On the evening of April 21, Beijing time, the final of the 2024 ITTF Macau Women's Singles World Cup was fiercely contested. This final was played by Sun Yingsha against Wang Manyu, and as a result, Sun Yingsha reversed Wang Manyu 4-3 when she was 1-3 behind, winning the World Cup championship for the first time, and also making up for the regret of the last runner-up. In this way, Sun Yingsha has already won the World Table Tennis Championships and the World Cup, and she is only short of the Olympic championship to complete the Grand Slam.
Sun Yingsha's road to promotion, 4-0 Zhu Chengzhu in the first round of the group stage, 4-0 Chen Siyu in the third round, 4-1 teammate Chen Xingtong in the 1/8 finals, 4-2 Zheng Yijing in the 1/4 finals, and 4-2 Chen Meng in the 1/2 finals advanced to the finals.
Wang Manyu's road to advancement, 4-0 Adina Diaconu in the first round of the group stage, 4-0 India's first sister Batra in the third round, 4-1 Szokos in the 1/8 finals, 4-1 Hina Hayada in the 1/4 finals, and Miwa Zhang 4-2 in the 1/2 finals.
Both of them have a very smooth road to promotion, but they have also been challenged, both of them have skillfully resolved the crisis and successfully qualified, it can be said that both of them are in excellent condition, so it is destined to be a wonderful game.
Game review, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu both entered the state of the game very quickly, the first game at the beginning of the tug-of-war, Wang Manyu with a better state, with a backhand frequently penetrated Sun Yingsha, in the middle of the game to achieve a 9-5 lead into the key points, although Sun Yingsha recovered 2 points, but Wang Manyu grasped the key points 10-7 to get the game point, and with a dribble 11-8 to take the lead.
In the second game, the backward Sun Yingsha changed the landing point of the serve and took a 2-0 lead when you came up, but Wang Manyu mobilized Sun Yingsha, Sun Yingsha's unnecessary mistakes increased, Wang Manyu played a small climax, 9-4 lead, and the backward Sun Yingsha's needless mistakes increased, and the direct service error sent points, so that Wang Manyu got the game point 10-4, and grasped the key point 11-5 to win another game.
Judging from the first two games, Wang Manyu's desire to win was very strong, and his shot was also very resolute, and he comprehensively suppressed Sun Yingsha in the backhand hold, obviously after losing to Sun Yingsha 0-4 in Incheon, he made sufficient pre-match preparations.
Sun Yingsha, who fell behind 0-2 with a big score, has no way out, Sun Yingsha strengthened the quality of the backhand board, shot more resolutely, and took a 6-3 lead, Wang Manyu's excellent backhand in the first two games also became inferior, and Sun Yingsha, who was out of the state, did a very good job at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends 10-4 to get the game point, and pulled back a game with a side ball 11-4.
The third game is very important for both sides, and whoever wins wins wins the initiative. Wang Manyu strengthened the competition for the first three boards, and took a 5-3 lead at the beginning, although Sun Yingsha chased two points, but Wang Manyu controlled the scene, scored 6 points in a row, and 11-5 went to the next city. The big score led 3-1, and he held the trophy with half a hand.
Sun Yingsha, who fought against the odds in the fifth game, fought fiercely at the beginning of the game, starting 4-1, Wang Manyu was not soft behind in the score, chasing to 8-8, Sun Yingsha withstood the pressure and won 3 points in a row, 11-8 and then pulled back a game. The big score chased to 2-3!
In the sixth game, Sun Yingsha continued to perform strongly, and Wang Manyu, who was under increased pressure, made more unnecessary mistakes, and Sun Yingsha started 7-1 and quickly equalized the score 11-5.
In the tiebreaker, Wang Manyu changed his jersey to enhance his momentum. Who is more resolute and more calm in this game. Sun Yingsha changed the venue at the beginning of 5-1, Sun Yingsha was penalized for serving, which affected her mentality, Wang Manyu seized the opportunity to start chasing points, chasing to 4-5 (vignette, Sun Yingsha felt that it was a rubbing, the two played from 5-5 to 7-7, 8-8, 9-9, Sun Yingsha withstood the pressure and locked the win 11-9.
In this way, Sun Yingsha relied on more outstanding tenacity to reverse Wang Manyu 4-3 and was crowned the World Cup champion for the first time, and Sun Yingsha refused to be the runner-up in two consecutive World Cups. As long as Sun Yingsha wins the singles Olympic championship at this year's Paris Olympics, she will become another Grand Slam player after Ding Ning!
Regarding the ninth point of the tiebreaker, do you think it was a side-rub? The author seems to have wiped the edge, but Wang Manyu did not see it. This also shows Sun Yingsha's desire for the championship!
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