On April 18, the 2024 ITTF Men's and Women's World Cup in Macau, China entered the fourth match day, and the men's and women's singles 1/8 finals will be played.
In the first game, there was a hot game, with national table tennis player Wang Yidi facing against Japanese Chinese young rookie Miwa Zhangmoto.
Wang Yidi lost to Zhang Benmeihe 1-4 and missed the women's singles quarterfinals.
The 15-year-old Zhang Benmeihe has grown rapidly in the past year and has achieved good results, ranking 12th in the world.
Wang Yidi is 27 years old, one round older than Zhang Benmeihe. She ranked third in the women's singles.
Zhang Benmeiwa is highly ranked in the world, and he does have some strength. However, when she competed with the top masters of national table tennis, it was difficult to find a victory. She was still a little hot, and her mood was not very good.
In the first game, Zhang Benmeihe scored the first point. Wang Yidi scored 2 points in a row to overtake the score. Miwa Zhang also scored 2 points in a row to take the lead again. Wang Yidi scored in a straight line to tie the score. At the beginning, the two played very closely, until 6 draws. Zhang Benmei and Lian scored 2 points, and for the first time there was a 2-point gap. Wang Yidi chased 9 draws, but unfortunately there was a mistake immediately. In the end, it was Zhang Benmeihe who seized the opportunity and won the first game 12:10.
In the second game, Zhang Benmeihe scored the first point, and Wang Yidi scored 4 points in a row to overtake the score. Wang Yidi has been playing in a muffled voice, maybe the pressure is a little too much. Wang Yidi opened the difference with 6:2. However, Zhang Benmei and immediately scored 3 points in a row, and the difference was only 1 point. However, Wang Yidi scored 4 points in a row and pulled back a game with 11:6.
In the third game, Wang Yidi made a 3:0 start. Zhang Benmeihe scored 5 points in a row to overtake the score. After Wang Yidi equalized, there were mistakes one after another. Zhang Benmeihe took an 8-5 lead. Zhang Benmeihe's ball skills have risen again, and his mind is more mature, and he can carry it down with multiple boards. Wang Yidi chased to 8:9, and Zhang Benmeihe called a timeout. In the second game, Zhang Benmei and won the game 11:8.
In the fourth game, Zhang Benmeihe took a 4:1 lead. Wang Yidi called a timeout. The coach asked Wang Yidi to play strong and confident. Wang Yidi, who is one round older, also needs the coach's prompt to be strong. Wang Yidi chased to 5 draws. Zhang Benmei and Zhang scored two more points in a row to take the lead again. Zhang Benmeihe won the game 11:6, and Zhang Benmeihe took a 3-1 lead. Wang Yidi hanged.
In the fifth game, Zhang Benmeihe took a 5:2 lead. Wang Yidi overtook the score 9:8. Zhang Benmeihe won the game 16:14.
In the end, Zhang Benmeihe defeated Wang Yidi 4-1 and advanced to the quarterfinals of women's singles.
During the Singapore Grand Slam, the head coach of national table tennis Li Ying said that Wang Yidi had lost many foreign wars and was no longer suitable for the women's singles qualification for the Paris Olympics. This time, Wang Yidi lost to the 15-year-old Zhang Benmeihe, and the results in the foreign war were too poor. She was not wronged at all because she was disqualified from competing in the women's singles at the Paris Olympics.
Their winner will play in the quarter-finals with the winner of Polkanova and Diaz.
In the other men's singles 1/8 finals that were played at the same time, Lin Gaoyuan faced Darko.
[2:2 victory over Darko, the score of six games is 11:7, 11:8, 11:9, 7:11, 4:11, 11:8.]