It is said that the wind in Saudi Arabia is very cold, no, overnight, at the WTT Saudi Arabia competition, the four main forces of national table tennis Liang Jingkun, Wang Manyu, Lin Gaoyuan and Ma Long were out of the top 32 one after another. Many people never imagined that this would be the result, and the voting information of WTT's official statistics shows that only Wang Manyu is out, and 81% of fans around the world have guessed wrong. Wang Manyu's battle is not only a loss, but also equivalent to giving the initiative of Olympic singles qualification to Chen Meng.
The Olympic competition in the national table tennis team has always been very fierce, and now that Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin have qualified for the Olympic mixed doubles, coupled with the world No. 1 rankings, Sun Yingsha's recent internal and external results, Sun Yingsha's singles is basically undoubted. But who the second singles is, has not been announced, Chen Meng and Wang Manyu's Olympic points are relatively close, before the Saudi Arabian competition, Wang Manyu has been ahead of Chen Meng 1555 points, but as long as according to the requirements of the Table Tennis Association, do not lose the foreign war, steady and steady, such a lead is completely enough.
However, after Wang Manyu deducted 3,000 points this time, he was directly ranked behind Chen Meng, and the initiative in singles was handed over to Chen Meng.
Some people gloat, thinking that Wang Manyu's strength is not enough, and the singles should be given to Chen Meng; Some people think that Ma Lin is unfair, and deliberately did not give Wang Manyu a move off the court, so that she could not face Batra, you must know that Batra has not tasted defeat in the previous 5 battles, how can it collapse in a good way (the summary on the Internet has no subjective meaning). In fact, it is a foregone conclusion, and nothing can be changed except to accept and adjust it.
But on Chen Meng's side, Wang Manyu's upset is really beneficial to her? Not necessarily, strictly speaking, there are both opportunities and challenges. Let's take a look at the draw of the Saudi Arabian match, what awaits Chen Meng next? After Wang Manyu was out, only Chen Meng was the only one in the second half of the national table tennis! As far as the current situation is concerned, Chen Meng will face Miu Hirano again in the next round, and after successfully passing the test, he is likely to play against Miwa Zhangmoto. After passing the test smoothly again, it is no surprise that he will face Hina Hayata, and this will be the semi-finals! Even if Hina Hayada loses to Batra again, Chen Meng will have to fight against Batra, Japan's three main forces + Batra, who is easy to fight among these 4 people?
Therefore, Chen Meng, who is alone in the lower half of the district, will be under more pressure! All she will face next is a foreign war, and if she wants to stabilize the Olympic singles, she can't lose a single game, and she will fight until the final! Of course, this is also a chance for the defending Olympic champion, because beating the Japanese main team in the Saudi Arabian Championship is enough to prove Chen Meng's strength! This also makes the coaching staff and fans feel relieved to see the big dream of Olympic singles! Come on, Chen Meng, it's time to show your strength!