Match Point|Link to Japan's three main forces, two Olympic games came from behind, Chen Meng's ability to go to Paris is not just luck

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2024-05-10 22:56Posted in Jiangsu Sports Creators

With Chen Meng scoring the last point, the competition for the singles qualification of the women's table tennis Paris Olympics has actually come to an end.

4-0, perfectly swept Japan's first sister Hina Hayata, and in accordance with the latest selection rules, Chen Meng, who held the total Olympic points in the semi-district, returned to second and marched into Paris with his head held high.

Her outstanding performance in the competition reminds you of her shadow at the Tokyo Olympics three years ago. That's right, when he needed strength and competition the most, Chen Meng found the best self: I want to personally turn this opportunity into reality.

When the direct competitor Wang Manyu lost to India's first sister Batra, Chen Meng, who was behind in points, had the opportunity to go to Paris.

But it's not that simple. She has to win all the time in order to overtake Wang Manyu and get a place to go to Paris - there is a high probability that she will have to fight against the three main forces of Japanese women's table tennis, although it is not simple, but it must be turned over; If she loses in one of them, no matter which one it is, she will have to say goodbye to Paris. At the age of 30, it is a complete goodbye to the Olympics.

There weren't too many surprises, but the successive wins over Miu Hirano and Miwa Haramoto in the first two days could only be regarded as an appetizer. Only tonight over Hina Hayada is the real meal.

This battle, judging before the game, is not easy to fight.

First of all, Hina Hayada has been the first sister of Japanese women's table tennis in the past two years, and the stability of her strength goes without saying. When Ito's form declined and Monk Zhang Benmei was immature, she was always among the top ten or even the top five in the world. In the fight against players other than Chinese women's table tennis, there are more wins and fewer losses.

Secondly, Hina Hayada has begun to be afraid of Chinese women's table tennis. In addition to Sun Yingsha, she has won against core players of Chinese women's table tennis, including Chen Meng and Wang Yidi, in the past two years. At the World Table Tennis Championships in Busan more than two months ago, in the second set of the women's team finals, Chen Mengzheng lost 1-3 to Hina Hayata, not only losing to her opponent for the first time, but also putting herself on the cusp. The most important thing is that at the press conference after the game, the first sister of Japan was full of confidence and bluntly said that in addition to Sun Yingsha, the strength of Chinese women's table tennis is on par with her, and the strength of Chen Meng and Wang Yidi is on par with her, and the wins and losses are between the two and the middle.

When your opponent is not afraid of you, it means that she has put you in the same position as her. When the seven-game winning streak against Hina Hayada became a thing of the past, Hina Hayada faced Chen Meng again, and the spirit she showed would definitely not be the same.

Finally, there is the mentality. Hina Hayada has already reached the semifinals, so it's good to fight. And for Chen Meng, this is a game that cannot be lost. If you win, you will enter Paris, and if you lose, you will say goodbye to Paris.

In this case, fortunately, Chen Meng kept it.

She did not give up the opportunity that was in front of her. This opportunity she must fight for - just like in the Tokyo Olympic cycle, Ding Ning, Liu Shiwen and Zhu Yuling were the more popular candidates, but due to the decline in form and injuries, they gradually faded out of contention, and at that time, Chen Meng seized the opportunity, went to Tokyo, and won the championship.

Don't care about the controversy of her sentence "My time has come", but I have to say that the Olympic champion and the Olympic qualification were obtained by her forbearance and persistence in the trough, and she relied on these to go from the back of the stage to the front of the stage, and then won unlimited honors.

In the Paris Olympic cycle, Sun Yingsha locked in one place early, leaving Chen Meng, Wang Manyu, and Wang Yidi to compete for another seat. At this time, Wang Yidi lost the foreign war in a row and fell behind first, and Wang Manyu was also careless in the most critical Saudi Arabia, but the veteran Chen Meng, who was not optimistic at the beginning, once again had the last laugh.

Someone must have said, isn't it because Chen Meng's luck is too good, Wang Yidi and Wang Manyu give them a chance? If Wang Yidi doesn't lose the foreign war in a row, if Wang Manyu doesn't lose to Batra in the second round, then Chen Meng can still have this chance to enter Paris? But how can there be so many ifs? If Chen Meng, the three main players of Japan, overturns even once, if she falls too far behind in points, will she have this chance again?

Then again, back a few years ago, Ding Ning, Liu Shiwen, and Zhu Yuling also gave a chance? How can there be so many opportunities? Opportunities cannot be handed away, especially in the extremely competitive team of national table tennis. Whether it is table tennis or life, opportunities will only be reserved for those who grit their teeth in the dark and do not give up, waiting for the dawn to appear.

Therefore, it cannot be said that Chen Meng's luck is too good, among them, there must be her hard work and hard work, persistence and struggle. After all, God helps those who help themselves.

Good luck to her in Paris.

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