The ITTF Singles World Cup enters the penultimate day of competition and will be played in the semi-finals.
The first match was the women's singles semifinals, which were played by Wang Manyu against Zhang Benmeihe.
This game is very crucial, and Wang Manyu's play will affect the trend of national table tennis.
Since Zhang Benmeihe participated in international competitions, he has been valued by national table tennis. Like her brother Tomokazu Zhangmoto, she debuted at a very young age, and she showed super strength, setting off a whirlwind.
Zhang Benmeihe has achieved dazzling results in international competitions and has defeated national table tennis players many times. She is only 15 years old, ranked 12th in the world, and is expected to break into the top 10 soon.
In this event, Zhang Benmeihe defeated Wang Yidi 4-1 and Puerto Rico player Diaz 4-1 respectively, and advanced to the women's singles semifinals.
15-year-old Zhang Benmeihe showed super strength and psychological quality beyond his age. If she can defeat Wang Yidi, it can show that her strength is very strong. Wang Manyu's strength is about the same as Wang Yidi.
Wang Manyu defeated the Romanian beauty player Szokos 4-1 and the Japanese table tennis sister Hina Hayada 4-1 in this event, and successfully advanced to the women's singles semifinals. Wang Manyu has also been in good form recently, winning the women's singles title at the Singapore Grand Slam and rising to second place in the world rankings.
Wang Manyu is now 25 years old and is in the prime of his life. Wang Manyu is a typical representative of women's male play, with a tough style of play, high tactical literacy, and fast changes, and ordinary people can't catch her ball. Zhang Benmeihe's ball skills are high and his playing style is advanced, but he is still young and not as good as Wang Manyu in terms of experience.
In the first game, the two grabbed their own serve and scored points separately. In the middle game, Wang Manyu scored consecutive points and took a 6:3 lead. Zhang Benmeihe chased 7:8 and only fell behind by 1 point. At the end of the game, Wang Manyu seized the opportunity and won the first game 11-9.
In the second game, the two sides fought to a 3-draw. Zhang Benmei and the return ball did not cross the net, which affected the mentality to some extent. Wang Manyu scored 3 points in a row and led Zhang Benmeihe 6:3. Wang Manyu continued to open up the score gap and took a 9:4 lead. Zhang Benmei and quickly chased 2 points. Wang Manyu made a strong attack and won the game point. At this time, the referee ruled that Wang Manyu had violated the serve. Zhang Benmei and made a low-level mistake. Wang Manyu won another game 11:6.
In the third game, Wang Manyu made a 2:0 start. Zhang Benmei and scored 8 points in a row to overtake the score. It was difficult for Wang Manyu to narrow such a big point difference, and Zhang Benmeihe pulled back a game with 11:6.
In the fourth game, Zhang Benmeihe made a 3:0 start. Wang Manyu scored 5 points in a row to overtake the score. Ma Lin, who served as the off-court guide, was very excited, clapped vigorously all the time, cheered for Wang Manyu loudly, and shouted hoarsely in her throat. Wang Manyu continued to open up the score difference and won the game 11:6, leading Zhang Benmeihe 3-1. Wang Manyu can win this game, and Ma Lin has a share of the credit.
In the fifth game, Zhang Benmeihe took a 4:2 lead. In the middle game, Zhang Benmeihe scored consecutive points and took an 8:3 lead. Zhang Benmeihe's technique is still very good. Zhang Benmeihe won the game point at 10:6. Wang Manyu chased 3 points. Zhang Benmei and left and right moved, Wang Manyu returned the ball to the net. Zhang Benmeihe won the game 11:9.
In the sixth game, the two sides fell into a stalemate and played until 5 draws. Zhang Benmei and scored 2 points in a row to take the lead. Wang Manyu chased to 8 draws. Wang Manyu won the sixth game 13:11.
Wang Manyu defeated Zhang Benmeihe 4-2 and advanced to the C finals. Wang Manyu was very excited and squatted on the ground to celebrate.
Marlene was also very excited and smiled.
In the other women's singles semi-finals, Chen Meng played against Sun Yingsha, and the national table tennis won the championship and runner-up.