The WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam 2024 has come to an end with the closing day. Although the national feather experienced an upset at the beginning of the tournament, it still won 5 gold medals with its collective advantages, including the men's singles world No. 1 Wang Chuqin won 3 gold medals alone, and also conquered the Japanese media, and sent happy birthday wishes through social media on the day of the championship.
Wang Chuqin's three titles are men's singles, men's doubles and mixed doubles. Wang Chuqin's opponent in the men's singles was Francesca from Germany, and Wang Chuqin showed the style of the world No. 1 in the opening game, and soon won three games in a row 11-2/11-7/11-5, and the German player won two games in a row 11-8/12-10 in the fourth and fifth games. In the sixth game, Wang Chuqin regrouped and finally won the game 11-6.
In Men's Doubles, Wang Chuqin partnered Ma Long to win the title with 11-6, 11-5, 11-9 over Japan's Hayasuke Togami/Daito Shinozuka. Mixed Doubles pair Sun Yingsha won the title with a win over Hong Kong's Wong Chun-ting/To Hoi-king. This is not only Wang Chuqin's third crown in a single event, but also the first triple crown in the men's line of a WTT Grand Slam event.
Since the final day coincided with Wang Chuqin's birthday, after winning the heaviest men's singles championship, Wang Chuqin also said that perhaps it was the blessing of his birthday that he won three championships and was very happy. And also shared happiness through social media: "3 champions are the best birthday gifts, today is wonderful, there are more dreams to achieve, keep up the good work!" Thank you for coming to the scene, and everyone who stayed up late to watch the football and supported us in the past week, and have a great weekend! ”
Not only did Chinese fans send birthday wishes to Wang, but even Japanese media were congratulating the men's singles world No. 1. TV Tokyo said after the men's singles final that the world's No. 1 and strongest left-hander Wang Chuqin successfully reached the top and achieved a Grand Slam triple crown to celebrate his birthday. I have to say that Wang Chuqin's strong strength directly conquered Japanese fans and audiences.
The other two gold medals in women's singles and women's doubles were won by Chen Meng. In the women's singles final, Chen Meng and Sun Yingsha played 6 games to determine the winner, and in the end, Chen Meng lost first and then won, winning the championship 6-11/11-5/11-8/11-8/6-11/11-8; In the women's doubles competition, Chen Meng's partner Wang Manyu defeated the Korean team Tian Zhixi/Shin Yubin to win the championship.
In the Saudi Arabia Grand Slam, Chen Meng's performance was a surprise, she defeated three Japanese players in a row, Miyu Hirano, Miwa Zhangmoto, Hina Hayata, and defeated Sun Yingsha in the final, making her qualify for the women's singles for the Paris Olympics more reliable. When Chen Meng defeated Hina Hayada in the semifinals, Chen Meng had already surpassed Wang Manyu in terms of Olympic points. Now after winning the championship, Chen Meng has changed from the original difference of 1555 points to Wang Manyu, to overtaking.
Chen Meng herself also summarized the performance of the Saudi Arabian competition through social platforms, and she described it as "surprise". "A surprise trip to Saudi Arabia, this time I have achieved a breakthrough in myself, I think it is an affirmation and reward for my efforts in the past two years." Chen Meng's win against 3 Japanese players in a row is enough to prove his strength.