The WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam Women's Singles Final will officially start at 7 p.m. tonight, with Sun Yingsha and Chen Meng battling it out for the title.
But regardless of who wins the title, it seems certain that the two will secure a quota place in the women's singles table tennis at the upcoming Paris Olympics.
Sun Yingsha was determined early because of her stable performance, and the controversy appeared in Chen Meng and Wang Manyu.
Especially after Chen Meng's semi-final victory last night and promotion to the finals, there is a high probability that he has got the last ticket.
But before the start of the Saudi Grand Slam, in fact, most people thought that this place should belong to Wang Manyu.
Many fans shouted for Wang Manyu, and once again pointed the finger at the head coach of the women's team, Ma Lin.
At the same time, photos of Ma Lin having dinner with Chen Meng's head coach and his parents were also exposed, and the different reactions of the two sitting on the sidelines during the game Ma Lin also became the target of public criticism.
Although Chen Meng and Wang Manyu have just won the women's doubles championship of the Saudi Grand Slam together, they are also very harmonious on the surface.
But in fact, the competition for Olympic singles qualification has pushed them to the forefront.
Objectively speaking, Chen Meng and Wang Manyu are both very good athletes, but it is indeed difficult for the Table Tennis Association to change the selection of Olympic qualifications without making the outside world wonder if there is really a "cat greasy".
Judging from the data alone, Wang Manyu's performance is indeed to crush Chen Meng (eight crowns in the entire Paris cycle vs one championship in the commercial competition), and the two have had direct conversations in the past 11 times, and Wang Manyu has achieved an overwhelming record of 9 wins and 2 losses.
After several versions of the Table Tennis Association, the loss of foreign wars and the deduction of 3000 Olympic points are a bit of a "life and death" meaning, Wang Manyu's loss to India's first sister Batra means that his previous efforts are all in vain.
Chen Meng, on the other hand, seized the opportunity to defeat three of Japan's main national players to hold the semi-zone, and finally met Sun Yingsha in the final.
The failure to announce the list at the same time as the men's team has also become one of the important reasons why the women's singles were complained about.
In fact, the controversy caused by the selection of places is not only in table tennis, but also in badminton, including Go, and it is indeed very difficult to get "absolute fairness".
The final determination of the singles qualification is indeed extremely cruel to Wang Manyu, after all, Chen Meng has already won the championship in the Tokyo Olympics.
Wang Manyu has never played in Olympic singles, and four years later she will be 29 years old in Los Angeles, and everything is full of unknowns.
But on the other hand, I also have to sigh at Chen Meng's ability to seize opportunities, before that, few people thought that Chen Meng would also embark on the journey of defending the Olympic title, maybe this trait will be more suitable for the Olympics?
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