On May 11, Beijing time, the 2024 WTT Saudi Grand Slam continued. In the women's singles semifinals, the Olympic double champion swept Japan's first sister Hina Hayada 4-0 and advanced to the women's singles final. Earlier, Chen Meng defeated Miu Hirano and Miwa Zhang in a row, and with such a hot performance, the women's singles qualification for the Paris Olympics has been secured.
The 2024 WTT Saudi Grand Slam is a very high-profile event. In this competition, a total of 6 Chinese women's table tennis players participated, namely: Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu, Wang Yidi, Chen Meng, Chen Xingtong, and Qian Tianyi. In terms of Japanese women's table tennis, players such as Hina Hayata, Miu Hirano, Miwa Zhangmoto, Miyu Kihara, and Misei Ito were sent to participate in the competition.
During this competition, for Chen Meng and Wang Manyu of Chinese women's table tennis, whoever performs better will have a high probability of winning the women's singles qualification for the Paris Olympics.
However, it is a pity that Wang Manyu suffered an embarrassment in the women's singles 1/16 finals, and played poorly in the match with India's "Strange Player" Manica Batra, and was upset 2-3.
This means that Wang Manyu has lost the initiative in the competition for women's singles qualification for the Olympic Games. In order to qualify for the Olympic Games, Chen will need to prove himself with a good performance. At the beginning, the opponents Chen Meng faced next were very strong.
In the process of qualifying, she will face three Japanese players, Miu Hirano, Tomokazu Zhangmoto, and Hina Hayata, round by round. And in this competition, Chen Meng seized the opportunity. In the women's singles 1/8 finals, Chen Meng defeated her old opponent Miu Hirano of Japan 3-0.
In the women's singles 1/4 finals, Chen Meng reversed Zhang Benmei 4-1 and advanced to the top 4. In the semifinals, Chen Meng played against Japan's first sister Hina Hayata. In this game, Chen Meng played more domineering and swept the opponent 4-0 directly. So far, Chen Meng has completed the "triple kill" against the Japanese player. With such a domineering performance, Chen Meng has already held the Olympic singles ticket in his hand!