The WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam will usher in a number of key matches today, the most closely watched of which is the match between Chen Meng and Miu Hirano, because this match is about who can qualify for the singles Olympic Games in Paris between Chen Meng and Wang Manyu.
WTT real-time data shows that Chen Meng is currently 30 years old, and Miu Hirano is only 24 years old, and all aspects of his body are in the golden period of his sports career. The two have played each other 5 times in the international arena in the past, of which Chen Meng has an absolute advantage of 4 wins and 1 loss. In this game, Chen Meng's support rate for promotion was 52%, and Miyu Hirano got 48% support.
Judging from the past combat records, Chen Meng has a great advantage. However, the historical data is only a reference:
First, Miyu Hirano belongs to an athlete born for a big scene, the more important the game, the more critical the moment, the more daring she dares to shoot, so she will put more pressure on Chen Meng, even more than Hayada and others.
Second, Chen Meng will face 3 Japanese players in a row, Miu Hirano, Miwa Zhangmoto, and Hina Hayata, all of whom are relatively difficult to play outside the association, and if they want to stand out from this line, there is still a lot of pressure.
Third, in the face of the Sino-Japanese foreign war, Chen Meng cannot afford to lose, which is one of the pressures; If you lose, you will be deducted 3,000 points, resulting in the loss of the Olympic singles, which is the second pressure. Therefore, for Chen Meng, these 3 games are all extremely stressful, and the entire national table tennis coaching staff is actually examining what kind of game performance Chen Meng will show in the face of pressure.
Obviously, Chen Meng's performance in these three Sino-Japanese foreign games is the most direct consideration for the coaching staff to make the final decision.
If Chen Meng loses, 3,000 points will be deducted, and he will basically be declared unqualified for the Olympic singles;
If Chen Meng wins, it will definitely add points, and he will basically announce his singles qualification for the Olympic Games. If Chen Meng has this performance, then Wang Manyu can only accept his fate, after all, as a coaching staff, the core consideration is what kind of game performance the athletes will show when they play against players from other associations.
All the past data is cleared, Chen Meng vs Miyu Hirano, tonight at 19:10, let's witness it together!