On the evening of May 9, the Saudi Arabian Grand Slam ushered in a high-profile national table tennis civil war. In the women's singles quarterfinals, Sun Yingsha and Qian Tianyi competed for a place in the semifinals. As the champions and runners-up of the 2023 Singapore Grand Slam, the two were considered evenly matched. However, the result of the game was unexpected, Qian Tianyi was defeated by Sun Yingsha without any suspense, and was even beaten 11-0 with zero points. While feeling sorry for Qian Tianyi, I also had to admire Sun Yingsha's strength and perfection.
The Saudi Arabian Grand Slam tournament on May 9 is in full swing, and the national table tennis crowd will appear on the court one after another. Sun Yingsha faced Qian Tianyi in the quarterfinals of the women's singles to compete for a precious place in the semifinals. As the top seed in the women's singles of this event, Sun Yingsha was placed in the quarter-finals, and in addition to many foreign association players in her district, she also had teammates Chen Xingtong and Qian Tianyi. The road to the semi-finals was not easy, and you had to break through the obstacles of your teammates.
In the first round, Sun Yingsha swept Chinese Taipei's Liu Xinyin 3-0, and then defeated Romania's Isabella 3-0. Facing South Korea's "first sister" Tian Zhixi in the third round, Sun Yingsha continued to show her strong strength and easily advanced to the quarterfinals with a score of 3-0 again.
Qian Tianyi also performed well in previous matches, especially in the quarter-finals with a clean sheet against Chen Xingtong, which made fans look forward to her performance against Sun Yingsha in the quarter-finals. However, the course of the game was a big surprise. In the first game, Sun Yingsha quickly entered the state, showing an absolute advantage in serving and attacking, playing an 11-0 score, leaving Qian Tianyi powerless.
In the second game, Sun Yingsha continued to play at a high level and led 7-0 at the beginning. Although Qian Tianyi fought back, Sun Yingsha's offense and defense were almost impeccable, and she won 11-6. In the third game, Sun Yingsha started 8-0 and finally won 11-3. In the fourth game, Sun Yingsha sealed the victory with 11-6 and advanced to the semifinals with a total score of 4-0.
This match fully demonstrated Sun Yingsha's all-round strength as the world's No. 1 women's singles, and Qian Tianyi seemed to be inadequate when facing Sun Yingsha. If she wants to make a name for herself in national table tennis, she still needs to continue to work hard to improve herself.
After advancing to the semifinals of the women's singles, Sun Yingsha only rested for a few hours before partnering with Wang Chuqin in the mixed doubles final. The duo worked together to easily defeat the Hong Kong, China pair to win the mixed doubles title and become the first champion of the tournament, making history. This is not the end, fans are looking forward to Sun Yingsha winning the championship again in the next singles competition. Salsa come on!
Sun Yingsha showed her unrivaled strength in this match, defeating Qian Tianyi beyond any resistance. Although Qian Tianyi is still honored, if he wants to gain a firm foothold in national table tennis, he still needs to continue to improve. And Sun Yingsha's performance is worthy of the title of "Little Demon King of National Table Tennis", blooming perfectly in the Saudi Grand Slam and winning the honor of the championship. We look forward to her continuing success in the next competitions!