Although it has been more than a week since the end of the Macau Singles World Cup, the passionate competitive pictures of the main players of the national table tennis and the glorious moments of Sun Yingsha and Ma Long winning the championship are still fresh in the memory of fans. In particular, the scene of the two champions, Sun Yingsha and Ma Long, celebrating on the streets of Macao with trophies in hand, is still very exciting. The experienced Ma Long contrasts sharply with the young Sun Yingsha, showing an unparalleled domineering.
The WTT Macau Singles World Cup, following the 2020 Weihai World Cup, has rekindled the war after three years, and this is a competition full of special significance for the national table tennis players. Fan Zhendong is looking to win his fifth title in this tournament, while Chen Meng is looking to defend his title. Wang Manyu and Sun Yingsha are both World Championships women's singles champions and are also eager to add to the title. If Ma Long, who is in the twilight of his career, can win another championship, it will draw a perfect end to his career. Liang Jingkun, Lin Gaoyuan, Wang Yidi, Chen Xing and other main players also hope to win the singles crown of the three major tournaments for the first time, and the competition is unprecedentedly fierce.
After a fierce competition, Ma Long emerged in the men's singles event, defeating Wang Chuqin in the semifinals and Lin Gaoyuan in the final to win the championship. This is the second time in nine years that Ma Long has stepped on the podium of the World Cup singles championship after the 2012 World Cup in Dortmund, Germany, and the 2015 World Cup in Sweden. Ma Long admitted frankly that his original goal was only to enter the semi-finals, but he did not expect to win the championship in the end, and this performance was perfect.
Sun's journey to the title was also very motivating, from the group stage to the final, she faced teammates from Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei, and the national table tennis team. In the semi-finals against Chen Meng, the audience was nervous, and the seven-game battle against Wang Manyu in the final was even more breathtaking. Sun Yingsha flipped two games in a row when she was behind, showing her big heart and kingly demeanor. Under Qiu Yike's careful training, Sun Yingsha's strength has increased greatly, and she deserves to win the World Cup singles championship this time. She already holds the title of World Championships and World Cup Women's Singles, and if she can win at the upcoming Paris Olympics, Sun Yingsha will complete the great feat of Grand Slam.
After the race, the host Macau seized the publicity opportunity and arranged for Sun Yingsha and Ma Long to leave a championship image in front of landmark buildings such as St. Paul's, and the scene was domineering. Ma Long recalled that the last time he won the medal with Sun Yingsha was at the Japan Open in 2017, and after many years, Sun Yingsha has become the absolute main force of national table tennis and the world's No. 1 women's singles, and he is very happy about it. Sun Yingsha said that she will continue to work hard to bring more wonderful performances to fans in future games.
The combination of Sun Yingsha and Ma Long winning the championship will undoubtedly be engraved in the honorary history of table tennis, and we send our best wishes to Ma Long and Sun Yingsha. The future of national table tennis is undoubtedly brighter.