On April 18, Beijing time, the WTT Macao World Cup entered the 1/8 finals, in the just-concluded women's singles focus battle, the first sister of national table tennis Sun Yingsha played well, eliminated teammate Chen Xingtong 4-1, easily advanced to the quarterfinals, and successfully completed revenge for the loss of the Singapore Grand Slam.
Sun Yingsha eliminated Chen Xingtong 4-1
Sun Yingsha is ranked No. 1 in the world, Chen Xingtong is ranked No. 5 in the world, and Chen Xingtong reached the semi-finals of this year's Singapore Grand Slam, while Sun Yingsha won the women's singles championship at the Incheon Championship and the Goa Challenge this year.
The two have played each other 7 times in their careers, and Sun Yingsha has 5 wins and 2 losses, maintaining the record advantage over Chen Xingtong. The most recent meeting was in the women's singles quarterfinals of the WTT Singapore Grand Slam in March 2024, where Sun Yingsha lost 2-4 to Chen Xingtong and was knocked out. This time she came to the Macau World Cup, and Sun Yingsha ushered in an opportunity for revenge.
In the first game, Sun Yingsha led 9-6 and won the first game 11-8. In the second game, Sun Yingsha led 4-3, Chen Xingtong used the serve not to chase the points, and after 9-9, Sun Yingsha scored two points in a row, 11-9 to win the second game, leading 2-0.
In the third game, Sun Yingsha led 3-1 at the beginning and expanded the lead 6-5, the two fought from 6-6 to 8-8, and at the critical moment, Chen Xingtong scored with a backhand twist, 11-8 to pull back a game, and the score was 1-2!
In the fourth game, Sun Yingsha led 7-3 and easily won 11-4, leading 3-1.
In the fifth game, the opening game was 3-3 draw, Sun Yingsha grabbed a straight line with her forehand, 6-5 overtook the score, Chen Xingtong also called a timeout in time, and Chen Xingtong changed the line in time during the backhand holding process, the score was tied 8-8, Sun Yingsha scored with a backhand slash, 9-8 overtake, Sun Yingsha scored a super high-quality forehand, 10-9 got the match point, as Chen Xingtong returned the ball out of bounds, Sun Yingsha also successfully won the fourth game 11-9, thus eliminating Chen Xingtong 4-1, successfully advancing to the quarterfinals at the same time, and completing revenge for the loss of the Singapore Grand Slam。
Congratulations to Sun Yingsha and congratulations to the national table tennis.