In the third round of the 2024 ITTF Men's and Women's World Cup group stage in Macau, China, Wang Manyu faced India's Manica Batra.
There was not much suspense in the match, and Wang Manyu swept Batra 4-0 and advanced to the women's singles round of 16.
In the first round of the group stage, Wang Manyu swept Romania's Adina Diaconu 4-0. In the second round of the group stage, Manica Batra won 3-1 against Adina Diaconu. Adina Diaconu, who has lost two in a row, is out early. Wang Manyu and Batra compete for the top spot in the group.
In the women's team group stage of the World Table Tennis Championships in Busan in January this year, Wang Manyu played a match with Batra. At that time, Wang Manyu won the game.
In the first game, Wang Manyu entered the state relatively quickly and made a 3:0 start. Batra felt up, wrestled with Wang Manyu, and bit the score. The two sides fell into a stalemate, and the fight lasted until 8:6. Wang Manyu retained the lead. Wang Manyu scored 3 points in a row and won the first game 11:6.
In the second game, Wang Manyu scored the first point. Batra scored three points in a row to overtake the score. Wang Manyu once again played a good hand and scored 4 points in a row to overtake the score. Batra quickly called a timeout to relieve the pressure.
On the court again, Wang Manyu scored another 1 point and led Batra 6:3. Batra fought successfully. Wang Manyu moved left and right, fought hard, scored 5 points in a row, and won another game 11:4.
In the third game, Wang Manyu made a 4:1 start. Batra scored two points in a row to close the gap. Wang Manyu scored in a straight line and led Batra 5:3. Batra took advantage of his height and arm length, made bold moves, and achieved results, scoring 3 points in a row to overtake the score. Batra continued to push and took a 9-7 lead. Wang Manyu felt it up, scored 4 points in a row, and won the third game 11:9. Batra has a certain strength. Wang Manyu entered the top 16 of women's singles.
In the fourth game, Batra scored the first point. Wang Man opened it completely and scored 8 points in a row to take a huge lead. Wang Manyu, who has already advanced to the top 16 of women's singles, does not want to embarrass her opponent, so she deliberately slows down the pace and makes more mistakes. Both sides scored 3 points each, and Wang Manyu won the fourth game 11:4.
In the end, Wang Manyu swept Batra 4-0 and successfully advanced to the top 16 of women's singles.
Judging from the whole game, Wang Manyu's skills are obviously stronger than Batra's. Wang Manyu is a typical representative of female men's playing style, with fast speed, great strength, frequent transfers, and advanced playing style, and it is basically difficult for ordinary players to catch her ball. Batra is tall and has a strong ability to protect the table. Wang Manyu is not much shorter than Batra, and his ability to protect the platform is also very strong. Wang Manyu is more flexible in running, and his ability to protect the platform will only be stronger. Therefore, Wang Manyu can easily defeat Batra.
Four Chinese women's table tennis players have finished the group stage. In addition to Wang Manyu who advanced to the top 16, Chen Meng and Wang Yidi also advanced to the top 16. Three Chinese women's table tennis players have advanced to the top 16. Kuo Man was eliminated, and Sun Yingsha and Chen Xingtong still had a third round of matches.