On May 7, 2024, good news came from the table tennis Saudi Arabia Grand Slam, the national table tennis Olympic champion went crazy, Chen Meng swept Canadian player Zhang Mo 3-0, and then faced the Japanese star Miu Hirano, Chen Meng continued to impact the Olympic qualification, and the initiative was in his own hands.
Chen Meng is the main player of national table tennis, ranked 4th in the world, has won the Olympic Games, World Cup singles gold medal, the results have been relatively stable this year, although there have also been losses to Hina Hayata, but the overall winning rate is very high, now Chen Meng and Wang Manyu compete for the Olympic singles seat, Wang Manyu has been out, so there is only one suspense left, that is, whether Chen Meng can advance to the finals.
Canadian player Zhang Mo is ranked 62nd in the world, and there is no particularly outstanding performance in the past, and the national table tennis team members are often played, so everyone is still very familiar with her, Zhang Mo defeated the German player Wan Yuan, and the women's doubles partner Liao Guihua lost to the Swedish combination Linda/Christina, in general, the level is poor, there is no threat to Chen Meng, and it is not a level at all.
Originally, Wang Manyu was 1500 points ahead of Chen Meng, occupying a certain advantage, resulting in Chen Meng having to win the championship in order to surpass Wang Manyu, and now with the loss to India's Batra out, Wang Manyu was deducted 3000 points, so as long as Chen Meng does not lose the foreign war, he can lock the Olympic singles qualification, because there are no other players in the second half of the national table tennis, Chen Meng can be said to have three main Japanese players in front of him.
After the start of the game, Chen Meng seemed to be at ease in the first game, although Zhang Mo played very hard, but failed to bring any impact to Chen Meng, the gap between the two was very obvious, Chen Meng hit out 11-4 to take the lead, in the second game Chen Meng used a steady and steady strategy, it can be seen that she is very confident, Chen Meng won another game with 11-8, this play is indeed too strong, Zhang Mo is helpless about it.
In the third game, Chen Meng took advantage of the situation to chase, Zhang Mo was defeated and retreated, his own ability was really limited, and he couldn't find any coping strategy, Chen Meng led 5-2, and then ended the game 11-7, and finally swept Zhang Mo 3-0, Chen Meng advanced to the top 16 of women's singles, facing the Japanese star Miu Hirano, who was very lucky to win without a fight, and the opposite South Korean player Zhu Qianxi has withdrawn, and the next level is still a little difficult for Chen Meng.
Wang Manyu's only hope is that Chen Meng will make a mistake, but at present, the possibility is very small, because Miyu Hirano has just been swept by Chen Meng in the World Cup, Zhang Benmei and this year's progress is fast, it may not be realistic to say that she is an upset, the biggest trouble must be Hina Hayata, after all, the World Table Tennis Championships have lost, of course, no matter what, Chen Meng is good, as long as he does not lose the foreign war, he can qualify for singles.