The latest report from the 2024 WTT Saudi Grand Slam is here! It's 7:37 p.m. Beijing time on May 10. The countdown to today's match day of this event, today's game is still not over, the national table tennis team singles Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng, Wang Chuqin, Lin Shidong, the men's semifinals have not yet appeared. The men's and women's doubles finals are best-of-five tournaments. The men's and women's singles semi-finals are best-of-seven tournaments. The latest report as of 7:37 p.m. is as follows:
Women's doubles final
Chen Meng/Wang Manyu vs Tian Zhixi/Shen Yubin
11～6、11～6、12～10
South Korea's Shin Yubin is a left-hander, so it would be advantageous to pair doubles. The pair are the strongest Korean pair and are also ranked high in the world rankings.
The Chinese team is all right-handed, so it is important to pay attention to the landing point.
At the beginning of the game, Dream Fish scored 2 points in a row. In the first game, Chen Meng was very well prepared for the long pull of the backhand bottom line, the two played rhythmically, and the quality was quality, and the Korean team was not far behind, and they had been competing for quality, struggling to chase points, but helplessly, the Chinese team was too strong, and won the first game 11-6.
Second game: The South Korean team has been breaking through with Chen Meng and Wang Manyu's forehand, and the score is very anxious. In the last two points, the two sides came to the limit twice, and Chen Meng/Wang Manyu cooperated perfectly, subduing the Korean team and winning the second game 11-6.
In the third game, Chen Meng/Wang Manyu scored two points in a row at the beginning, which somewhat destroyed the confidence of the Korean team, and the opposing coach called a timeout. After the timeout, the South Korean team only started to fight, scoring five points in a row to chase the score to 3-5. The score in this game was very anxious, and the score was 10-10, and when it came to the key score, the Chinese team got the championship point, and finally lived up to expectations and won the game 12-10.
Congratulations: Chen Meng/Wang Manyu won the first WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam doubles championship, and it is also the second championship trophy won by national table tennis in this competition.