On May 11, Beijing time, the WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam entered the last day of competition, and the two most valuable singles champions will be decided. As the most important table tennis event before the Paris Olympics, the Saudi Arabian Grand Slam also sent a strong lineup of 12 people, men's team: Wang Chuqin, Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, Liang Jingkun, Lin Gaoyuan, Lin Shidong, women's team: Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu, Chen Meng, Wang Yidi, Chen Xingtong, Qian Tianyi, to participate in all five competitions such as men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles. In the first two days of the competition, the national table tennis has won the first three championships of the Saudi Grand Slam, namely the mixed doubles championship of Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha, the men's doubles championship of Ma Long/Wang Chuqin, and the women's doubles championship of Chen Meng/Wang Manyu.
In the women's singles final that has ended, Chen Meng defeated teammate Sun Yingsha 4-2, Chen Meng won the first Saudi Arabia Grand Slam women's singles championship, which is also the fourth championship of national table tennis in the Saudi Arabian Grand Slam, Chen Meng's Paris Olympics women's singles qualification is completely stable, she and Sun Yingsha will represent the Chinese team in the Paris Olympics women's singles competition.
Wang Chuqin 4-2 Francesca (Germany)
Wang Chuqin is ranked No. 1 in the world, he and Fan Zhendong have locked the men's singles qualification for the Paris Olympics, Wang Chuqin has three in the Saudi Arabian Grand Slam, he and Sun Yingsha's combination won the mixed doubles championship, he and Ma Long's men's doubles combination won the men's doubles championship, today Wang Chuqin will strive to win the triple crown, in the Saudi Arabia Grand Slam men's singles competition The men's team Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, Liang Jingkun, Lin Gaoyuan have been upset after the game, Wang Chuqin withstood the pressure and entered the men's singles final, in yesterday's semi-finals, he was strongly blocked by the national table tennis player Lin Shidong, After losing two games, he won 4-3 in the end.
Germany's Francesca is ranked 16th in the world, he only won the P card in the Olympic list officially announced by the German Table Tennis Association, his performance in the Saudi Grand Slam is very good, can be called a dark horse in this event, and also slapped the German Table Tennis Association in the face, Francesca reversed the world's second Fan Zhendong 3-2 in the 1/8 finals, swept German teammate Qiu Dang 4-0 in the 1/4 finals, and narrowly defeated South Korea's Zhang Yuzhen 4-3 in the men's singles semifinals.
It is worth mentioning that Wang Chuqin and Francesca have never played each other in the international arena before, and this men's singles final is also an encounter between the two.
Here's a recap of the Saudi Grand Slam men's singles final:
In the first game, Wang Chuqin was full of firepower at the beginning stage, he led 5-1 in the opening game, Francesca made frequent mistakes in the face of Wang Chuqin's strong offensive, and Wang Chuqin also had a clear upper hand in the multi-shot hold, Wang Chuqin won the first game 11-2.
In the second game, Wang Chuqin strengthened the quality in the first three boards, and in many of the service stages, he led 6-1 at the beginning, and then Francesca chased 2 points in a row, but Wang Chuqin firmly occupied the initiative on the court, and Wang Chuqin won the second game 11-7.
In the third game, Francesca started with a 2-1 lead, but Wang Chuqin scored 4 points in a row to stop the opponent, and after the pause, Francesca strengthened the fight and scored 2 points in a row, Wang Chuqin began to speed up and continue to open the score, Wang Chuqin won another game 11-5, and the big score was 3-0 ahead.
In the fourth game, Wang Chuqin led 2-0 at the beginning, Francesca changed his strategy to chase 2 points in a row with a backhand, and then the two played back and forth, the score was always tight, and after the 8-8 draw, Francesca scored 2 points in a row to get the game point, and Francesca pulled back a game 11-8.
In the fifth game, Francesca, who found his form, scored 4 points in a row at the beginning, Wang Chuqin also stabilized his mentality to chase the score to a 5-5 draw, and after the score came to 7-7, Francesca scored 2 points in a row, Wang Chuqin continued to tie the score with a strong forehand, Francesca took the lead to get the game point, Wang Chuqin saved the game point, but Francesca still pulled back another game at 12-10.
In the sixth game, Wang Chuqin, who was won two games in a row, played more actively, leading 3-0 at the beginning, but then there were two unnecessary mistakes, and after the score came to 4-4, Wang Chuqin scored 3 points in a row, and then both of them scored, and Wang Chuqin won the sixth game 11-6. Wang Chuqin defeated Germany's Francesca 4-2, and Wang Chuqin also became the triple crown winner of the Saudi Grand Slam.