The WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam is in full swing, and the knockout rounds have begun. In the previous match, Japanese star Hina Hayada won 3-0 in the competition with Hong Kong's Li Haoqing to advance to the next round!
Li Haoqing also became famous at a young age! In her early years, she won the junior open championship and the women's singles championship in the ITTF Tour Finals. It's fair to say she's a proper World Champion. And the strength is not bad. However, in recent years, the development has been a little slow, and the current world ranking is 78th. Hina Hayata, the biggest opponent of the national table tennis women's team, is currently ranked fifth in the world! Obviously, there should not be much suspense in such a game with a huge disparity in strength. But there are still twists and turns in the process of the game!
In the first game, Li Haoqing took the lead and once took a 5-2 lead. Obviously, Li Haoqing also knows the gap between himself and his opponent, so he showed a momentum of letting go at the beginning! But now Hina Hayada is not only strong, but also experienced. Faced with the situation that she was behind, Hina Hayada took the initiative by serving. At the end of the game, he overtook the score and won the first game 11-7. Entering the second game, Hina Hayada opened up the gap in the middle game. And Li Haoqing made frequent mistakes because he was in a hurry to chase points. 11-5, Hina Hayada won the second game, leading 2-0 and getting the match point game at the same time. Entering the third game, Li Haoqing was completely in a situation of being beaten passively, although there was a momentum of counterattack, but Hina Hayata's response was more resolute. 11-6, Hina Hayada won another game. In the end, Hina Hayada defeated Li Haoqing 3-0 to advance to the round of 32.
Through this game, it was obvious that there was a huge gap in the strength of the two sides! Li Haoqing was at a loss in the face of the opponent's sharp attack! It was only natural that she would be eliminated from the competition! She also became the first player in Chinese table tennis to be eliminated from the competition. Hina Hayada has completely risen in the Paris Olympics cycle! Although in the duel with the main players of the national table tennis, there are still more losses and fewer wins! But the challenges and threats she brings are getting bigger and bigger! Of course, the strong talent of the opponent makes us stronger, and at the same time, it will also make the development of table tennis more durable.
Up to now, the athletes who have appeared in the Chinese table tennis team have all successfully advanced to the next round! It is worth mentioning that the teenager Lin Shidong defeated his opponent 3-1 in the duel with world runner-up Moregard. The outstanding performance of the young players represents that the Chinese table tennis team has greater hope in the future! I look forward to the next competition, the national table tennis players can make persistent efforts and continue to create new brilliance! Come on!