Preface
The World Cup knockout round is still in full swing, but in the game just finished, it can't help but regret that Wang Yidi lost to Zhang Benmeihe 1-4 and unfortunately missed the quarterfinals.
According to relevant regulations, Wang Yidi not only lost the game, but also lost points. Based on the current situation, Wang Yidi and this year's Paris Olympics are very likely to be inseparable.
Wang Yidi was defeated by Zhang Benmeihe
Today is the fourth match day of the Table Tennis Federation World Cup, and Wang Yidi met Japanese rookie Miwa Zhang in the women's singles knockout round, although she is ranked third in the world, but the points are only 4955. It is almost a thousand points less than the second place Wang Manyu.
And the fourth place Chen Meng is 20 points away, from this point of view, every game in this World Cup is very important to her, she needs to use her strength and results to prove that she can.
Since May last year, Wang Yidi has participated in many world competitions, but has lost as many as 5 matches against players from other associations, which is very worth pondering for athletes, and the outside world has paid attention to her for this.
At the Singapore Grand Slam, some media questioned head coach Li Falcon about this matter, and Li Falcon also said bluntly, saying that Wang Yidi has lost many foreign wars, and from the current situation, it is no longer suitable to compete for the Olympic women's singles place.
If this battle is won in the end, Wang Yidi can still give everyone an explanation. But the result is still shocking 1-4, it is really crushing, obviously in terms of overall strength, Wang Yidi is more than Zhang Benmeihe.
In the first game, Zhang Benmeihe scored 1 point first with 10-12, and it can be seen that Wang Yidi played a little conservatively, and adjusted it in the second game and got back a point at 11-6, but Zhang Benmeihe also changed his way of playing and attacked very fiercely.
Wang Yidi's rhythm was also a little chaotic, and Zhang Benmei and successfully scored in the next two games. The fifth game can be said to be crucial, Wang Yidi fell behind many times but also overtook him, and finally lost the game by 2 points.
And according to the new rules, she will also deduct 3,000 points.
The new rules for the selection of the national table tennis women's team for the Paris Olympics
On April 13, the Chinese Table Tennis Association released a public announcement on its official website, which clearly expressed in detail what mechanism the women's team will implement in the Olympic selection.
Previously, head coach Li Falcon revealed to the media the method of Olympic selection, which has been adjusted and announced The plan is actually not much different from the previous one, and the deadline for selection is May 14, which is less than a month away.
Therefore, the ongoing Macau World Cup and the upcoming WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam are very important for the national table tennis women's team, and who will spend the two singles places in the Olympic Games will also become a foregone conclusion.
In fact, judging from the ranking points, Sun Yingsha 7150, directly throwing off the second place Wang Manyu by more than 1,000 points, should be regarded as a stable place. Wang Yidi plus has lost 6 matches in this competition, and the women's singles competition should be no longer qualified.
Wang Manyu 5915 in second place and Chen Meng 4935 in fourth place, the difference between the two is not big, as for who this place will be, it depends on the performance of the two in this month.
The format of this World Cup, if you don't qualify, you will deduct a certain number of points, if you don't qualify in the group stage, 3,000 points will be deducted, and if you lose one game, 3,000 points will be deducted.
Now that it has reached the knockout stage, Wang Yidi lost 3000 points directly as soon as she lost today, but her performance in recent years has often become the focus of public opinion, and everyone pays more attention to her instability, this game is not the first time she has been upset.
Wang Yidi has had many upsets
In 2017, Wang Yidi cooperated with Hao Shuai to win the mixed doubles runner-up in the National Games, but her performance in women's singles was still unexpected.
Just when everyone was expecting her, she lost to Liu Shiwen 1-4 and missed the final, which was something that many fans and viewers did not expect at that time.
In 2020, Wang Yidi lost to her opponent Misei Ito in 7 games in the ITTF finals, and was out of the game.
In 2023, when the Singapore Grand Slam, Wang Yidi simply made a "wedding dress" for Miyu Hirano, and sent others to the top 16.
But this happened, and at that time, the Olympic selection rules of the Japan Table Tennis Association were that if you could win 3 wins in 5 games against the top three main players of the Chinese team, you could add 15 points to the points, and Miu Hirano also became the first in Japanese table tennis.
You know, in the 2013 Youth Championships, Wang Yidi won the third place in one fell swoop and was directly selected to the national team.
And her opponent this time, Miwa Zhangmoto, is a young player born in 08, and is not yet 16 years old, will she threaten the national table tennis at the Paris Olympics?
Will Zhang Benmei and become the biggest threat to the national table tennis women's team?
Deng Yaping once said that Zhang Benmei and the future will be a huge threat to Sun Yingsha, because of the current training method of the Japanese Table Tennis Association, the overall structure of Zhang Benmeihe's current play is completely at the level of our national team, not only fast, but also very lethal.
Zhang Benmeihe has been playing table tennis since he was 2 years old, participated in U15 events when he was not yet 11 years old, and won two silver medals.
So will she become the biggest threat to the national table tennis women's team in the future? In response to this issue, netizens also had heated discussions, and some people felt that Zhang Benmeihe not only has a great advantage in age, but also has made significant progress in performance, and his future potential is immeasurable.
There are also some people who believe that national table tennis is a group's project and honor, and it is difficult for a single person to defeat national table tennis by himself.
From the performance in recent years, it can be clearly seen that Japan, South Korea, North Korea, India, etc., the strength of the women's teams in many countries is constantly improving, and the national table tennis will definitely encounter a lot of challenges at the Paris Olympics.
epilogue
Wang Yidi still has a lot of reviews after today's game, the table tennis game is not only technical, but also psychological and other aspects, only by checking and filling in the gaps, there will be a better performance in the future.
Resources
1. The original article was published in Beiqing Sports 2024-04-18About "Wang Yidi lost 1-4 to Zhang Benmeihe!Lost to foreign wars in a row and was fined 3,000 selection points, and the Olympic qualification is basically out of play"
2. The original article was published in Wen Wei Po 2024-04-13About "After a month, it has finally been settled, and the new rules for the selection of the national table tennis women's team for the Paris Olympics have begun to be announced"
3. The original article was published in Red Star News 2023-10-13About "Miwa Zhang Ben defeats Tomokazu Zhang Ben! The rise of the young generation of Japanese women's table tennis, the Paris Olympics threatens the national table tennis?"
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