4-3! The new king of the World Cup is crowned! Sun Yingsha's epic reversal of Wang Manyu Liu Guozheng pointed out the reason for winning the championship
On April 21, Beijing time, the Macau Singles World Cup entered the last day of competition, and the women's singles final Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu ushered in a peak showdown. The two sides are ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the world, representing the ceiling of women's table tennis strength on the planet. Whoever wins this match will win the World Cup for the first time in their careers. In the end, Sun Yingsha won three games in a row after falling behind 1-3, and made an epic reversal of 4-3.
Sun Yingsha has been ranked No. 1 in the world for many months in a row, and her singles spot at the Olympics is very secure. Although she was eliminated by Chen Xingtong in the Singapore Grand Slam and missed out on the semi-finals, she then won the championship at the Incheon Championship. Wang Manyu is also currently competing in singles, half a position ahead of Chen Meng, and she reached the finals in Singapore and Incheon, including the Singapore Grand Slam title. In the World Cup, Sun Yingsha successively eliminated Chen Xingtong, Zheng Yijing, and Chen Meng to advance to the finals, and Wang Manyu eliminated Szokos, Hina Hayata, Zhang Benmei and 3 national table tennis rivals. Previously, both sides only had the World Table Tennis Championships singles championship, and this battle was an important battle for both sides to impact the Grand Slam achievements.
In the first game, both sides had a heavy expression, and indeed the importance of this match was different from any previous WTT event. Sun Yingsha took the lead in the first three boards, and Wang Manyu also showed a tenacious performance in the holding section, and it was a strong dialogue. In the middle game, Wang Manyu maintained a slight lead, but was warned on serve. Wang Manyu was not affected, she hit a net-wiping balloon at the game point, and took the next game 11-8.
In the second game, the two sides still started to a stalemate. After the four draws, Wang Manyu played a high-quality hold, turned passive to active, and she was very decisive in the stage, and a wave of climax opened up the difference. And after Sun Yingsha couldn't score after changing lines continuously, she took the initiative to make more mistakes, and even made service mistakes herself. Wang Manyu scored 6 points in a row to get the game point, and won 11-5 again.
In the third game, facing Wang Manyu, whose morale and state were booming, Sun Yingsha further attacked and played more resolutely. After 3 draws, Sun Yingsha scored consecutive points to open up the difference. Her backhand twisting and pulling was even better, and she was able to stand in the backhand position, and the continuous transfer made Wang Manyu take care of one or the other, and soon Sun Yingsha opened up the difference and returned 11-4.
In the fourth game, the two sides continued to fight wits and courage in the first three boards, and Wang Manyu quickly adjusted to seize the opening advantage again. Although Sun Yingsha once chased 5 draws, Wang Manyu suddenly broke out and scored 6 points in a row, and the control and transfer on both sides were very in place, winning 11-5, and the total score was 3-1 ahead.
In the fifth game, Sun Yingsha played a speed advantage to lead 4-1, and Wang Manyu played very smartly and changed on the line. Sun Yingsha was chased by Wang Manyu to stop 8-7 when she led 8-4. After the pause, Wang Manyu tied strongly, Sun Yingsha withstood the pressure and scored 3 points in a row, 11-8 to chase 2-3.
In the sixth game, Sun Yingsha continued to be in a hot state, opening a long ball on the bottom line, Wang Manyu was not prepared enough for Sun Yingsha's changes, and Sun Yingsha blasted out a dream start of 7-1. Sun Yingsha maintained her advantage, and a fairy ball from the forehand baseline hit Wang Manyu through the next city, 11-5, and the two sides returned to the same running line.
In the deciding game, Sun Yingsha stopped Wang Manyu 3-1 at the beginning. After the pause, Sun Yingsha continued to expand her advantage, leading 5-1 to exchange venues, and Wang Manyu was in a desperate situation. And Sun Yingsha was judged to have lost points in violation of the rules, Wang Manyu chased it to 5-4, Sun Yingsha appealed to wipe the edge, but the referee insisted on the penalty. This sudden episode interrupted the game for a while, and the rhythm and mentality of both sides were affected, and the two sides fought fiercely to 9 draws. Sun Yingsha was even more resolute, winning the tiebreaker 11-9 and making an epic reversal 4-3.
In this game, Liu Guozheng, who served as a guest commentator, commented on the reason why Sun Yingsha won the championship, Sun Yingsha was more bold at the critical moment, and the inner competition had the upper hand. In addition, in terms of hair extensions, especially the change of Sun Yingsha's long ball in the sixth game is very important. All in all, Sun Yingsha was able to turn the tables against the wind and stage a big reversal when she was down 0-2 and 1-3, this is definitely Sun Yingsha's epic battle, and she deserves this championship. At the same time, Wang Manyu is a strong rival of the three major foreign associations, and she also deserves the applause of the fans.