Incheon Championship 31st preview: Liang Jingkun vs. Brazil's Hugo, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu compete for the championship
On March 31, Beijing time, the table tennis WTT Incheon Championship is about to usher in the final day of the showdown, and the men's and women's singles champions are born. At present, the national table tennis women's team has sat back and relaxed, not only Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu have already met in the finals, but also the top four have already been swept by their own people (Wang Yidi, Chen Meng stopped in the semifinals), no matter who wins in the end, the champion has been able to determine in advance that it belongs to the Chinese team, which is gratifying.
However, the national table tennis men's singles is still facing a severe test, Wang Chuqin retired after only three people participated, Fan Zhendong lost to the Brazilian star Hugo in the semifinals, the first half of the area lost, the second half of Liang Jingkun narrowly defeated his brother Ma Long to advance, and then will take on the heavy responsibility of blocking Hugo, looking forward to him can resist the pressure successfully!
A total of eight athletes in the national table tennis tournament received invitations, but Wang Chuqin gave up because of physical exhaustion, and finally three men and four women came to South Korea as scheduled to participate in the battle, and everyone advanced to the quarterfinals on March 29, followed by the 1/4 finals on March 30, everyone encountered very big difficulties, including the women's singles Chen Meng 3-2 narrowly defeated the bitter master Szokos, Sun Yingsha also reversed Hina Hayada 3-2, as for Wang Manyu is 3-1 victory over Tian Zhixi, Wang Yidi is 3-0 swept Polkanova to advance.
In the subsequent semifinals, Sun Yingsha easily swept Wang Yidi 4-0, and Wang Manyu eliminated Chen Meng 4-2 in 6 games, and the two met in the final round - through this competition, Wang Manyu also successfully surpassed Chen Meng in the national table tennis standings and came to the second place in the team, getting closer and closer to the Olympic singles qualification.
The situation of the national table tennis men's singles is not ideal, among which the men's singles runner-up of the Tokyo Olympics Fan Zhendong defeated the Japanese and German strong opponents Matsushima Teruku, Francesca, Zhang Benzhihe to advance to the semifinals, but then lost 2-4 to Brazil's Hugo and was eliminated;
As for Liang Jingkun, although he successfully eliminated Carlberg, Darko, Simon, and Ma Long to advance, it was very difficult to win, three of the four games were won 4-3 or 3-2, and two were reversed from behind.
According to the arrangement, the women's singles final will kick off at 16:00 pm Beijing time on March 31, because it is a civil war between national table tennis players, so whether Sun Yingsha or Wang Manyu wins, it will be a victory for the Chinese team, but if Wang Manyu can go further to the top, it will definitely be more helpful for her to squeeze out Chen Meng and be selected for the Olympic singles team.
After the women's singles final, the men's singles final will follow, which is undoubtedly the focus of everyone's attention, because the national table tennis men's singles has been wiped out in international competitions many times in recent years, including two of the main participants, and now everyone is forced to the edge of the cliff again, Liang Jingkun, who has passed all the way through the thrilling hurdles, can defeat the imposing Hugo in the final is still unknown, looking forward to him holding the position of the foreign war, and proving his strength with the championship!