On April 19, Beijing time, the 2024 Table Tennis Macau World Cup entered the semi-finals.
Lin Shidong and Chen Xingtong both lost the civil war, and today Fan Zhendong also lost to teammate Lin Gaoyuan, which can be regarded as an upset, after all, Fan Zhendong is still the defending champion, of course, whether Lin Gaoyuan can hold in the second half depends on the confrontation with Zhang Benzhihe in the semifinals.
Wang Manyu defeated Hina Hayada 4-1, 11-8, 11-7, 8-11, 11-6, 11-8 in five games
Wang Manyu played very well in this game, the scene still looked relatively intense, compared to Wang Manyu still took the initiative, made fewer mistakes, and had a very good sense of landing, and successfully shook Hina Hayada many times through skillful play.
Wang Manyu said after the game that although the score on the court today was 4-1, each game was a process of entanglement, and the winner was decided at the end of the game. I don't think there is much advantage, that is, to pick points, every point to entangle, to bite, today is very fine. It's been a lot of pressure.
On the one hand, he is more patient, and he has been staying together without a large lead in the score, and the other is that he is calmer, and he actually knows where to win and where to lose in the game. Because Hayata's strength is relatively strong, including the entanglement of the score, the lead and the backward have been trained. Looking forward to tomorrow's match, because she hasn't played against Zhang Benmei much, but she has been very strong recently. It is still necessary to look at her with a new attitude, be fully prepared for difficulties, and do your best.
A4-0 defeated Miu Hirano, 11-5, 11-8, 11-9, 11-6 in four games
Chen Meng's performance is also very good, basically suppressing Miyu Hirano in playing, the whole holding multi-shot is obviously superior, the shot is of higher quality, the line is very clear, and the big corners on both sides of Miyu Hirano are successfully mobilized, and the state is very good, Chen Meng is in good condition in every game in this competition. After all, Miu Hirano is also a former World Cup women's singles champion, and although she was considered a very water world champion that time, she couldn't deny her championship at the age of 16 at the time.
Chen Meng said that it was difficult to fight against Miyu Hirano, even if he defeated her recently, it was not easy, and it was difficult to win, so this game was fully prepared with Ma Lin, which was basically similar to expected, but the score was much easier than expected. Her speed is still very fast, her offense has improved, she is very advanced, and she has her own foothold to play her level.
Zhang Benmei and 4-1 Diaz, 11-3/11-7/11-2/8-11/11-8
Zhang Benmei and win is still very easy, basically suppressing Diaz in the fight, the technique and tactics are very successful, the play is also very clear, the shot is resolute and decisive, as a 15-year-old player, dare to fight, the first time he participated in the World Cup, he reached the semi-finals, the results are really good, of course, there are also one factor in the good signing, like Chen Xingtong met Sun Yingsha in the first round of elimination, so in addition to strength, other factors also have a certain impact.
孙颖莎-郑怡静，11-5，11-2，9-11，11-7，10-12，11-5
In this game, Sun Yingsha still encountered Zheng Yijing's tenacious pursuit of points in the back, the first two games were relatively easy to win, and Zheng Yijing's strengthened attack in the third game, including the fifth game, was also very tenacious to pull back, Sun Yingsha's whole strength was significantly stronger than Zheng Yijing, and after readjustment, she controlled the rhythm of the game again.
The top four will come out, Sun Yingsha will play against it, and Wang Manyu will play against Zhang Benmeihe
Chen Meng is the defending champion, and the last time was in the final was to defeat Sun Yingsha, and Sun Yingsha fought as the world No. 1 and continued to challenge for the World Cup title. Wang Manyu continued to resist Japan, played his level, and won Zhang Benmeihe, no problem.