Text: A Qi
The statements in this article are based on reliable sources of information and are detailed at the end of the article
Preface
Just a few days ago, the Macau World Cup table tennis competition just came to an end, and the mainland won the final championship by virtue of its strength, and in addition to Sun Yingsha, Ma Long and other popular players, there are also some eye-catching players.
Among them are Zhang Benmeihe, Zhang Benzhi and the two siblings, their performance in this competition is also remarkable, and they have also become the first pair of brothers and sisters in the history of men's and women's singles to win medals.
However, not long ago, Zhang Benmeihe had just experienced an "Internet explosion", and was even scolded to the point of publicly apologizing to the Japanese masses, what is going on?
World Table Tennis Championships in Busan
In another competition held this year, the Busan World Table Tennis Championships, China and Japan also had a showdown, and this time Japan sent the second singles player to play is Miwa Zhangmoto.
Zhang Benmeiwa was born in Japan, and her ancestral home is Chinese, but she grew up in Japan, so she is a naturalized athlete of Chinese descent.
This match with China put Zhang Benmeihe on the cusp of the Japanese Internet all of a sudden, and she faced the Chinese popular Sun Yingsha in the first match, losing with a score of 0:3.
After that, he faced the Chinese player Chen Meng in the deciding game, and Kankan only won 1 game, and finally ended the game with a 1:3 situation, and the Chinese team reversed the score because of this, and finally won the championship with a score of 1 point over the Japanese team 3:2.
So why did Japan have such a big negative sentiment towards Miwa Zhang this time?
Because this can be regarded as the most palpable opportunity for the Japanese women's table tennis team to reach the first place.
Because the Chinese team had serious problems with the order and plan of the players, Wang Manyu was not able to play in the knockout round, and Wang Yidi's performance was very sluggish, so Hina Hayada defeated Chen Meng in this game.
Hina Hayata's victory made it seem as if the Japanese team saw the light of victory in front of them, and Miwa Zhang's performance immediately extinguished the hopes of the Japanese women's team, and she won the two games against so overwhelmingly that she only scored one game in two games.
Such a result not only made the Japanese team feel disappointed, but also made Japanese netizens extremely angry.
Interview with Zhang Benmeihe
This time when she was so close to the trophy, Miwa Zhang lost the game, and her original ancestral home was China, which made the Japanese media and netizens who did not fully recognize her even more angry, and expressed their dissatisfaction with her.
During that time, Miwa Zhang became the center of heated discussions on the Internet, and some Japanese media strongly believed that it was because of Miwa Zhang's mistakes in this competition that the Japanese women's team lost the game.
What's more, they think that Zhang Benmeihe should apologize to everyone in Japan, and some people think that Zhang Benmei and Zhang have not really entered Japan, and say that Zhang Benmei and her brother Zhang Ben Tomokazu should leave Japan.
Some netizens also raised a controversy that Miu Hirano should be allowed to play in the second singles, so that she may not lose.
But can Miu Hirano win more points when he plays? Miu Hirano also responded to this question in an interview.
Japanese media reporters openly asked Miyu Hirano herself about this issue that netizens were concerned about, and she said that if she was against Sun Yingsha or Chen Meng at that time, she might not be able to win the game.
Zhang Benmeihe also talked about this time in an interview after the competition, she said that she was extremely ashamed that she was not able to score a point in the final, and said that she would train harder in the future and take every game seriously.
In the match with Sun Yingsha, she said that Sun Yingsha's strength is very strong, and said that she will definitely slowly approach her in the future. In the duel with Chen Meng, Zhang Benmeihe's psychological quality still failed to reach a good level, so the gap in the score became wider and wider, and he felt scared and nervous because of the disparity in strength.
In this regard, Zhang Benmeihe did not publicly apologize to the crowd as the media said, but expressed regret that he was not able to show his best strength in the game.
And she also said that in the future, she will definitely concentrate on training, play every game in the future, and learn more experience.
The status quo
So in the past Macau World Cup, although Zhang Benmeihe did not win all the way to the end, her strength has improved for all to see.
She and her brother Tomokazu Zhang were second only to China in this competition, and they also set a new record in history.
In the quarterfinals of the competition, Zhang Benmeihe met Chinese player Wang Yidi, and through his own efforts, he advanced to the semifinals with a score of 4:1.
However, in the semifinals, she faced the mainland favorite Wang Manyu, and finally lost to Wang Manyu with a score of 2:4 and stopped in the semifinals.
Although she stayed in the semi-finals, she also deserved a third-place finish, taking home a bronze medal, and because of this medal, she surpassed the record held by Miu Hirano and became the youngest athlete in history to win a medal.
In addition, his brother, like him, ended up in the semi-finals, and together they became the first sibling in history to win a medal.
It was clear from her performance that she was eager to go on a bigger stage, and she was on the list of Japanese athletes for the Paris Olympics.
epilogue
Zhang Benmeihe has come to her current position step by step, everyone can see her progress and dedication, and she is actually only 16 years old, and it is very good to be able to withstand huge pressure at this age and get better results.
In addition, netizens' requirements for athletes can sometimes be slightly relaxed, because athletes also need to rely on experience to improve, and they are not able to show their best state from the first game.
Looking forward to Zhang Benmei and future performances.
Information sources:
The original article was published in the Global Times on 2024-02-19 about "He is the closest to" Busan World Table Tennis Championships, who will challenge the national table tennis".
The original article was published in Xinhua News Agency's 2024-02-15 report on "Two Tidbits of the Team Competition of the Busan World Table Tennis Championships".
The original article was published in the Beijing News on 2024-03-29 about "Incheon Match Meets Jang Ben Miwa Again, Chen Meng Hopes to Play "More" Release".
The original article was published on Phoenix.com2023-12-06 Report on "Zhang Ben brothers and sisters on CCTV5, Chinese interview, netizen: Zhang Benmei and his speech has a 'big taste'".