On May 11, 2024, Beijing time, the Saudi Arabian Grand Slam of table tennis came to the finals of the last two individual events! In the women's singles final that ended first, world No. 1 Sun Yingsha and Olympic champion Chen Meng had a peak showdown! In the end, Chen Meng returned to the top, with a total score of 4-2 to defeat the world's No. 1 Sun Yingsha, who has been in great form recently! The scores in the six games were: 6-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-9, 9-11, 11-8!
Sun Yingsha has grown very fast in recent years, and has grown rapidly from an unknown person with no points to the world's No. 1! I'm at the peak of my career! Not only is the technology comprehensive and there are no dead ends, but the on-the-spot adaptability is also very good, and the adjustment ability is strong! In this year's Grand Slam, Sun Yingsha fought on two fronts, and mixed doubles partner Wang Chuqin won the championship all the way! He won the championship for the first time in his career at the last World Cup in Macau, and as long as he wins the Olympic Games this year, he will achieve a career Grand Slam!
Chen Meng's 2021 Tokyo Olympics won the championship and reached the peak of his career! Although there is a certain gap between the current and peak state, the current strength is still in the top ranks! Before this Grand Slam, he was competing with Wang Manyu for another Olympic singles qualification! With Wang Manyu losing to India's first sister Batra out, Chen Meng ushered in a great opportunity for a reversal! In the end, Chen Meng also seized the opportunity to defeat the three Japanese generals all the way to the finals! Not only did he secure an Olympic singles spot, but he also proved that he was worthy of this qualification!
In the first game, the two sides fought to a 4-4 draw! Then Sun Yingsha continued to increase the quality and scored 4 points in a row to take an 8-4 lead! In the end, Sun Yingsha took control of the situation, stabilized her advantage, and won the first game 11-6! In the second game, Chen Meng strengthened the rhythm and the change of the landing point to take a 4-1 lead, especially the quality of the return was very high, and soon Chen Meng further expanded the lead with 9-2! In the end, Chen Meng pulled back a game 11-5!
In the third game, Chen Meng played very resolutely and decisively, opening and closing! Sun Yingsha grasped her own service round to score, and the two sides strengthened the competition for the first three boards! The score of the two sides was once deadlocked! After the 4-4 draw, Chen Meng scored 4 points in a row to open up the difference 8-4! Then Sun Yingsha pressed Chen Meng's rotation through speed and scored 3 points in a row, and Chen Meng played more resolutely and decisively at the critical moment, scoring 3 points in a row to win another game 11-8! In the fourth game, Chen Meng still implemented the policy of adding spin and landing point changes, and led the start 4-1! Then Sun Yingsha made adjustments and chased 5 points in a row, tenaciously chasing the score to a 7-7 draw! After that, the two sides fought back and forth to a 9-9 draw! At the critical moment, Chen Meng scored 2 points in a row to win 11-9!
In the fifth game, Sun Yingsha started 3-1! After that, Sun Yingsha further expanded the lead with her forehand and strength advantage to 8-2! Chen Meng launched a fierce counterattack, once chasing the score to 6-9, and at the critical moment, Sun Yingsha withstood the pressure and scored 2 points in a row to pull back a game 11-9! In the sixth game, Chen Meng made a 5-1 dream start, and at the critical moment, Chen Meng withstood Sun Yingsha's counterattack and ended the game 11-8, defeating Sun Yingsha with a total score of 4-2 to win the championship!