On April 23, the International Table Tennis Federation announced the latest world rankings, Wang Chuqin ranked first in men's singles, and Sun Yingsha ranked first in women's singles. From the ranking analysis, the Olympic singles battle of the national table tennis women's team is now or no longer suspenseful, Wang Manyu has basically gone ashore, and Chen Meng's reversal requires more luck.
Sun Yingsha won the World Cup women's singles championship, further widening the gap with Wang Manyu, with 8,300 points, ranking firmly in the women's singles. In the latest Olympic standings of national table tennis, Sun Yingsha is also ranked first, with points approximately equal to the sum of Wang Manyu and Chen Meng's points.
Wang Manyu won the World Cup runner-up, with 5,965 points, ranking second. Chen Meng lost to Sun Yingsha and stopped in the semifinals, with 4772 points, ranking third. Judging from the world volleyball points, Wang Manyu is close to 1200 points ahead of Chen Meng. If you add the Olympic bonus points, Wang Manyu is more than 1,500 points ahead of Chen Meng.
Wang Yidi has been taken out of the Olympic singles competition, Sun Yingsha's points advantage is obvious, and she has locked a ticket for the Olympic singles in advance, now it depends on the competition between Wang Manyu and Chen Meng. According to the selection plan of the national table tennis, there is one Saudi Grand Slam left in the competition, and the singles candidates will be determined after this competition.
The Saudi Arabian Grand Slam has very good specifications, with the singles champion getting 2,000 points for the world volleyball team, the runner-up with 1,400 points, and the semi-finals with 700 points. The Olympic bonus points for the champion are 3,000 points, the second place is 1,500 points, and the third place is 750 points. If analyzed theoretically, if Chen Meng plays well in the Saudi Grand Slam, he has a chance to surpass Wang Manyu and win the singles quota for the Olympic Games. However, this is only a theoretical possibility, and the difficulty of overtaking is still very large.
Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu ranked in the top two, and when the Saudi Arabia match was drawn, they were automatically placed in the upper and lower halves, and they could not be touched before the finals. Chen Meng ranked fourth, and Sun Yingsha or Wang Manyu would definitely be drawn when the lot was drawn, with a 50% probability. Once the semi-finals meet, it's a card battle. In the semifinals of the Singapore competition, Wang Manyu defeated Chen Meng to advance to the final. In the World Cup, Sun Yingsha defeated Chen Meng to advance to the final. Judging from the recent state and the record of fighting, Chen Meng is not very easy to play whether he fights Sun Yingsha or Wang Manyu. Chen Mengmeng wants to surpass Wang Manyu, at least one more round than her, and it is safe to win the championship.
Wang Manyu is Chen Meng's most direct competitor, but Chen Meng's goal cannot be locked only on Wang Manyu. According to the selection rules, the deduction of points for losing foreign wars will be very ruthless, and a loss in Saudi Arabia is 3,000 points. This also means that Wang Manyu and Chen Meng must stabilize the performance of foreign wars, lose a game and directly abandon their efforts, and there is no chance to fight. Judging from the performance of the entire Paris cycle, Wang Manyu's foreign war is more stable, and the World Cup has just won against key opponents such as Hina Hayata, Miwa Zhangmoto, and Szokos.
There is still a chance, but it is very difficult for Chen Meng to surpass Wang Manyu. In addition to stabilizing his own performance, he also needs some luck to see if Wang Manyu will give him a chance!
Who do you think Wang Manyu or Chen Meng will get the second Olympic singles ticket?