On May 7, 2024, the table tennis Saudi Arabia Grand Slam continued, and the second round of singles national table tennis suffered heavy losses, and the four main forces Ma Long, Liang Jingkun, Lin Gaoyuan, and Wang Manyu were out, which was indeed surprising, Wang Chuqin, Lin Shidong, Chen Meng, and Wang Yidi continued to move forward.
12 national table tennis players participated in the singles competition, including Fan Zhendong, Sun Yingsha, Chen Xingtong, Qian Tianyi was arranged on the next match day, Ma Long lost to South Korean player Zhang Yuzhen, Liang Jingkun lost to Iran's Alamiyan, Lin Gaoyuan lost to Denmark's Gross, Wang Manyu lost to India's Batra, the biggest loss is Wang Manyu, as long as Chen Meng wins all the battles, he can get the Olympic singles qualification.
There are also three team members who successfully passed, Wang Chuqin defeated Romania's Ionescu, Lin Shidong defeated Germany's Firus, Chen Meng eliminated Canada's Zhang Mo, and Wang Yidi was the eighth to play, her opponent was the teenager Jin Naying, Wang Yidi almost lost to the French newcomer Pavard, and the sluggish state made everyone worry about her, after all, Jin Naying is the main force of the South Korean team.
Wang Yidi ranked third in the world in women's singles, once won the team world championship with the team, and also had the experience of partnering Chen Meng to win the women's doubles championship at the World Table Tennis Championships, but Wang Yidi's singles was indeed too uncertain, and he lost to Japanese players many times, and was criticized by head coach Li Falcon by name.
After the start of the game, Wang Yidi adopted a steady and steady strategy in the first game, she also learned the previous lesson, first stand in the position and then strengthen the quality, there is really no need to be too anxious, Jin Naying's personal ability is still not good, there is no way to take Wang Yidi's attack, her own service round lacks rhythm changes, Wang Yidi took the lead with 11-6, Jin Naying's speed is not very fast, and Wang Yidi adapted.
In the second game, Wang Yidi seemed to be at ease, always insisting on his own rhythm, Jin Naying was helpless about it, Wang Yidi blasted out 11-3 to win another game, in the third game Wang Yidi led 5-0, Jin Naying's timeout was meaningless, and then Wang Yidi took advantage of the situation to chase and end the game 11-5, and finally swept Jin Naying 3-0, Wang Yidi became the second national table tennis player to advance to the top 16 of women's singles after Chen Meng.
Although he almost lost to Pavard before, it can be seen that Wang Yidi was not discouraged, replaced by another young player Jin Naying, the on-the-spot performance is still very stable, at least give full play to his advantages, and it is relatively easy to win, and then face Monaco player Yang Xiaoxin, the latter has a very characteristic style of play, and also won Chen Xingtong, in the face of the ensuing tests, Wang Yidi has to work harder.