On May 11, Beijing time, the 2024 WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam entered the final day of competition, and the men's singles final and women's singles finals were held today. The men's singles champion will be between Wang Chuqin, the No. 1 main player of the national table tennis team, and Francesca, a non-Olympian of the German team, and the women's singles final is a sisterly civil war between Sun Yingsha and Chen Meng. CCTV5 will broadcast the last two battles live, please see the details below.
1. Men's singles final: Wang Chuqin and Francesca's blindfolded encounter
The two men's singles semifinals completed on the penultimate match day both played the fierce tragedy of Mars hitting the earth.
The match between Wang Chuqin and his junior brother Lin Shidong was nicknamed the "double-headed battle", and the big head and the small stone fought for 7 rounds, and Wang Chuqin won 4-3 with difficulty.
Another men's singles semi-final between German Olympic P card player Francesca and South Korean brother Jang Woo-jin also played 7 games, and Francesca won 4-3 thrilling victory and advanced to the Grand Slam final for the first time in her life.
Wang Chuqin and Francesca have no previous international match records, and this decisive battle is a pure blindfolded encounter for both of them.
Wang Chuqin has already won three championships in mixed doubles and men's doubles, and his physical consumption is very high, which is a disadvantage for him. But Wang Chuqin is now the most technologically advanced player in the men's line, and his attacks are second to none in terms of cohesion and quality, which is his huge strength advantage.
Francesca has sprung up in this station, playing against Fan Zhendong, Qiu Dang and Zhang Yuzhen, three players with mainstream Asian playing styles along the way, and will have a great degree of adaptability when facing Wang Chuqin, which is Xiaofu's advantage.
In this game, the two sides will not be too easy, Wang Chuqin is more energetic, the temptation of the triple crown is enough to activate his full potential, and it is expected that the big head will win the championship.
Second, the women's singles final: Sun Yingsha and Chen Meng's glory competition
The two semifinals of the women's singles yesterday both played a huge sense of gap.
Sun Yingsha defeated teammate Wang Yidi 4-1, the game was dazzling and amazing, Sun Yingsha was a little stronger in every aspect, and the accumulation became a gap that Wang Yidi could not cross.
The battle between Chen Meng and Hina Hayada was even more significant, and Chen Meng, driven by the pressure of not being defeated, broke out in an all-round way and won a 4-0 crushing victory.
Sun Yingsha and Chen Meng will meet in the finals, and both of them no longer have any other side pressure on their shoulders, and the glory, points, bonuses, and confidence that the championship can bring are all the themes of this Shameng battle.
Sun Yingsha is now tending to be incomprehensible, Chen Meng is currently stormy, the two of them are extremely relieved to go to the Olympic singles in such a state, and the peak duel between the two people in this situation can only be exciting and violent, and it is difficult to predict who will die, it can only be said that whoever wins is reasonable, and it is not an accident that anyone loses, in fact, the moment the two of them meet in the finals, it is already a win-win result, and it really doesn't matter who the championship is.
3. CCTV5 live broadcast: Starting at 19:00, it may not be possible to broadcast the award ceremony
CCTV5 will broadcast the final of the Saudi Grand Slam live from 19:00, and the live broadcast duration is 2.5 hours.
However, if you refer to the two men's singles semifinals in the early hours of this morning, I am afraid that two and a half hours may not be enough to watch the two singles finals in full.
Wang Chuqin's match against Lin Shidong and Francesca and Zhang Yuzhen's match both played seven games, with a net time of 64 minutes and 62 minutes respectively, and a total of 127 and 125 points respectively. Obviously, today's two finals will definitely be more intense, with more offensive and defensive rounds and total scores, and it will inevitably take longer. Factoring in the inevitable interval between the last two games, the total time will definitely exceed 2.5 hours.
CCTV5 will broadcast the Bundesliga Leipzig vs Bremen match live at 21:30, which is an irreversible arrangement. Therefore, the final award ceremony of the Saudi Grand Slam is likely not to be seen in the CCTV live broadcast, please get ready, if you are interested, you can go to the Migu video relay to watch the real whole process.