sun Yingsha performed strongly in this game, and the key points were very well grasped, and the first three games were won by a narrow margin, while Wang Yidi had a chance in the fourth game, but unfortunately he didn't grasp it.
Chen Meng 2-4 Wang Manyu【5-11;15-13;11-7;4-11;7-11;3-11】
The finale of this Mengyu battle took place, and both sides did not need too much introduction, and they just met at the Singapore Grand Slam on March 16, and met again after half a month. This is the 24th international match between the two sides in history, and Chen Meng has a 14-9 advantage in the past, but the last three meetings have been won by Wang Manyu.
Regarding the road to promotion, Chen Meng successively eliminated France's Pavard and Japan's Miwa Zhangmoto, and narrowly defeated Romania's Szokos 3-2 in the quarterfinals. Wang Manyu swept Germany's Mittram and Chinese Taipei's Zheng Yijing, and defeated the host player Tian Zhixi 3-1 in the quarterfinals.
Regarding the match situation, Wang Manyu served in the opening game to form a continuous pull, and took the initiative to suppress it to 2-0, and then Chen Meng served in place to counter-press the opponent, and quickly chased it to 2 draws. Then Wang Manyu made consecutive high-quality shots, rewrote the score to a 7-3 lead, stabilized the advantage and won the game point 10-4, and won the first game 11-5.
In the second game, Chen Meng scored first, Wang Manyu scored quickly to pull it back, and then Wang Manyu still played more steadily, gradually gaining some advantages to lead 7-4. After that, Chen Meng passively chased the score continuously and followed the score to 9 draws. Then the key point Wang Manyu won the game point 10-9, but was reversed by Chen Meng 15-13.
In the third game, Chen Meng scored first, and continued to suppress strongly, quickly leading to 6-2, and then Wang Manyu chased 3 points in a row, and Chen Meng chose to pause. After that, Chen Meng made a more determined shot, won the game point 10-7, and won 11-7.
In the fourth game, Chen Meng quickly led 2-0, Wang Manyu pressed back strongly, and scored consecutive points to lead 5-2; Wang Manyu pressed continuously and equalized the overall score with an 11-4 victory.
In the fifth game, Wang Manyu led 2-1 and continued to suppress and advance, rewriting the score to 7-3; then Chen Meng recovered 1 point, but unfortunately could not catch up continuously, Wang Manyu won the game point 10-5. Then Chen Meng chased 2 points in a row, but still lost 7-11.
In the sixth game, Wang Manyu got off to a 4-0 start and stabilized the advantage to 5-1, and then Chen Meng still made a mistake, and Wang Manyu scored consecutive points to take an 8-1 lead. After Chen Meng finally scored again, Wang Manyu stabilized his position and got the match point 10-3, and then Wang Manyu won directly 11-3, defeating Chen Meng with a total score of 4-2 and advancing to the women's singles final.