Chen Meng swept the opponent 4-0, 11:1, the national table tennis got off to a good start, and Shen Yubin was shaved head
On April 15, Beijing time, the 2024 ITTF Men's and Women's World Cups in Macau, China officially began.
The group stage will be played first. The first match was played by Shin Yubin, a member of the Korean table tennis team in the fifth group of women's singles, against Zeng Jian of Singapore. Shin Yubin won 3-1 against Zeng Jian.
It's kind of interesting. Zeng Jian won the first game 11-0 and shaved Shen Yubin's bald head. Shin Yubin won three games in a row 11:7, 11:4, 11:9 and won the reversal.
In the group stage of this tournament, each game will be played in four rounds, and each player will play two games. After Shen Yubin won this game, he had the advantage and could basically advance to the knockout round.
In the first round of the Men's Singles group stage, Portugal's Marcos Feretas swept Puerto Rico's Daniel Gonzalez 4-0 in Group 15. In the first game, it was difficult to solve and scored a high score. Marcos Feretas won a hard-fought 17-15 win over Gonzalez. Marcos won three more games, 11-7, 11-7, 11-1, and finally swept Gonzalez 4-0.
The first round of the women's singles ushered in the first match of the national table tennis, with Chen Meng from the fourth group facing Poland's Natalia Bayo.
Chen Meng's strength was clearly superior, and he swept Natalia Bayo 4-0 to take the advantage. National table tennis has made a good start.
In the first game, Chen Meng made a 2:0 start. Natalia Bayo chased 1 point. Chen Meng scored three points in a row to lead Natalia Bayo 5:1. Natalia Bayo finally scored 1 point, and Chen Meng scored 4 points in a row to 9; 2 ahead of Natalia Bayo. Both sides scored 2 points each, and Chen Meng won the first game 11:4.
In the second game, Chen Meng made a 4:1 start. Natalia Bayo scored a straight backhand to chase one point. Natalia Bayo eats serve. Chen Meng's frequent maneuvers made Natalia Bayo upset, and she was completely powerless to parry. Chen Meng scored 6 points in a row and won the game point 10:2. Natalia Bayo brisked up and chased two points. Chen Mengyu scored and won another game 11:4.
In the third game, Chen Meng made a 9:0 start. Natalia Bayo gradually couldn't keep up with Chen Meng's pace. Natalia Bayo finally scored by playing the big horn. Chen Meng scored 2 points in a row and won the third game 11:1.
In the fourth game, Chen Meng made a 3:0 start. Natalia Bayo scores a backhand. Chen Meng scored 4 points in a row and led his opponent 7:1. Natalia Bayo closed the gap to 4:9. Chen Meng grabbed the attack, and then sent a side-kick. Natalia Bayo couldn't get it at all, and she looked helpless. Chen Meng waved to the other party and smiled embarrassedly. Chen Meng won 11-4 against Natalia Bayo.
In the end, Chen Meng swept Natalia Bayo 4-0.
In the next round, Chen Meng will face the Indian monster player Akula. In this game, Chen Meng has to take it seriously. Akula is not ranked high in the world and looks like she has average skills, but her style of play is unique and difficult for others to pick up. At the World Table Tennis Championships in Busan, Sliga Akula won 3-0 against Wang Yidi. Chen Meng wants to prevent the other party from having another upset.