On April 19, Beijing time, all four seats in the ITTF Women's Singles World Cup were produced. Sun Yingsha defeated Zheng Yijing 4-2, Wang Manyu defeated Hina Hayada 4-1, Chen Meng swept Miyu Hirano 4-0, and Zhang Benmeihe defeated Diaz 4-1. Let's also take a look at the semi-final women's singles matchups:
2024 Macau World Cup C Semi-finals against:
Top half: Sun Yingsha vs Chen Meng
Bottom half: Wang Manyu vs Zhang Benmeihe
Judging from the situation of the two halves, there is no doubt that Wang Manyu is under the greatest pressure. Sasha and Chen Meng belong to the civil war, and Wang Manyu against Japanese supernova Miwa Zhangmoto, once he is upset and lost, then Wang Manyu finally grabbed the points in Singapore and Incheon, and deducted 3,000 points because of the loss of the foreign war. These 3,000 points can be said to be nerve-wracking for Wang Manyu in the singles competition for the Paris Olympics. After all, the national table tennis coaching staff will determine the singles list for the Paris Olympics on May 7.
After the Macau World Cup, only one Saudi Grand Slam tournament will be counted towards the selection points. Therefore, Wang Manyu is the most unaffordable of the above four players. Zhang Benmeihe in the 1/8 finals and 1/4 finals, successively eliminated the outstanding Wang Yidi and Diaz, the whole state is very good, and the first time she participated in the World Cup to reach the women's singles semifinals, Zhang Benmeihe has already earned, she has no pressure to lose at all. I hope Wang Manyu can withstand the pressure, eliminate Zhang Benmeihe, and successfully reach the women's singles final.
Sun Yingsha had a slight upper hand against Chen Meng, and the national table tennis boss in Macao was in some good shape.
The competition in the upper half of the women's singles is also very interesting, and in the 2020 World Cup women's singles final, Sasha lost to Chen Meng and was the runner-up. Judging from this World Cup, Chen Meng advanced all the way to the semifinals, and the whole state was very good. Coming to the stage of age 30+, Chen Meng will be more open in his mentality, and he will also be more open to the results of the competition.
In the men's singles focus battle, Lin Gaoyuan eliminated Fan Zhendong 4-2, and Sasha still has to prepare for difficulties. For Sasha, if she finally succeeds in the World Cup and the Olympics, then she will surpass Zhang Jike in the 445-day fastest Grand Slam and become the new fastest Grand Slam record setter. The women's singles semifinals of the Macau World Cup will be at 18:00 on April 20, and CCTV will also broadcast live at that time. In the two women's singles semi-finals, who do you think will win?