On May 7, the women's singles 1/16 finals of the Saudi Arabia Grand Slam Table Tennis were in full swing. At present, it is the battle between Japan's main player Misei Ito and Hong Kong, China's star Du Kaiqin, and as a result, Mimato Ito is in crazy form again, knocking out her opponent 3-0 and advancing to the top 16 of women's singles, and in the next round, she will face her teammate Miyu Kihara.
So far, the Japanese women's table tennis has won a big victory, with 6 participants and 5 advanced to the top 16. Among them, Hina Hayada eliminated Shan Xiaona, Zhang Benmeihe defeated Shao Jieni, Kihara Miyu defeated Shin Yubin, Miyu Hirano won without a fight, and her opponent Zhu Qianxi withdrew due to illness.
Against Ito Micheng, Du Kaiqin made careful pre-match preparations and let Australian star Liu Yangzi serve as a sparring partner, Liu Yangzi had previously fought with Ito Micheng, and lost by 2 points in the deciding game. After missing the Olympic Games, Misei Ito is now enjoying the competition easily, and her mother Minari Ito follows her to play, which can be regarded as a beautiful scenery in the table tennis world.
After the start of the game, Ito Misei gave full play to her speed advantage, Du Kaiqin was a little unable to keep up with the rhythm, Ito Misei closed the game at the end of the game, and won 11-4. In the second game, Du Kaiqin tried to form a hold through a long ball, and he played well at the beginning, but Ito Misei was changeable, landing on the east and west, so that Du Kaiqin could not match the point, and the end game got the game point again, 11-6 and the next city.
In the third game, Ito Micheng used the serve to break the game, leading 2-0 at the beginning, Du Kaiqin could only strengthen the fight to chase the score, but Ito Micheng's landing point was very tricky, and then with the changeable serve in the middle game to take a 7-5 lead, the end game 9-6, and then 11-6 to lock the victory!
Misei Ito's competitive state is getting better and better, and if she can defeat Miyu Kihara next, she is likely to usher in a strong confrontation with Wang Yidi, the main force of national table tennis, and the two will compete for a place in the top four, looking forward to it together!