The national table tennis won the World Cup double championship in advance

　　Chinanews.com, Beijing, April 21 (Reporter Xing Rui) On the 20th, the semifinals of the 2024 Macau ITTF World Cup began. Wang Manyu defeated Japan's Miwa Zhangmoto 4:2 and will compete with Sun Yingsha for the women's singles championship. On the men's side, Ma Long eliminated Wang Chuqin 4:0 to advance to the final, while Lin Gaoyuan defeated Zhang Benzhihe 4:0. The national table tennis also locked in the two laurels of this tournament in advance.

  Wang Manyu in the game Image source: WTT World Table Tennis Federation's official Weibo

　　In the women's singles semifinals, Wang Manyu faced Japan's Miwa Zhangmoto. The two sides fought hard for 6 rounds, and the scores were: 11:9, 11:6, 6:11, 11:6, 9:11, and 13:11.

　　At the beginning of the game, Wang Manyu quickly took control of the situation and won two games in a row. In the third game, Zhang Benmeihe seized the opportunity of Wang Manyu's more mistakes to win back a city. In the fourth game, Wang Manyu attacked many times, and Zhang Benmei was unable to counterattack. After that, Zhang Benmei and the state rebounded to recover a game. In the sixth game, the two sides were deadlocked until 10 draws. At the critical moment, Wang Manyu withstood the pressure and ended the game 13:11.

  Sun Yingsha in the game Image source: WTT World Table Tennis Federation's official Weibo

　　In the other semi-final, Chen Meng and Sun Yingsha gave fans a wonderful game. In the first game, Chen Mengqi won the game, and then Sun Yingsha was aggressive and won two games in succession.

　　In the fourth game, Chen Meng was in a burst of state, and with his excellent backhand play, he tied the score 11:1. The fifth and sixth innings were stalemate, and the two of them chased after me. Although Chen Meng defended stubbornly and led in the early stage, Sun Yingsha performed better and finally won the match 4:2 (11:13, 12:10, 11:6, 1:11, 14:12, 11:9).

  Ma Long in the game Image source: WTT World Table Tennis Federation's official Weibo

　　In men's singles, Ma Long and Wang Chuqin staged the "National Table Tennis Derby". Wang Chuqin was overtaken by Ma Long when he was leading in the first game, and the latter won the first game 11-9. In the second game, Ma Long scored 6 points in a row at the beginning, and Wang Chuqin adjusted his state in time to chase the score to 7 draws. However, Malone seized the opportunity at the end of the game and won another game at 12:10.

　　In the third game, Malone won with a score of 11:6. In the fourth game, Wang Chuqin fought with his back, and he tied many times when the score was behind. But Malone was in better shape and won the victory 14:12.

  Lin Gaoyuan in the game Image source: WTT World Table Tennis Federation's official Weibo

　　In the game against Japan's Tomokazu Zhangmoto, Lin Gaoyuan's playing style was calm and tactically effective, firmly grasping the rhythm of the game, making it difficult for Tomokazu Zhang to find a way to target, and he played an absolute advantage of 11:1 in the last game. Lin Gaoyuan won four games in a row, helping the national table tennis lock the men's singles championship in advance.

　　In the World Cup final on the 21st, Sun Yingsha will face Wang Manyu, and Lin Gaoyuan will compete with Ma Long for the championship. (ENDS)