After the 2024 WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam Women's Singles quarterfinals have come to an end, the semi-finals have been decided. The national table tennis sent four top players to participate in the battle, and finally Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha, and Wang Yidi successfully advanced, only Qian Tianyi stopped at the civil war with Sun Yingsha. Japan's Hina Hayada secured the remaining semi-final spot with a stellar performance.
In this Saudi Arabia Grand Slam, the national table tennis women's team sent a total of six people to participate, but Wang Manyu was unexpectedly out in the second round, Chen Xingtong also lost in the civil war, and the remaining four national table tennis players successfully advanced to the quarterfinals. The 1/4 finals were fierce and exciting.
Wang Yidi played her first match against Japan's Misei Ito, and she led 3-1 at one point. However, Ito resisted stubbornly and chased the score to 3-3 with two games 11-9 and 11-6. In the deciding game, Misei Ito led 6-3 in the opening game, and the situation was extremely unfavorable for Wang Yidi. But at the critical moment, Wang Yidi withstood the pressure and played a 6-0 attack wave in one go, and finally won the game 11-8 and narrowly defeated Misei Ito with a total score of 4-3.
Japan's first sister Hina Hayada faced India's dark horse Batra, who defeated national table tennis player Wang Manyu in the previous match. In this game, Batra won the first game 11-7, but Hina Hayada quickly adjusted and won four games in a row 11-6, 11-4, 13-11 and 11-2, and the overall score was 4-1 to advance, showing good strength.
Chen Meng's rivalry with Japan's 15-year-old Miwa Zhangmoto is equally eye-catching. In the first game, Chen Meng quickly entered the state and took the next city 11-6. In the second game, Zhang Benmei and struggled to catch up, but Chen Meng still won 11-9. Chen then won the third and fifth games 11-4 and 11-8. Although Zhang Benmeihe pulled back a game 11-9 in the fourth game, Chen Meng still advanced with a total score of 4-1 in the end.
World No. 1 Sun Yingsha faced Qian Tianyi in the quarterfinals, and the game was almost one-sided. In the first game, Sun Yingsha kept a clean sheet 11-0 against her opponent. In the second game, Sun Yingsha scored 7 points in a row again, and finally won 11-6. In the third game, Sun Yingsha easily won 11-3. In the fourth game, Sun Yingsha also ended the game 11-6, and the total score was 4-0.
In the next semi-finals, Sun Yingsha will start a civil war with Wang Yidi. Both are in good form, and it is difficult to predict who will win or lose. Sun Yingsha's performance has been particularly good recently, and she is expected to advance to the final.
The other matchup was between Chen Meng and Hina Hayata. For Chen Meng, this match is not only about qualifying for the finals, but also about locking in the singles qualification for the Paris Olympics. If she wins, she will all but guarantee qualification for Paris; If you lose, everything is still full of uncertainties. The suspense of victory and defeat is about to be revealed, so let's wait and see.