In the first round of the 2024 Table Tennis Women's Singles World Cup knockout round, national table tennis Chen Meng faced the Thai team Sutasini and swept 4-0.
In this way, the first quarter-final match was released, Chen Meng faced the Japanese team Miu Hirano, and the two women's singles World Cup champions staged a direct dialogue!
Chen Meng 4-0 Sutasini
In the group stage, Sutasini beat Misei Ito by virtue of Wang Amy's turmoil, won the first place in the group, advanced to the knockout round, and is undoubtedly the weaker player in the top 16 in terms of strength.
Chen Meng fell behind 6-9 at the end of the first game, scored consecutive points 10-9 to overtake, Sutasini tied it, and Chen Meng won the first game 12-10. In the second game, Chen Meng crushed the situation, 11-4. In the third game, Sutasini started behind and called a timeout, and Chen Meng opened the score 7-0 and won 11-5. In the fourth game, Chen Meng swept 11-4.
Miu Hirano 4-3 Shiki Tian
Japan's Miu Hirano previously faced off against South Korea's Tian Zhixi, who won two games in a row 11-3 and 12-10. In the third game, Tian Zhixi was reversed 12-10 by Miyu Hirano 10 at 10-7 game points, and Miyu Hirano then made a key distribution, 11-8 in a row, and achieved a big score of 3-2. Tian Zhixi won the sixth game 11-4. Entering the decisive game, Miyu Hirano withstood Tian Zhixi's pursuit of points, and opened the score again in the second half, winning 11-6.
Chen Meng takes on Miu Hirano
In the quarterfinals, Chen Meng will face off against Miu Hirano. This is also the only two women's singles World Cup champions among active female players.
Chen Meng has played against Miu Hirano 8 times, and Chen Meng has 7 wins and 1 loss, gaining the upper hand. The two have played each other twice in 2023, with Chen Meng winning 3-1 at the Asian Championships and 3-2 at the Asian Games.