Many fans feel that Wang Yidi has achieved good results in 2022, winning the Asian Cup and the National Championship in a row. But what fans don't know is that without Sun Yingsha's humility, Wang Yidi's current international points and rankings would not be so high. It was Sun Yingsha's performance that determined Wang Yidi's results.
Because the Asian Cup competition was originally to replace Sun Yingsha's quota, wouldn't Sun Yingsha still be able to win the championship if she went to the competition? And the process of winning the championship will be easier, but Sun Yingsha gave up this quota to her teammates, and Wang Yidi was achieved. If it were for the two tournaments in July this year, if it weren't for Sun Yingsha's conservative play, Wang Yidi would not have been able to rise rapidly in international rankings and points.
In the Budapest Star Challenge in July, due to Wang Manyu's retirement due to injury, the final became a contest between Sun Yingsha and Wang Yidi. In that game, Sun Yingsha continued to use her backhand, and there were many active offensive mistakes, which made many fans unable to understand why. So Sun Yingsha encountered a lot of pressure from public opinion and took it alone.
But in the subsequent Budapest Championship, Sun Yingsha lost to Wang Yidi again, losing to the same opponent twice in a week, and it seems that Sun Yingsha is deliberately humble. Seeing Wang Yidi defeat Sun Yingsha in a row, many fans in the fan circle thought that it was difficult for Wang Manyu to defeat Wang Yidi, because Wang Yidi's backhand was too explosive.
But in the final match between the two sides, Wang Yidi's proud backhand was restricted. Wang Manyu's backhand skills are very strong, and it is difficult for Wang Yidi to have the absolute upper hand in the backhand link. Therefore, many fans suspect that Sun Yingsha plays tacit ball, the purpose is to make Wang Yidi's international ranking and points rise rapidly.
Especially in the national championships, Sun Yingsha lost to Sun Mingyang in advance. This gave Wang Yidi a chance to reach the finals, and if Sun Yingsha didn't lose at that time, Wang Yidi had little chance of reaching the finals. Because the two sides have just played each other in the World Cup finals, Sun Yingsha maintains a crushing momentum.
Sun Yingsha did not play much in the team competition of the National Championships, and many fans thought that this was to prepare for the next singles match. Unexpectedly, Sun Yingsha's performance in the singles game was even worse, and this year, Sun Yingsha's three abnormal performances were all Wang Yidi's final beneficiaries. It was Sun Yingsha who lost ahead of schedule, and Wang Yidi defeated Wang Manyu, who lost her coach, and finally won the national championship.
Wang Yidi's international points are now less than 100 points behind Wang Manyu, which is getting closer and closer. Once Wang Yidi International surpasses Wang Manyu in 2023, a new pattern will be formed. Wang Yidi is actually not favored by all fans, because she once lost to Ni Xialian in an upset, and was defeated by chipper Liu Fei this year.
Wang Yidi's stability in the game really needs to be strengthened, and there is still a gap between her and the main players in this regard. What's more, she is more focused on singles and is less competitive in doubles and mixed doubles. Wang Yidi and Chen Meng are quite similar, their singles and doubles competitiveness is completely different.
So why does the national table tennis coaching staff focus on cultivating Wang Yidi? In fact, it is to replace Chen Meng in the singles competition of the Paris Olympics. The national table tennis coaching staff does not want Wang Manyu and Sun Yingsha to participate in the singles competition at the same time, and letting Wang Yidi participate in the singles competition of the Olympic Games is more conducive to Sun Yingsha's championship.
Wang Manyu can participate in the team competition, her doubles ability is outstanding, which is exactly what the national table tennis wants to see. Moreover, the International Table Tennis Federation has long issued a rule that the top two players in each association will automatically qualify for the Olympic singles. Wang Manyu can't get into the top two in the world, and he won't qualify for the Olympic singles competition.
In this way, won't Wang Manyu automatically withdraw from the singles competition at the Olympic Games? Wang Yidi really played this role, and many fans analyzed that Sun Yingsha had already won a singles quota because of her relatively stable appearance. The remaining one of the places will be generated between Wang Yidi, Wang Manyu, and Chen Meng, and it can be said that the competition is fierce.
However, Liu Guoliang has their own plans with the coaching staff, otherwise they would not have adjusted the coach for Wang Manyu. In the days when the head coach was away, Wang Manyu's performance declined significantly. This gives the coaching staff hope for adjustment, and the coaching staff has its own Olympic layout, which is not entirely based on free competition.
Sun Yingsha lost to Wang Yidi in a row, of course, because of course, she had deeper considerations. Of course, Sun Yingsha hopes that Wang Yidi will participate in the Olympic singles competition with her, so is it more certain that she will win the championship? Wang Manyu's participation in the Olympic singles competition will be the biggest threat to Sun Yingsha's road to winning the championship.
Although the Olympics are still more than a year away, Liu Guoliang and the national table tennis coaching staff have already made arrangements in advance. For Wang Manyu, who has lost his head coach, it is still a question mark whether he can return to the top. Although ordinary fans can see Liu Guoliang's plans, everyone doesn't know what to say.
I don't know if in the next 2023, when Wang Yidi's points decline, will Sun Yingsha continue to lend a hand? Now Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha, and Wang Yidi want to create a three-legged situation, and Wang Manyu wants to keep the third position, and it is too difficult at present. This kind of one-to-three situation is not something Wang Manyu can afford alone, and he needs help.
Chen Xingtong can occasionally help, and this player still has a certain advantage over Wang Yidi and Chen Meng. It depends on the draw group of the next competition, which is related to the layout of the Paris Olympics. If you draw a good group, of course, you have a better chance of scoring points. I don't know what the majority of fans and friends think, welcome to leave a message to discuss.