On the evening of April 20, Beijing time, the 2024 Table Tennis Singles World Cup, the first women's singles semifinals, a Sino-Japanese battle, Wang Manyu played against Zhang Benmeihe, in the first game, Wang Manyu won 11-9, leading Zhang Benmeihe 1-0, she also clenched her fists to cheer herself, and Ma Lin on the sidelines applauded frequently, congratulations to Wang Manyu.
Wang Manyu is the singles champion of the World Table Tennis Championships, in the last round facing the Japanese team's strongest women's singles player Hina Hayata, Wang Manyu was very strong 4-1 promotion, but from the process of the game, in fact, it was not so smooth! For Wang Manyu, the outcome of this game is very important, if he loses to Zhang Benmeihe, then the points accumulated before will also be deducted 3000 points because of the loss of foreign wars, and this will naturally affect his competition for the Olympic singles seat. Therefore, Wang Manyu is really a little "can't afford to lose".
Zhang Benmeihe is a talented girl in Japan, only 15 years old, she has become the main force of the Japanese team, she knocked out the main national table tennis Wang Yidi in the 1/8 finals, and then easily eliminated Diaz 4-1, and reached the semifinals in the first World Cup, without much psychological pressure. Will Wang Manyu be able to withstand the pressure?
In the first game, Wang Manyu showed a strong ability to board the board, causing Zhang Benmeihe to make consecutive mistakes, and took a 2-0 lead after scoring 2 points in a row, but Zhang Benmeihe also adjusted in time, and also scored 2 points in a row, and quickly chased 2-2. Wang Manyu withstood the pressure and firmly suppressed Zhang Benmeihe on offense, the latter was more difficult, Wang Manyu scored 4 points in a row to stabilize the situation, 6-2 opened the difference, and established an advantage.
Zhang Benmei and chased 2 points in a row, and Wang Manyu quickly replied and continued to suppress 7-4. Zhang Benmeihe had a dribble balloon and chased it to 6-7 and quickly narrowed the difference. After Wang Manyu resisted Zhang Ben's backhand, he converted his forehand to score, 8-6. came to the key point at the end of the game, Wang Manyu still got the game point 10-8, won 11-9, and led Zhang Benmeihe 1-0.