On April 18, Beijing time, the first round of the men's and women's singles knockout rounds of the Macau World Cup began, and the top 8 lists will be produced today. The first to appear in the national table tennis were Lin Gaoyuan, the No. 5 home team of the men's team, and Wang Yidi, the No. 3 main player of the women's team. Lin Gaoyuan defeated Darko 4-2 and successfully entered the quarterfinals.
And Wang Yidi returned with hatred under the photograph of Japanese teenager Miwa Zhangmoto, and she lost 1-4, bringing a series of irreparable negative impacts to herself.
Losing to Japan 6 times in one year, Wang Yidi set an unprecedented record and won the national table tennis
Wang Yidi's loss to Miwa Zhang was the sixth time she has lost to a Japanese player in an official competition in the past year.
The specific situation of Wang Yidi's previous 5 losses to Japanese players is as follows:
1. 2023 Singapore Grand Slam 2-3 Miu Hirano
1. 2023 World Table Tennis Championships in Durban 3-4 Hina Hayata
3. 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games 3-4 Hina Hayata
4. 2023 Lanzhou Star Challenge 0-3 Miyu Kihara
5. 2024 Busan World Table Tennis Championships 0-3 Miu Hirano
Now, coupled with the 1-4 Zhang Ben Meihe in the 2024 Macau Singles World Cup, Wang Yidi has set a negative first record of 6 losses to Japanese players in one year, which is unique in the history of national table tennis.
In fact, halfway through the Singapore Grand Slam, the national table tennis coaching staff urgently announced on the front line that Wang Yidi's Olympic singles qualification was withdrawn, and the only reason was because she lost to Japan 5 times. At that time, although the coaching staff left a little room for life, saying that Wang Yidi could still participate in the competition for the qualification of the Olympic team competition, and even the Olympic P card had her chance. But all this needs to be built on the basis that "Wang Yidi will no longer drop the chain in the subsequent inspection competition". Singapore Grand Slam Wang Yidi reached the final, Incheon Championship Wang Yidi also entered the semifinals, and did not lose the foreign war for two consecutive stops, Wang Yidi seems to have some signs of recovery and rebound.
But that momentum came to an abrupt end at the World Cup in Macau. Wang Yidi was defeated by Zhang Benmeihe in the first round of the elimination competition, and she became the first person in the main area of the women's team to trigger the "3,000 points penalty for losing foreign battles". Although she was eliminated in the group stage before, she was not included in the Olympic selection, so she did not have a penalty point.
g Women's Team Olympic P card is basically locked in Qian Tianyi
Wang Yidi lost to Zhang Benmeihe and set several records at the same time:
First, Wang Yidi lost to Japanese players six times a year, and he was the first person in national table tennis.
Second, Zhang Benmeihe broke through the national table tennis defense line for the first time.
Third, Zhang Benmei and 15 years old, became the youngest player to defeat the current players of national table tennis.
Wang Yidi lost in Macau, and all the possibilities of the Paris Olympics are basically gone, whether it is the team competition or the P card, there should be nothing to do with her. At the same time, Wang Yidi's reputation has also dropped to an all-time low, at the age of 27, her national team career is almost at an end, and after the Paris Olympics, she will almost retire.
The national table tennis coaching staff also needs to re-select the Olympic P card candidate because of Wang Yidi's loss. Kuoman is overwhelmed and should not be chosen. Wang Yidi is burdened with the reputation of "losing every day", and it is definitely impossible to use it. Chen Xingtong did not support her in any considerations. Now it seems that only Qian Tianyi has the greatest chance!
The next stop of the Saudi Arabia Grand Slam, Qian Tianyi is qualified, as long as Qian Tianyi plays normally and does not lose the foreign war, it is estimated that the P card will be given to Qian Tianyi. After all, Qian Tianyi's 24-year-old age, left-handed play, and current good comprehensive strength all prove that she is a more suitable candidate.