Beijing time on May 5, the current time has come to the beginning of May. At present, a major heavyweight event in the world table tennis - table tennis Saudi Arabia Grand Slam is in full swing. In the first match day just past, many of the main players of national table tennis successfully passed the test of foreign battles and advanced to the next round. Among them, the 25-year-old women's team will continue to play crazy with the previous hot hand, and swept the top player of the foreign association 3-0 to continue to advance, for her, the singles qualification for the Paris Olympics is the ultimate goal she wants to pursue!
In the first round of women's singles, national table tennis player Wang Manyu met Thailand's Olawan Paranam. Let's talk about Wang Manyu first, Manyu is currently ranked No. 2 in the world and is regarded by the outside world as "the return of the king after lying on his salary and tasting courage". Entering the sprint stage of the Paris cycle, Wang Manyu's on-the-spot level has always been strong, and he can calmly deal with both internal and external wars, and is a frequent participant in the finals of various competitions. Previously, in the women's singles final of the World Cup, Wang Manyu regretted losing to teammate Sun Yingsha and was the runner-up, but the peak duel of the seafood sisters left a deep impression on the outside world. With Sun Yingsha no longer in suspense to get the singles qualification for the Paris Olympics, Wang Manyu and teammate Chen Meng will strive for another singles qualification, and the final result of the Saudi Arabia Grand Slam tournament will determine which of the two can have the last laugh, Wang Manyu must go all out.
On the other hand, Olawan Paranam is currently the number one player in the Thai team, currently ranked 34th in the world, and has defeated South Korea's Shin Yubin in terms of foreign results, and has also caused great difficulties to the main player of national table tennis Chen Xingtong. This foreign association player who is very similar to the Japanese table tennis team is still making rapid progress in the current Paris Olympic cycle, and is an opponent worthy of follow-up attention. However, compared with Wang Manyu, the gap between the comprehensive strength of the two is too large, so there is not much suspense for Wang Manyu to win the game. In the first set of this match, Wang Manyu quickly entered the state, and actively acted in the first three board changes and the adjustment of the landing point, Olawan Paranan was a little unable to parry, and Wang Manyu immediately ended the battle quickly 11-4.
In the second set, Wang Manyu still maintained the tactical play style of the first set, Olawan Paranam sought to increase the spin of the shot, and tried to mobilize Wang Manyu to tear the hole at the landing point, but the quality of his return was low, and it was difficult to take the initiative to score, so Wang Manyu easily won again 11-5. In the third set, Olawan Paranam let go and deliberately strengthened the transfer of the landing point in the early stage, but Wang Manyu, who adapted to the rhythm of the opponent's ball, did not give another chance and quickly ended the battle 11-6, thus sweeping Olawan Paranam 3-0 to advance strongly. Overall, Olawan Paranam actually wants to play a speed advantage in the first three board changes, because she knows that her backhand skills are not dominant, but she meets Wang Manyu, who is leading in the overall race.
In front of the powerful Wang Manyu, the players of the foreign association are almost powerless, which is an intuitive display of the strength of the two sides. Before the Paris Olympics, no matter who met such Wang Manyu, she couldn't lose decently at all, after all, Wang Manyu had extremely high requirements for herself, and she didn't allow herself to make any mistakes, because she continued to impact the singles qualification for the Paris Olympics. In addition, Wang Manyu is facing great pressure in the lower half of the world this time, which is similar to the previous World Cup events, Zhang Benmeihe, Hayada Hina, Szokos These powerful players are all divided into the lower half, if teammates lose in the second half in advance, Wang Manyu will be alone in the half of the area, so Wang Manyu is ready to fight every tough battle, I believe she will be able to live up to expectations. The head coach of the women's team, Ma Lin, is also waiting for the final competition results between her and Chen Meng, and it seems that Wang Manyu has gained a certain position advantage, it depends on which of them can play better this time!