The WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam 2024 enters the final day of competition with two finals remaining.
The first was the women's singles final, which was played by Sun Yingsha against Chen Meng. The national table tennis won the women's singles championship and runner-up of the Saudi Grand Slam in advance.
There are five individual events in the Saudi Grand Slam. All three doubles matches were played, and the national table tennis won the championship of three doubles matches. Among them, Chen Meng/Wang Manyu won the women's doubles championship, Sun Yingsha/Wang Chuqin won the mixed doubles championship, and Wang Chuqin/Ma Long won the men's doubles championship.
Chen Meng and Sun Yingsha each won a championship. Of course, they want to win the women's singles title. The women's singles champion is rewarded with $65,000 and 2,000 points.
The two have faced each other many times on the international stage, and each has won and lost. In the past three years, Sun Yingsha's winning rate is a little higher.
In this event, Chen Meng defeated five foreign association players, including Miu Hirano, Miwa Zhangmoto, and Hina Hayata. These three Japanese table tennis players were all selected for the Olympic list. Chen Meng held the bottom half. Chen Meng also relied on this record to beat Wang Manyu to qualify for the women's singles at the Paris Olympics.
Sun Yingsha defeated Tian Zhixi, Qian Tianyi, Wang Yidi and other high-level players respectively, and the advantage was very obvious. Tian Zhixi scored only 10 points in the three games combined. Sun Yingsha beat Qian Tianyi 11:0 and 11:3. Sun Yingsha is in surprisingly good shape.
However, Chen Meng played well and defeated Sun Yingsha 4-2 to win the women's singles championship and achieve a double championship.
In the first game, the two entered the state relatively quickly, and they fell into a multi-board stalemate at the beginning, and the game was very stalemate. Chen Meng made a 4:2 start, and Sun Yingsha scored 6 points in a row to overtake. Sun Yingsha protected the middle stage and frequently mobilized the two corners. Chen Meng played more passively in the second half of the game. Sun Yingsha won the first game 11-6.
In the second game, Chen Meng made a 4:1 start. Chen Meng stepped up his offensive. Chen Meng has been playing Sun Yingsha's middle lane. Chen Meng may feel that Sun Yingsha's defense in the middle is relatively weak, so he focused on the middle, and it also achieved results, leading Sun Yingsha 9:2. Chen Meng pulled back a game with 11:5.
In the third game, the two of them held more and more on multiple boards. Chen Meng got a 2:0 start. Chen Meng eats serve in a row. Sun Yingsha increased the quality and scored sideways forehand big corner. Sun Yingsha scored 3 points in a row to overtake the score. In 4 draws, Chen Meng scored 4 points in a row and achieved a big advantage. Sun Yingsha sped up and restrained Chen Meng. Sun Yingsha scored 3 points in a row to narrow the difference. Chen Meng accelerated the change of the landing point and mobilized Sun Yingsha on a large scale. Sun Yingsha is short and almost protective of the platform. Chen Meng made a late effort, scored consecutive points, and won the third game 11:8.
In the fourth game, Chen Meng made a 5:1 start, and then led Sun Yingsha 7:2. Chen Meng is well prepared and is bound to win. Sun Yingsha increased the quality again and scored 3 points in a row to narrow the difference. Chen Meng called a timeout. Sun Yingsha scored another 2 points to tie the score. Chen Meng won the game 11:9, leading Sun Yingsha 3-1 and only one step away from winning the championship.
In the fifth game, Sun Yingsha made a 3:1 start, and then led Chen Meng 9:3. Sun Yingsha, who fought against the water, can only add quality. Chen Meng chased 3 points. At the critical moment, Chen Meng made a mistake, and Sun Yingsha scored again.
In the sixth game, Chen Meng took a 5:1 lead. Sun Yingsha forgot to pause. Chen Meng won the game 11-8.
In the end, Chen Meng defeated Sun Yingsha 4-2 to win the women's singles championship and receive a bonus of 65,000 US dollars, which is converted into 470,000 yuan.
The WTT Grand Slam tournament has been held four times, and Chen Meng won the women's singles championship in the first two editions. This is Chen Meng's third women's singles title at a Grand Slam event.