On the evening of May 11, 2024, Beijing time, the last match day of the 2024 ITTF Saudi Arabia Grand Slam, the last two much-anticipated women's singles and men's singles matches were staged respectively.
The rules of this Saudi Grand Slam are very high, and it is the most important international competition after the three major tournaments, and it is also the most important international tournament before the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
After 10 days of fierce competition, the final women's singles final was a decisive battle between two national table tennis players, against Sun Yingsha, who is now ranked No. 1 in the world, and Chen Meng, who is ranked No. 4 in the world.
In the men's singles final, the current world No. 1 Wang Chuqin faced the world No. 16 Germany's Francesca. The first final was Sun Yingsha VS Chen Meng, the night before yesterday, Sun Yingsha had already won the mixed doubles championship with Wang Chuqin, and it was also a Grand Slam mixed doubles 4 consecutive coherence.
01 Chen Meng 4-2 Sun Yingsha
Before advancing to the finals, Sun Yingsha's 5 matches were scored: 3-0 Liu Xinyin (ranked 60th in the world), 3-0 Ruplescu (ranked 126th in the world), 3-0 Tian Zhixi (ranked 15th in the world), 4-0 Qian Tianyi (ranked 25th in the world), 4-1 Wang Yidi (ranked 3rd in the world), and only lost 1 game in 5 games, which is very strong.
Chen Meng's path to promotion is: 3-0 Diaconu (ranked 46th in the world), 3-0 Zhang Mo (ranked 62nd in the world), 3-0 Miu Hirano (ranked 13th in the world), 4-1 Miwa Zhang (ranked 8th in the world), 4-0 Hina Hayada (ranked 5th in the world), and only lost 1 game in 5 games.
Judging from the signing, the difficulty of the game between Da Meng and Sasha is about the same, and Chen Meng is a little higher. The two of them finally met in the finals and locked the championship and runner-up in advance for the national table tennis, which is gratifying.
In the past year or so, Chen Meng has not defeated Sasha in the competition, and it is currently 5 consecutive defeats, and whether Chen Meng will lose 6 in a row or stop losing streak has become a hot topic.
The two have played each other 15 times in the international arena, and Sun Yingsha has a clear advantage of 10 wins and 5 losses, especially since the Macau World Cup in March 2023, Chen Meng has lost 5 consecutive games against Sun Yingsha. In this Saudi Arabia Grand Slam, whether Sun Yingsha continues to create a new record of 6 consecutive victories against Chen Meng, or Chen Meng stops her 5 consecutive defeats against Sun Yingsha and wins the singles championship again after 26 months, which is also one of the biggest highlights of this women's singles final.
In the first game, after Sun Yingsha scored two points in a row at the beginning, she was overtaken by Chen Meng 4-2. Then Sasha scored consecutive points to overtake the score to 9-5, and after Chen Meng scored 1 point, he then scored two points in a row to win the first game 11-6.
In the second game, it was Sasha who scored points first, and in the second half of the game, Chen Meng strengthened the quality of the first 3 boards, and also scored points frequently, and finally won the second game 11-5, and the two were tied!
In the third game, the score was very close, Chen Meng had a lot of chances, and Sasha made continuous personal mistakes, especially the bad position was frequently seized by Chen Meng, and finally Chen Meng overtook the score 11-8. In the end, Sasha lost another game 8-11, and fell behind Chen Meng 1-2.
In the fourth game, Big Dream got off to a good start and took a 7-2 lead. Then Shabao chased consecutive points, and the score came to 9-10. The key point is that Sasha returned the ball without going over the net, and she gave away a point, and she lost another game at 9-11, which was more dangerous.
In the fifth game, Sasha changed tactics, but Chen Meng was not very adaptable, and soon Sasha won the championship game 11-6, retaining the hope of winning the championship.
In the sixth game, Chen Meng became more and more courageous and quickly led 9-4, but at the critical moment, Sasha showed a big heart and chased the score to 8-10 in a row. In the next point, Chen Meng seized the opportunity to use the fast break to score points, and finally defeated Sun Yingsha 11-8.
In the end, Chen Meng defeated Sa Sha with a score of 4-2 and won the long-lost singles championship, which is really not easy for a 30-year-old veteran who is constantly injured. Of course, Sasha's performance is also very good, especially in the women's singles and mixed doubles this time, which is not easy. I look forward to Sasha and Chen Meng showing their skills in the Olympic Games in July, winning glory for the country, cheering, and supporting you!!
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